HI-Portland, Hawthorne District

Overall Rating

72 out of 81 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'HI-Portland, Hawthorne District'

A charming, clean traveller's hostel in the Hawthorne District- fun, bohemian, & one of the city's most popular locations.

Please note:

Rates quoted on this website are Hostelling International member rates. Those without a member card add $3. While linens are included, lodging tax (12.5%) will be charged upon arrival. We have a very friendly cat, too, though he doesn't go into the sleeping rooms!

Located in one of Portland's most popular destinations. Close in, bohemian, & fun, Hawthorne Blvd is known for it's quaint eateries, coffeehouses, pubs, unique shops, and the famous Bagdad Brewpub & Theatre. A quick trip to City attractions such as Powell's Books, Old Town, Weekend Market, Washington Park, Willamette River Promenade, etc. It's the perfect blend of urban pulse and friendly attitude.

The hostel atmosphere is charming (dating back to the early 20th Century), clean, & safe. We have a spacious kitchen and common rooms, comfortable beds & attractive bathrooms. Outside are the front decks & side yard for relaxing and people watching.

Free bagels & pastries; $1 pancake breakfasts, coffee & tea served. No lockout or curfew, & late arrivals available with prior arrangement. High-speed internet kiosk available, as well as free wireless and cabled systems for laptops. Free local phone, free linens, free parking. Discount bicyle rentals on-site; Lockers and laundry machines are available, too. Call directly for private room and late dorm availability.

Tours are available from the hostel to the Columbia Gorge, Mt. St. Helens, Whale Watching, Historic Portland, and others.

Accommodation Information

The Hawthorne Hostel started life as a house built in 1909. Inside, you'll find the walls are painted all different colors, there's mosaics on the fireplace in the dining room, and it's all topped off with an ecoroof, a roof covered in soil and plants to make the building more sustainable, on the second floor.

All of our rooms are named after places or features found around Portland. Our community meeting room, Mt. Tabor Room, was built with doors and windows that were destined for the scrap heap. The Mt. Tabor Room walls are insulated with fill created from shredded used blue jeans!

Location Information

The Hawthorne Hostel is located on Hawthorne Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood, in the heart of Southeast Portland. Lonely Planet calls Hawthorne one of Portland's most youthful and dynamic neighborhoods, and with good reason. In less than ten minutes you can walk to dozens of coffeehouses, pubs, thrift stores, alternative and hippie boutique stores, ethnic and vegetarian restaurants and cafes, organic grocery stores, plus several discount movie houses, a Zen meditation center, and lots of eccentric attractions. We're also only a 15-minute bus ride from downtown Portland.