The surrounding hostel grounds offer countless activities for the outdoor-minded. Nature lovers can enjoy the bird feeders and baths which attract winged wildlife. Athletes can enjoy a game of volleyball. Cyclists can pedal down the nearby Cape Cod Rail Trail, a 30-mile bike path that meanders by ponds, woodlands, bogs, dunes and finishes at Wellfleet. Our 50-bike rack has a slot patiently waiting for your bike. We have dormitory and private rooms in our rustic, camp style cabins. Breakfast, bed linens and a bath towel are included in the overnight.
Each guest must show a government issued photo ID to check-in. Guests under 18 MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Hostelling International is a non-profit membership based organization, promoting peace through hostelling since 1909. Non-members will be asked to pay a $3 non-membership fee per night upon check-in.
The hostel is open from June through September.
If driving, take Sagamore or Bourne Bridge onto Cape Cod, follow Rt. 6 past exit 12. At the Orleans rotary (roundabout) take the third exit, signed Rock Harbor. Turn left onto Rock Harbor Road and then take the first right, onto Bridge Road. Again, take the first right, onto Goody Hallet Drive. The hostel will be on the left.
If taking the bus, from Hyannis or Provincetown, take the Plymouth & Brockton bus to the Orleans rotary. (Do not go to Eastham!) When you board the bus, tell the driver you need to get off on the Orleans rotary (roundabout) at the Rock Harbor exit; drivers will do this during daylight hours. From the rotary, turn left onto Rock Harbor Road. Then turn right onto Bridge Road. Turn right onto Goody Hallet Drive. The hostel driveway will be on your left. The walk from the rotary to the hostel is about 0.75 mi (~1.2 km). If you will arrive by bus, it is critical that you arrive before dark as the walk to the hostel is along a road with no sidewalk. It is certainly safe to walk to the hostel, but only during full daylight. (There is no taxi service in Orleans.) Leave Hyannis on the 4:30pm bus (or earlier). To make that connection: leave Boston on the Plymouth & Brockton bus by 2:15pm or New York City on the 9:30am Peter Pan bus.