The Black Rooster Roadhouse and Hostel
The Black Rooster Roadhouse and Hostel"Black Rooster Roadhouse is a traveler's paradise: comfortable lodging at an affordable price.
We are minutes walk from downtown, college, hospital, golf and swimming. Our high standard accommodation and uniquely designed building is sure to please.
Besides dorm beds at $25.00 per night, we also host hotel style rooms, family rooms, and furnished apartments.
All guests have access to free Wi-Fi and computer access, in-room phones and TV, availability to kitchen including complementary coffee and tea, and access to the ping-pong table, patio and BBQ. We are a smoke-free building.
Come stay with us!"
Hostel of the Week Sept. 28th to Oct. 4th, 2009
submitted by Kennedy Jones
Backpackers Hostels Canada
European Hostel Meeting in Catania, March 21st to 23rd 2010
Hostels of Sicily: Home of the 9th European Hostel MeetingIn 2010 the European Hostel Meeting comes to Italy in the stunning baroque city of Catania on the island of Sicily. The meeting promises to be one of the biggest hostel conferences ever seen and a large supporting programme of tours and discounts around Sicily is being organised as well as many events in Catania itself.
More information from Robert at info@hostelsofsicily.com or visit Hostels of Sicily: Home of the 9th European Hostel Meeting
Feature of the Week, September 25th to September 28th, 2009
submitted by Kennedy Jones
Backpackers Hostels Canada
Backpackers Hostels Canada Photos Page
Backpackers Hostels Canada photos page
Check out our photos page for a great sense of the variety of hostels in Canada through photos. We are continually building on the photos page so check back again in the future. Each week we add a new hostel montage to the list from another Canadian hostel!
submitted by Kennedy Jones
Backpackers Hostels Canada
Desk update from Abu Dhabi: month #45 on the road but whose counting?
We're back in the UAE and after a couple of days in Dubai (pictured*), we're chained to desks once again in Abu Dhabi - not our desks, but our friends', at their colossal home in the new part of the capital, off the island. The closest thing to a 'home' for us still being in storage in Dubai. A 'desk update' in publishing-speak suggests a guidebook update by phone and email. It's what publishers commission authors or in-house staff to do when they're not inclined to spend the money to send writers on the road. From what we're hearing, it's happening increasingly of late. But we won't have that. Aside from the fact that we still don't have a 'home' to speak of - this week marks our 45th month living out of our suitcases! - travelling is why we do what we do. Why on earth a travel writer would want to write something from a desk without having been to a place we'll never know. We've well and truly researched the stories and reviews we're currently writing up, having spent the last six weeks on the road travelling around Syria, Qatar and Kuwait. But we're paying for it now. We're tired. Chronically tired. My feet are wrecked. We've both been fighting off the flu for a couple of weeks although poor Terry has finally lost his battle. As we write, we're talking to publishers and potential sponsors about future projects - in Thailand, Syria, and the Arabian Peninsula - and in the interim we're considering trips to Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Iran, and possibly Kathmandu. We're also contemplating an opportunity that could keep us on the road even longer if it comes off, but more on that in the near future... for now, deadlines await. So what have you been up to and where are you going next?* the pic is of the view from our room at Jumeirah Emirates Towers where we stayed recently; Terry had photographed the hotel and we'd done site inspections so many times over the years, but never checked in. Now we've stayed, we know why it consistently wins awards for being Dubai's best business hotel. While the rooms are a bit dated in terms of their style, they're impressively appointed, the lobby has always been one of the city's buzziest, and the towers and adjoining Boulevard are home to some of my favorite restaurants and bars, including Vu's, Noodle House and The Agency.
Beez Kneez Bakpakers, Whitehorse Yukon
Beez Kneez Bakpakers"Beez Kneez is an affordable and relaxed hostelling experience. We offer much comfort and lots of laughs. Don't bee surprised if you stay a few extra days ... and make some lifelong friends!
We are close to shopping, all the great Whitehorse attractions, adventures and night life. Rates for dorm beds are $30.00 + GST. We also have private rooms available at great prices as well.
Visit us in Whitehorse. Come as a Stranger. Stay as a friend!"
Hostel of the Week, September 14th to 20th, 2009
submitted by Kennedy Jones
Backpackers Hostels Canada
Don Gould's Polar Bear B and B
Don Gould's Polar Bear B and B"Welcome to our quiet, clean and non smoking accommodation. We invite independent travelers, backpackers, families, and travel groups. Explore beautiful Churchill on our free to use bicycles! We also provide free Wireless Internet access.
We are looking forward to meeting a lot of people from all over the world!"
Hostel of the Week September 8th to 13th 2009
Submitted by Kennedy Jones
Backpackers Hostels Canada
