Helpful Travel Sites

Hostelling in US and Canada:
www.hostelhandbook.com - a great hostel website with a matching handbook for on-the-road reference
(get your copy at Mary's Guesthouse)
www.hostels.net - an independent network of hostels, based in Southwest USA
www.hostelz.com - a decent amount of information, plus ratings by hostelers
www.hiusa.org - info on those hostels affiliated with American Youth Hostels
www.pacifichostels.com - if you're traveling the left coast, check out these places

Hostelling Worldwide:
www.hostels.com or www.hostelworld.com - bookings available online for hostels on 6 continents
www.hostelmania.com - an upstart challenging the big sites (above) with info and online booking
www.hostelbookers.com - another underdog trying for a piece of the hostel booking pie

General Travel Info:
www.tripadvisor.com - destination reviews by regular people, with many sites in the database
www.lonelyplanet.com - great travel resource, with online advice from real travelers and cool destination
information and ratings, plus guidebook sales
www.frommers.com - one of the original budget travel guides, with restaurants, lodging & more
www.budgettravel.com - all kinds of info on all kinds of places, transportation, lodging, etc.
www.sustainabletravel.com - info on environmentally responsible travel practices

Individual Hostel websites:
www.piratehaus.com - the best place to stay in St. Augustine, FL - an awesome town
www.notsohostel.com - cool, cheap digs in wonderful Charleston, SC
www.evergladeshostel.com - a wild South Florida vibe, plus Everglades tours and more...
www.grams-inn-tampa.com - quite a complex on FL's west coast: hostel, BnB, recording studio
www.hostel-atlanta.com - experience 'hot-lanta' on the cheap
www.barharborhostel.com - Maine's main attraction - Acadia NP - surrounds this cool town
www.campvermont.com/greenwood/ - a peaceful getaway in Southern Vermont
www.bearsdencenter.org - a beautiful place right on the Appalachian Trail in northern Virginia
www.hostelbuffalo.com - a spot to stay if you're ever in Buffalo, NY
www.friendlycrossways.com - a big hostel in the Mass. countryside not too far from Boston
www.himinnesota.org/headwaters - a real nice hostel at the start of the Mississippi River (MN)
www.madisonhostel.org - what a cool city Madison is, and this place has a great location
www.newpaltzhostel.com - a town similar to Jim Thorpe, in the Catskill mountains of NY
www.philahostel.org - main site for Chamounix Mansion hostel in Philadelphia
www.bankstreethostel.com - a downtown Philadelphia hostel - great location for history and fun
www.thesouthbeachhostel.com - a new hostel in Miami Beach