If an over-crowded, loud and hectic atmosphere is your preference, the Backpackers Hostel will not be for you.

Our entire staff strives to provide a relaxing, comfortable and safe atmosphere while you tour the most beautiful and historic city in America: Boston, Massachusetts.

Our computer room is comfortable and calm, our pub cozy and relaxing, and our dormitory rooms spacious and clean. In addition, we offer FREE WIFI and FREE telephone calls anywhere in the USA.

Begin your morning with complimentary coffee or tea before you board our FREE shuttle to Wellington Station, just 4 subway stops from Central Boston.

If you prefer to get some exercise and walk to the subway, there is a painted ORANGE LINE from the front door of Backpackers to Wellington Station. This will take about 15 minutes.

Backpackers Hostel is located on the Orange Line (Wellington Station), the premiere line on the Boston Metro System. The Orange Line provides the MOST DIRECT access to the popular tourist attractions in Boston:

(North Station)The Famous North End and Boston Garden
(Haymarket Station)Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Cheers Pub at Quincy Market
(State)The New England Aquarium, Whale Watching Tours
(Downtown Crossing)The Freedom Trail and Boston Common
(Chinatown)Bostons Chinatown neighborhood and business district
(Back Bay) Copley Square, Newbury Street, and Boston Public Library
(Mass Ave.) Boston Symphony, Northeastern University and the New England Conservatory of Music
(Ruggles Station) The Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
(Stony Brook Station)The Sam Adams Brewery

If HARVARD UNIVERSITY and MIT are on your itinerary, both destinations are easily accessible by public transportation or automobile to Cambridge MA.

RETURNING to Backpackers Hostel on Public Transportation is very easy.

From Sullivan Square Station (Orange Line) take the #104 or #109 bus to Gladstone Street. When you get off the bus, cross over Broadway and walk up Gladstone Street to the end. Take a left onto School Street and Backpackers is #13 School Street. This is less than a 5 minute walk.

From Wellington Station (Orange Line) take the #110 or #97 bus to Gladstone Street and follow the directions above. You can also take the #99 bus to Elmwood Street. When you get off the bus just look behind you, to your right, and you will see the Backpackers Hostel at the corner of Main Street and School Street.

If you are taking your car to Boston, Backpackers Hostel is the ONLY hostel you would want to stay at. We are located 3 miles from Central Boston and you will not have to deal with any of the gridlock traffic that hampers Central Boston. This is a HUGE advantage and will make your visit more enjoyable. TRAFFIC can ruin everything. Also our parking is FREE. If you are using a GPS to find Backpackers, be sure to enter our correct address: 13 School Street Everett MA 02149.

Our Check-In closes at 10pm daily, yet we can accommodate those who have trouble arriving before 10pm. Call our front desk staff to make arrangements before your arrival.

Once again our focus is to provide a safe, comfortable and relaxing setting for all our guests after they tour the bustling and busy city of Boston.

We look forward to your arrival.

*Please note- prices do NOT include tax.