New Paltz Hostel

Best deal in New Paltz, a town otherwise plagued with rampant NYC price inflation. The hostel has a pretty calm, happy atmosphere, and I picked up a bed in their 6 bed dorm for $ 30, which includes free tea, coffee and oatmeal.
The good: everyone is friendly, the hostel is very quiet after 11pm, and the mattresses aren’t plastic! The hostel is also located right next to the trailsways bus station and near the New Paltz nightlife.
The bad: with a great deal comes great responsibility. If you are staying in a dorm room, they don’t give you a key so you need to be back in the dorm by 10pm or they will lock you out. There’s a weird split in the house. I inadvertently walked into a part of the house reserved for long term residents and was quickly shooed away. You also need to enter through the door in the back.
Those are little things though… For the price and convenience, I’ll be back.

Stayed here for a next-​day climbing trip to the Gunks. Drove from Boston and hit a TON of traffic. We were going to arrive later than the 10PM check-​in time. I called, and the staff had no problem staying a little longer to help us out. Other than that they provide fresh linens, clean bathrooms, and a good location. I would stay here again.

Loved the huge kitchen. Great for cooking and Stop & Shop is within walking distance. So convenient if you take the bus. Lots of great places to hang out and relax. Patio is nice & comfy. Staff is super friendly!

very clean well priced hostel. definitely recommended.

Great cozy place to relax while you’re in the wonderful town of New Paltz. The rooms are clean and comfortable and the atmosphere is zen-​like. There are no electronics in the rooms, so it’s really a good place to rest and get centered.

Let’s cut right to the important part: even if you’re not staying here, you can take a hot shower for just $ 5. They’ll even give you a towel. Unbeatable for us dirt cheap dirtbags who are spending every day out climbing/​hiking/​biking/​running and every night in a tent. Only available while the staff are on duty, from 4pm to 10pm.
Beyond that, it feels pretty swanky for a hostel. The rooms are nice, linens provided, not too many people packed into each one, there’s a kitchen, and they have a nice common room with a TV and computer and board games and magazines and plenty of ways to while away the time. Their porch is relaxing (when there’s not too much traffic), they have a good location (on the main drag and near the bus terminal, even though it’s not within decent walking distance to Mohonk or Minnewaska, but I don’t think anything is but a campsite). Coin-​op laundry and wifi in-​house as well. Substance-​free inside, which is both good and bad. Not the cheapest hostel you’ll see, but not bad.

Not too shabby — has a comfortable homey feel and a nice communal kitchen. Prices are (fairly) reasonable — at least in the off-​season…