Redwood Hostel ranks #1 worldwide on HIHostels.com! (Pigeon Point, Point Montara, and Sacramento hostels make Top 14)

May 8, 2008

The Redwood National Park Hostel has been chosen as one of the two top-ranked Hostelling International hostels in the world by HIHostels.com users!

The Redwood Hostel tied with the Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel in Japan, each garnering a guest satisfaction of 93% from HIHostels.com users for the period of April 2007 through March 2008.

In addition, three other HI-USA Golden Gate Council hostels — HI-Point Montara Lighthouse, HI-Pigeon Point Lighthouse, and HI-Sacramento — all tied for sixth place worldwide with six other hostels, each with a guest satisfaction rating of 89%.

HIHostels.com users rated hostels around the world for 12 months, based on six criteria: friendliness of staff, efficiency of service, level of comfort, cleanliness, security, and location. To reduce the possibility of the results being biased, only hostels that received more than 50 customer ratings during the 12-month period were included in the competition.

If you book your hostel stay through HIHostels.com, you’ll receive an email inviting your comments and ratings after you check out. HIHostels.com also has a section where you can offer tips about visiting the area to the hostellers who come after you. If you’ve already rated us — thank you! Your ratings keep us in the top ranks around the world, and your feedback helps us continue to make improvements into the future.

Top Rated Hostels by HIHostels.com Users, April 2007 - March 2008:

1. HI-Redwood National Park, Klamath (USA); 93%
1. Osaka, Shin-Osaka YH (Japan); 93%
3. HI-Buffalo Niagara (USA); 92%
4. Cancale, Mont St Michel (France); 91%
5. HI-Portland, Northwest (USA); 90%
6. Osar (Iceland); 89%
6. HI-Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero (USA); 89%
6. HI-Point Montara Lighthouse, Montara (USA); 89%
6. HI-Sacramento (USA); 89%
6. HI-Baltimore (USA); 89%
6. Koln, Deutz City Hostel (Germany); 89%
6. Grindelwald (Switzerland); 89%
6. HI-San Diego, Point Loma (USA); 89%
6. STF Malmo City (Sweden); 89%