My Top 10 Best Hostels on the Appalachian Trail + Honorable Mentions

[@ChicaandSunsets]

Wow - honored to be included in your list of favorite hostels. It was great meeting you when you came through Franklin. Give us a shout if you're ever in the area.

[@phillipholcombe4223]

Thanks to all the hotel and hostel owners that helped Braids on the trail.Braids hike was so important to us subscriber's during this shutdown gave us something to look forward to.Well done Braids.

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Ahhh, fun and very informative video. Thank you. Blessings

[@markrebeor1000]

Great job! Even though most of these places were very hiker friendly, I think it was your honest, sincere, respectful personality people noticed. That beautiful southern accent doesn’t hurt either.😉

[@OdinWallace]

Great to watch your video. Awesome to have met you and Love Chica and Sunsets!

[@rosehunt9640]

Braids you look some happy, refreshed and well. I'm so glad you hiked the AT and made some awesome memories for yourself that will last your whole lifetime. Those places were so nice and the people seemed so sweet. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing your videos.

[@greenfeetoutdoors2779]

Thanls Braids, great video, very informative, always good to hear first hand about those hotels and hostels. Take care.

[@josephbarnett2566]

great info! and marched my experiences...great meeting you ..Subway..congrats!!!!!

[@davidbyerly5466]

Well done. Great information. Thanks for sharing your hike!

[@chriswhittington294]

Thanks for all the time you put in making these lists, Braids. My hubby and I are going to be in your neck of the woods this coming weekend and into the following week to do some day hikes in the Smokies! We are splurging and staying at the Buckhorn Inn! Can't wait! 😁❤

[@leedanielson7452]

Girl I must say I like your taste in hotels! I don’t hike but I definitely would stay at your hotel picks...Awesome video.. Of course I knew it would be what else would Braids produce? 🥰🙏🏻Thanks kiddo!

[@stanthemanhikes2965]

Hi Braids that was a really helpful review thanks. I'll definitely hit this vlog up again before I thru hike in 2022 and take down information!!!

[@StephenJelinek]

Wow! The hostels sure have stepped up since my 2013 thru.

[@markp0752]

We remember a lot of your stays at the hotels and hostels. So great to relive your journey. Thank you

[@amyfentress4257]

Thanks Braids! Loved this info & I’m sure many will find it helpful. And....it was good to see your face again!

[@claudiaczap2795]

So good to see you again. Thanks for all this amazing information....

[@coachhikes2747]

So happy to see you again. Great list of places, thank you for the recommendations!

[@walterpaton8698]

Nice to see you again.

[@willbarton4508]

Thanks for the information. I'll probably will make a list. God bless.

[@leaallen2262]

Such an informative video Braids ♡ Thx for sharing !

[@chriseidam7319]

Excellent advice. Thanks.

[@serenitysearchers2909]

So nicely put together, thanks for taking the time to share this information. We will definitely reference back to this video as we are making our plans, and we love your style! Thanks again!!!

[@williamking2249]

Wow this was an awesome update, full of information.👍🌲

[@tonydugal5275]

Excellent information. I followed your ‘20 hike, and shared your many joys, and biggest disappointment-when the trail closed. Thanks for the memories. I dream of a thru hike...sometime.

[@vickimiller1876]

Great info, great video, great to see you again. Thank you

[@sheilastevens7956]

Really great information!

[@johneric3886]

Nice review, your volume and voice protection was excellent. I was hoping you would have picked Uncle Johnny's in Erwin Tennessee because that's my favorite Hostel. All my best, keep on keepin on.

[@tattletalesister7306]

Thank you and once again so informative. Took notes for my hike starting in March!

[@mchunley]

Just came across this video while drinking coffee... Lol. It was great meeting you at the Wiley shelter in NY while I was Cheching in on the shelter. Can't belie e it was two years ago.

[@HikingwithBraids]

Just now seeing your comment. It was great meeting you too! Crazy how fast time flies.

[@mchunley]

@@HikingwithBraids indeed. I am now in TN in the Cumberland gap area.

[@ginnycarr3969]

That was such a nice video! Makes me want to get out there and visit. 💗 I’m wanting to do some trail magic near the GSMNP this year. Maybe I’ll stay in one of these cute places.

[@littlethislittlethat456]

Thanks for doing this. It was very thorough and helpful. John from MI

[@lynelljansen8057]

Great video and info on hostels and hotels, I've only stayed at one of those on your list. The Appy in Gatlinburg and we loved it, nice location, and the decor is great for hikers.

[@NancyandMako]

This was a great video Braids such great fun info and so helpful!! 😊😊so much fun to see all the towns and your pictures of the places!! You look so relaxed and happy!! Hoping to start the trail this year taking my Dog Mako along on some of it with my husband as my support team!!! Can’t wait for your next video!! I have enjoyed them so much!!!

[@mitchellpollan2709]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT To be honest, I was always wondering where and when the next trail shelter would be. But after reviewing your very informative video, it dawned on me that it was more than just hiking trails and staying at shelters. I realized that it wouldn't be bad for me to wake up and smell the roses once in a while. As a big fan of IHOP restaurants, how prevalent are they on or near the trail within walking or shuttle distance? Looking forward to seeing more of your informative videos. 😃😃😃

[@bettymaverick1098]

Nice and very informative video!😃

[@stephaniemariephotography5179]

Another great video!👍

[@joannebelliveau2878]

Great video. Going up to Northern Maine this Summer to check out a couple of these places !

[@texashikeaholicsadventures5651]

Great information!!!!!

[@debbieheinl1243]

Loved seeing the places you stayed. Glad to see you again. When you finish all the videos end with some bloopers or the scary experiences. I still never heard what happened the one night you and your friends broke camp and left because of another hiker. ❤️

[@swishanie5294]

Check out her live after her hike was over. She touched on the night they broke camp ( we all kept asking lol).

[@suetaylor5758]

I loved the Iron Horse Station in Hot Springs. They did do my laundry. Super great people and yes the restaurant downstairs was fantastic.

[@dan393]

Great video. Stay safe and god bless

[@cynthiaenglish2736]

Very well done and SUPER helpful!

[@thatsamazinggrace9512]

enjoyed this so much! very helpful! I wanted to say also that you look very pretty in this video!!😊

[@swishanie5294]

Very helpful!

[@frankievandergriff2423]

I remember a lot of those hostels and hotel u had some nice places for sure

[@richardlaw2345]

Very well done

[@RachelEvolve]

I always had this idea that hostels were like scary dungeons

[@melissarand2409]

I am hiking the AT now, class 2021, and I know it wasn't open when you went through, but Above the Clouds hostel in Suches, GA is amazing! 5 stars.

[@dorisbernardi8257]

Really nice video.

[@celestesuter1148]

Great info. My cousins stayed at the hotel in Duncannon and said it was not exciting. FYI, the outfitter at Angel’s Rest is liquidating his stock. Another victim of the COVID economy.

[@tommcdonald1873]

Gorham, NH is a Vortex, I watched Kindred Spirits and the episode on the Libby House Inn, the original owners still check in there. It's a nice town to visit.

[@walterpaton8698]

Hello Gretchen. 😀😘😘

[@walterpaton8698]

Hi Braids, do you need to be a thru hiker to stay at these hostals????

[@jamesadams2334]

How much did your thru hike cost?

[@evankifer3828]

Do most places take credit cards?

[@caseymoore8461]

Being a thru hiker I don't understand why people continue to try profiting from the Appalachian Trail. It seems as if many hikers miss what the trail actually gives you. I enjoy the reviews and documentaries of the trail but beyond that I don't get the monetization and narcissistic addiction. The trail isn't a career its rather a lifetime experience.

[@jimmyjohnstone7258]

Did you pay 100 bucks for a room at Chica Sunset place? The rate on the website is 50 per person per night sharing, two bed room. It says if the room is only occupied by one, the price is 100. The price is per room. In Covid time surely they cannot expect guests who do not know each other to share bedrooms. I would not even want to share the common facilities such as showers, kitchen.

[@ChicaandSunsets]

Hi Jimmy - yes, the price at our hostel is $50 per bed. If you prefer to have the room to yourself it would be $100. Sounds like a hotel room might fit your needs a bit better than a hostel. All hostels are going to have multiple people in them. Our 2/1 bath apartment has a max capacity of 4 compared to most other hostels using bunks and crowding as many hikers in as possible. Best of luck in your journeys.