Both Asheville International Youth Hostels
 

 

Asheville Hostel Features & Descriptions 

Features 

  • Both hostels have excellent ratings, reviews and locations.
  • To accomodate the need for more private rooms between both hostels, the  Arthaus has dedicated all rooms as private rooms for 2007.
  • Most international Youth Hostel guests would enjoy staying at both Asheville Hostels. 
  • Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel of Asheville continues to support the single dormer in a traditional hostel style, with group meals.
  • Both hostels continue to help each other out in regards to guests, creating a more comprehensive aproach to helping the young traveler in their trip to Asheville. 
  • Here are some highlights of each hostel to differentiate between positive points and experience a variety of what Asheville, and our Hostels have to offer.

Asheville Hostels Offer:

  • Make your own Breakfast, Waffles etc.
  • Communal kitchen
  • Free Linens
  • No curfew
  • Helpful staff
  • Close walk to food
  • Close Walk to pub
  • Clean
  • Lockers
  • Good Location 
  • Free Parking

ArtHaus

  • 4 All Private rooms for 2007.
  • All of Downtown Walk able

Bon Paul & Sharky's

  • Female & Mixed Dorms
  • One private room.
  • Voted Best Neighborhood in Asheville
  • Scheduled events include:
    • Hiking- Monday & Friday
    • Dinner Nights -Tuesday & Friday
    • Southern breakfast- Sunday
    • Bar Crawl- Wednesday Night

1 Block Arthaus:

  • Micro Brewery with food
  • City Bus transit Center
  • Post Office
  • Churches
  • The One Center Yoga
  • Dry Cleaners

1 Block BPS Hostel:

  • Westville pub w/ pool tables and live music
  • Laundry! x2
  • Vintage Boutique
  • Food Co-op
  • Bakery
  • Wachovia Bank
  • Digable Pizza
  • Gas

3 Blocks From the Arthaus:

  • Orange Peel Music Venue
  • Mama Ceta’s Mex. restaurant
  • Barleys Tap Room w/ Pool tables
  • Food Co-op
  • Thrift store
  • Blue Spiral Gallery
  • Movie Theatre
  • Pharmacies
  • Banks
  • 4 Blocks:
  • Library

2.5 Blocks:

  • Supermarket
  • Other thrift vintage shops

Special Features:

  • Hot Tub
  • Bus & Airport pickup
  • Camping
  • Dog kennel

Descriptions

ArtHaus Hostel:

  • Downtown Asheville's Youth Hostel including a private apartment & private rooms.
  • Welcome to your home & family away from home! In the heart of this top ten American city.
  • Asheville is your alternative to mainstream conformity as the  'diversity capitol” of the south.
  • Our guests deserve 100% in every category.
  • Thank you for making the ArtHaus enjoyable!
  • 3 blocks South of Patton Ave.
  • 3 blocks West of Biltmore Ave.
  • Yet quiet on our street.
  • Everything downtown is walk able from the ArtHaus.

Several blocks from:

  • Many healthy restaurants
  • Health food groceries
  • Several art galleries
  • Many music/ performance venues
  • Playhouses
  • Recorded music stores
  • Book stores
  • 3 micro- breweries
  • Many pubs
  • Wine shops
  • Night clubs
  • Movie theatre
  • Post office
  • Library
  • Climbing wall
  • Skate park
  • Tennis
  • Parks
  • Pharmacies
  • Many banks
  • Bicycle shops
  • 15 minutes from hiking
  • 5 minutes from Mountain cycling.

We like Free, make it yourself:

  • Free hot beverages.
  • Free waffles
  • Free parking
  • Free linens (non toxic cleaning products + bleach)
  • Free wireless internet, bring your laptop!
  • Free local phone calls (outgoing only)
  • Free video/ board games

Transportation:

Prohibited:

  • No animals
  • No camping
  • Can not book entire hostel.
  • See BP&S's for exceptions to these rules. 
  • The ArtHaus is looking forward to seeing you here! Please drive safely!

Bon Paul & Sharky’s:

  • Just given the Let's Go USA 'Thumbs-Up' choice as the hostel too good to miss!!!

    Built by travelers for travelers, here you will find a place to call home for a few days while relaxing, having fun, and interacting with other like minded people.
  • A break from your adventure, and yet still adventure in itself.
  • Easy walk to pubs, eats, shops, music, laundry, library and post.
  • This is the place to stay to meet and connect.
  • Relax in our back deck Hot Tub and watch the sun set with beautiful views of Mt. Pisgah or challenge the staff to a game of foosball.
  • Our friendly, knowledgeable staff can tell you about all the great places to hike and check out in town
  • Movies at night in the common room on our huge screen TV, community meals in the evenings and cookouts on weekends.

Join us for:

  • MONDAY- Dinner Night
  • TUESDAY- Group hiking trip to nearby trail
  • WEDNESDAY- Bar Crawl
  • THURSDAY- Group hiking trip to nearby trail
  • FRIDAY- Dinner Night
  • SUNDAY- Country Breakfast

Call us for FREE RIDES FROM AIRPORT AND BUS STATION. (828) 350-9929

Included in the nightly rate are:

  • High Speed Wireless Internet
  • plenty of off-street parking
  • bikes to borrow
  • linen
  • 24 hour make your own snow cones and waffles.
  • We now welcome hostelers with dogs. Though they are not allowed in the house we do offer free kenneling on the premisis. Call for details.
  • Check out is by 12
  • Check in is 10-1pm and 5-10pm or when bunks become available.
  • No Curfew-
  • No Lock out

 

All children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent.

ID is required when checking in. Check in is 10-1 and 5-10pm

YOU MUST CANCEL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOUR FIRST NIGHTS STAY TO AVOID BEING CHARGED