Hostel Party – Help Pittsburgh Get A Hostel

August 23, 2009 · by Lindsay · in events, Fundriaser

: Image by gennie catastrophe via Flickr

First things first, if you aren’t familiar with hostling here is what a hostle is all about from Wikipedia…

Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, sometimes a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available. Hostels are generally cheaper for both the operator and the occupants; many hostels have long-term residents whom they employ as desk clerks or housekeeping staff in exchange for free accommodation

Pittsburgh used to have a hostel located in the Allentown neighborhood but it closed a few years ago. Earlier this year a group of Pittsburghers got together to work on planning a new hostel for Pittsburgh. Check out PittsburghHostel.org for more info.

This Saturday they are hosting their second fundraiser called Sleeping with Strangers.

Sleeping With Strangers
Saturday, August 29, 2009 – 5-11pm
Viaduct Studios, 622 Second Ave
Suggested donation $5-$50
RSVP on Facebook

Happy 100th bday, hostelling! (gadling.com)
Tell your best travel story and win a Hostelworld.com voucher (gadling.com)

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh for as long as she has been blogging - but fortunatly there are lots of great things about Pittsburgh to share. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon. Lindsay is also working on BlogLocal which is building a map of blogs with local content.

Tags: events hostel pittsburgh, Hostel, party

http://twitter.com/amschloss Adam Schloss

What a shame that this is the same night as Hot House.
Brandon Myers

an outside opinion from someone who only knows about hostels from what he learned in German class:Just a cursory look at this history of hostels in Pittsburgh shows that the Pittsburgh Council had some serious financial issues in regards to the hostel's they used to run in Pittsburgh. Does the new group have a plan in place already on how to not repeat that situation?
http://twitter.com/amschloss Adam Schloss

What a shame that this is the same night as Hot House.

http://www.pittsburghhostel.org pittsburghhostelproject

Come to Sleeping with Strangers BEFORE Hot House. The Pittsburgh Hostel Project fundraiser is from 5-11 p.m. and Hot House starts at 9 p.m.

http://www.iheartpgh.com IheartPGH

great idea!

Brandon Myers

an outside opinion from someone who only knows about hostels from what he learned in German class:

Just a cursory look at this history of hostels in Pittsburgh shows that the Pittsburgh Council had some serious financial issues in regards to the hostel’s they used to run in Pittsburgh. Does the new group have a plan in place already on how to not repeat that situation?
iheartpgh

Here are some other articles/blog posts about the Pittsburgh HostelPittsburgh City Paper, Aug. 6 2009 – http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Cont…..Click Nathan, Sept. 23, 2007 – Pittsburgh Needs a Hostel – http://clicknathan.com/2007/09/23/pittsburgh-ne…..and check out this website – looks like it is the group that used to run the old Hostel – they have ~50 years of Pittsburgh Hostel Newsletter archiveshttp://www.hipittsburgh.org/index.htm
pittsburghhostelproj

Come to the Hostel Event before Hot House! Sleeping with Strangers starts at 5:00 p.m. and Hot House starts at 9:00 p.m.
http://www.pittsburghhostel.org pittsburghhostelproj

Come to Sleeping with Strangers BEFORE Hot House. The Pittsburgh Hostel Project fundraiser is from 5-11 p.m. and Hot House starts at 9 p.m.
http://www.iheartpgh.com IheartPGH

Here are some other articles/blog posts about the Pittsburgh Hostel

Pittsburgh City Paper, Aug. 6 2009 – http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:66874
Click Nathan, Sept. 23, 2007 – Pittsburgh Needs a Hostel – http://clicknathan.com/2007/09/23/pittsburgh-needs-a-hostel/

and check out this website – looks like it is the group that used to run the old Hostel – they have ~50 years of Pittsburgh Hostel Newsletter archives
http://www.hipittsburgh.org/index.htm
http://www.pittsburghhostel.org pittsburghhostelproject

Come to the Hostel Event before Hot House! Sleeping with Strangers starts at 5:00 p.m. and Hot House starts at 9:00 p.m.
iheartpgh

great idea!
http://www.15211.org/ 15211Advocate

Please Please Please don't vote for any of the suggested names. WRITE IN GRANDVIEW PARK! The suggested names are rediculous and no one in pittsburgh will use these uninspired names. Vote YES but WRITE IN GRANDVIEW PARK. Thanks
http://www.15211.org/ 15211Advocate

Please Please Please don't vote for any of the suggested names. WRITE IN GRANDVIEW PARK! The suggested names are rediculous and no one in pittsburgh will use these uninspired names. rnrnVote YES but WRITE IN GRANDVIEW PARK. rnrnThanks
http://www.15211.org/ 15211Advocate

Please Please Please don’t vote for any of the suggested names. WRITE IN GRANDVIEW PARK! The suggested names are rediculous and no one in pittsburgh will use these uninspired names.

Vote YES but WRITE IN GRANDVIEW PARK.

Thanks