Hostelling International has a new locationfor its Boston Hostel, which it has operatedfor the past 25 years. The historic 6-storybuilding at 25 Stuart Street, at anintersection of the midtown culturaldistrict, theatre district, and Chinatown, isclose to the Boston Public Garden andadjacent to public transportation. Thelocation could not be better! Theadditional capacity will enable us towelcome more than 46,000 visitorsannually! Currently, 60% of visitors are fromoutside the US, and many are visitingBoston for the first time.

Our new neighbors are anxiouslyanticipating our arrival in 2012 and we arelooking forward to participating in MayorMenino’s broad revitalization plans for thecity. A key part of those plans call for agreener, more sustainable city, and thehospitality and tourism industry in Bostonhas embraced this vision. The new Bostonhostel will play a role as the first LEEDcertified hostel in the U.S., with designsemerging from our architects thatincorporate many “green” technologies.

The new hostel will also provide vibrantpublic areas for Bostonians to enjoy withhostellers including a large, welcominglobby, a community room, and a groupkitchen for educational programming.

F o s t e r i n g n e w “ C i t i z e n s o f t h e W o r l d ”

A New Hostel for BostonThe new Boston

hostel will be a

place to experience

culture, community,

and Boston, in a

state-of-the-art

green-designed

facility“Hostelling International is far morethan a provider of safe, clean andlow-cost accommodation forinternational (and domestic)travelers. They are culturalambassadors, bringing peopletogether to establish meaningful,enduring connections betweeninternational travelers and thecitizens of their host communities.”

Mike DavisBergmeyer Associates

Hostelling International New EnglandHostelling International USA

Proposedroof deck andgarden at thenew BostonHostel.

In the United States, hostelling has not yetbeen explicitly linked to sustainable worldtravel. Part of Hostelling International’sgoal for the new Boston facility is to makethis connection evident. Through the virtueof room sharing and self-serve groupkitchens and dining areas, a guest in ahostel uses less building energy andproduces less of an impact on theenvironment. In addition to a landmarkbuilding that would embody the mission ofHostelling International and welcomeguests to a gateway city with significanthistory, the building itself is beingdesigned to be both factually andrecognizably green. Examples of the manysustainable design features will be a greenroof, “green” elevators, and solar hotwater heating.

Hostelling International New EnglandHostelling International USA

HI-USA mission: to help all, especially the young, gain a greater understandingof the world and its people through hostelling.

Eastern New England Council218 Holland Street, Somerville MA 02144T: 617-718-7990 F: 617-718-7995www.newbostonhostel.org

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PROJECT OVERVIEW� Meets the increased demand of safe,

affordable youth and group travel to Boston

� Replaces outdated, undersized facility

� Provides full accessibility� Increases current economic impact of

$12.5M in direct spending by hostel guests

� Incorporates sustainable “green” design

� Allows adaptive reuse of an historic structure

� Infuses energy and project funds into Boston’s midtown cultural district

� Brings community programs like Cultural Kitchen and Alternative Spring Break to neighborhood schools and nonprofits

� Opens in 2012

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