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HI USA Announces Phased Reopening Of Hostels

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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b'NEW YORK, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Hostelling International USA ( HI USA ), the nation\'s largest hostel network, will begin a phased reopening of its hostels beginning with the reopening of HI Chicago Hostel and HI Santa Monica Hostel on May 19.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Hostelling International USA ( HI USA ), the nation\'s largest hostel network, will begin a phased reopening of its hostels beginning with the reopening of HI Chicago Hostel and HI Santa Monica Hostel on May 19.
  • These hostels join the already reopened HI NYC and HI Boston as well as their CA Bay area properties which are currently operating as vacation rentals.
  • HI USA closed all of its hostels last April due to COVID-19 restrictions.\nFollowing the Chicago and Santa Monica reopenings will be HI San Francisco Downtown and HI San Diego Downtown hostels on May 26, HI Truro and HI Martha\'s Vineyard hostels in June and HI NOLA over Labor Day weekend.The remaining HI USA hostels will reopen in the fall.\nIn September 2020, HI USA reopened its flagship New York hostel as well as its historic Boston property.
  • HI USA has also adapted various hostel properties to best meet the needs of travelers.\nIn September 2020, HI USA also announced a temporary conversion of three of its CA Bay-area properties HI Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel , HI Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel and HI POINT REYES HOSTEL into vacation rentals.The company also converted HI Sacramento into a group rental and event venue space.The vacation rentals are ideal for groups or families.

HI USA To Reopen Select Hostels

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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In a first for HI USA, the coastal HI Point Montara Lighthouse, HI Pigeon Point Lighthouse and HI Point Reyes hostels will reopen as vacation rentals, so a group or family can rent private units on the properties, two of which are in restored lighthouses.

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  • In a first for HI USA, the coastal HI Point Montara Lighthouse, HI Pigeon Point Lighthouse and HI Point Reyes hostels will reopen as vacation rentals, so a group or family can rent private units on the properties, two of which are in restored lighthouses.
  • "We are excited to begin welcoming guests again to several of our hostels," said Russ Hedge, CEO of HI USA.
  • After an extensive review, HI USA determined that several were no longer feasible to continue operating and made the difficult decision to close select properties including HI Austin Hostel (in TX); HI Eastham Hostel (in Cape Cod, MA); HI Houston Hostel (in TX); HI LA South Bay Hostel (in CA); HI Madison Hostel (in WI); HI Monterey Hostel (in CA); HI Nantucket Hostel (in MA); and HI Portland Hawthorne Hostel (in OR).
  • HI USA is part of Hostelling International (HI), a collection of hostels in nearly 90 countries, whose roots stretch back to the beginning of the hostelling movement more than 100 years ago.