Best Party Hostels in North America: The Complete Guide
North America's 16 cities offer legendary nightlife on a larger scale than anywhere else. New York alone could fill a guidebook: Brooklyn's Williamsburg warehouses, Manhattan's Lower East Side cocktail bars, the Meatpacking District's club scene. Hostels in NYC run $28-40/night for dorms but put you in walking distance of the world's most famous nightlife. We review 60 hostels across the region.
New Orleans operates by its own rules. Live jazz on Frenchmen Street, Bourbon Street's open-container policy, and a city where the party culture predates the country itself. Montreal's Plateau and Mile End districts add a French-Canadian twist: late-night poutine, underground clubs, and a festival calendar (Jazz Fest, Just for Laughs, Osheaga) that drives summer tourism.
The West Coast runs from Vancouver's Gastown bars through Portland's craft brewery scene to Los Angeles' rooftop cocktail culture and San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Las Vegas is its own category entirely. Hostel prices across North America range from $20/night in Montreal to $40/night in New York and San Francisco, higher than other regions but offset by the scale and quality of nightlife on offer.
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