Top choice in Everglades National Park
Formerly the Everglades International Hostel, the Hoosville has kept the good-value dorms, private rooms and ‘semi-privates’ (you have an enclosed room within the dorms and share a bathroom with dorm residents). The creatively configured backyard is the best feature. There’s a small rock-cut pool with a waterfall and a gazebo.
We should add the crowd is made up of free-spirited international types, and the hostel leads excellent tours into the Everglades.
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