HI - Olympic Hostel, Port Townsend

HI - Olympic Hostel, Port Townsend is conveniently located on Fort Worden (a former military base). There are many things to do on Fort Worden -- the beach, museums, science center, lighthouse, fishing, hiking are all at your fingertips.

The Location

The place is easily accessible by car or public transit and there is limited parking available right outside of the hostel. They have a lovely garden in the backyard as well as a picnic table in on the side of the establishment.

Rooms and Bathrooms

Dorm rooms contain six twin-size beds and some have table space for books or other items -- each bed has a large locker as well as storage underneath it. There is one bathroom to be shared among six guests with a small but clean shower area. The room is spacious with availability for changing clothes.

Common Spaces

There is a shared kitchen -- nice and well-equipped with a shared refrigerator -- with large table and many chairs. The dining area has an open room with sofa and piano. There is no TV here and no computer use or internet. They offer free coffee and self-serve pancake breakfast each morning. This hostel is subdued but somewhat social. During our visit, the annual wooden boat festival drew in a lot of guests and people would sit at the kitchen table and talk most evenings, although they ended early (before 11 p.m.).

Summary

We do not like the strict check-out time and lockout times (each day the hostel is closed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.). We arrived early and luckily bumped into the owner, who let us drop off our luggage.

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
September 2007