Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Travel

Explore, Drink Beer, Sleep, Repeat at Bunk+Brew Hostel in Bend, Oregon

Jahla Seppanen
By

Hostel Bunk and Brew Bend, Oregon
Bunk + Brew Hostel
A hostel that doesn’t suck…

All-season nomads who are already planning their fall and winter excursions can add Bunk+Brew Hostel in Bend, Oregon to their itinerary. (Especially if you already spent the majority of your travel expenses on a summer getaway)

Related Videos

This sustainable retreat is a part of the City of Bend’s Registered Historic Society and was remodeled by its new owners (and avid explorers at heart), Frankie and Jota (or “J” in English) to become an affordable lodging option for wanderlust travelers.

Related

Book a room or bunk for as little as $39 a night, plus free breakfast— hello fresh-baked bread— free city maps, and linens and towels included.

Hostel Bunk and Brew Bend, Oregon

Located just two miles from the heart of downtown Bend, the crib isn’t exactly something you’d see in Architectural Digest, but it visitors get access to local suggestions for the best paths, trail, and of course, cafes and breweries the city as to offer. Really, you won’t be spending much of your day couped up.

There’s no age restriction and no curfew. Reviewers gave the hostel a 9.8 out of 10 on HostelWorld.

Bend is well known as an outdoor playground, with rafting, hiking, and trail running in the summer and sun-filled fresh powder days on the mountain during the winter… not to mention all-year biking. And the visiting crowd is young and hungry for these outdoor adventures, as the 2016 Winter Survey Report charted a dominant 46% of overnight visitors between the ages of 25-34. But with the popularity of this outdoor mecca growing, so have the average lodging prices.

Hostel Bunk and Brew Bend, Oregon

That’s where Bunk+Brew slides in. Co-founder Frankie is hoping this hostel can bring together a variety of seasoned travelers who are hungry for community and adventure. Plus locals too! Bunk+Brew was designed with intentional indoor and outdoor community spaces to bring locals and visitors together in the same place.

The concept of Bunk+Brew first came up when fellow Co-founder Jota looked back over his journey of visiting 50 hostels across 8 countries (yikes that sounds exhausting), and the decision was made to establish a radical hostel right here on U.S. soil, in the backyard of an outdoor recreational capital city.

Plus, it’s close enough to take a day trip to Portland and check out The Manual’s Best of Portland bar, restaurant, and coffee shop.

Initially, the dudes looked to Indiegogo to raise money for the extensive renovation that had to go into refurbishing the historic Lucas House— the oldest brick building in all of Bend. With that crowdfunding change they modernized the electrical system, replaced energy-sucking appliances, and satisfied all health and safety compliance requirements before stocking up on the thoughtful touches that made this house more than a hostel, like cable and a big-screen TV, washer/dryer, and an outdoor fire pit.

Hostel Bunk and Brew Bend, Oregon Firepi

So before you waste money on a villa in Aspen or a secluded cabin in Big Sky, book a bunk or room at this community-driven hostel (same-sex or mixed options), get active with Bend’s many trails and hikes, grab a brew after a long day of exploring, and join one of Bunk+Brew’s famous backyard BBQs for an epic session of story-swapping with fellow travelers.

Our suggestion: Book during February 17-19, 2018 to align your stay during Oregon’s Winter Fest, featuring wine fests, hot coco runs, arts and crafts markets, pop-up snowboarding and ski rails, beer… duh, and an ice sculpture competition.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics
See the Solar Winds at Finland’s Northern Lights Wilderness Camp
Northern Lights Wilderness Camp Off the Map Travel Kilpissafarit

It’s no surprise that travelers can find the best Northern Lights viewing as far north as possible. For those without the vacation time and the means to take a North Pole cruise, the Scandinavian Arctic Circle is the next best thing. In the past few years, Finland has become ground zero for all things Aurora. The recently debuted Northern Lights Wilderness Camp in Finnish Lapland might be the purest, prettiest (and priciest) way to see the one-of-a-kind phenomenon.

Finland’s Northern Lights Wilderness Camp is an experience unlike any other. Guests begin their journey inside the Arctic Circle, where they travel via snowmobile to a “mobile hotel.” The camp consists of just three mobile sleeping huts -- tiny, two-person rooms built atop sleds to ensure they can be moved into just the right position to see the lights. All the essentials -- an oversized bed, a gas stove, a table, a heater, and a dry toilet -- are provided. Snowshoes and kicksleds allow brave guests to venture into the wintery wilderness outside. The real draw, however, is the glass roof built into the side of each hut, allowing guests to relax and enjoy the Aurora show from the comfort of a warm bed.

Read more
Your Guide to a Road Trip Across New York State
new york road trip

When you think of an American road trip, you likely picture the rolling hills and open plains of Big Sky country out west, or maybe the winding coastline of California or the endless desert of portions of Texas, Arizona, or New Mexico. You probably don't think of New York, a state more commonly associated with crippling traffic jams and smog than wide open roadways.

But, once you leave that crowded little corner of New York hanging down into the Atlantic Ocean, you find a surprisingly large state that is in fact best enjoyed by car. A multi-day drive around the state of New York could have you behold famed Niagara Falls, pass through multiple mountain ranges, skirt deep glacial lakes, and visit multiple New York cities that are not New York City. And best of all, in most cases you can enjoy open roads with little traffic.

Read more
Eat and Soak Your Way Around Japan on an Onsen Gastronomy Tour
onsen japan man

Few destinations are as alluring to Western travelers as Japan. The culture is ancient and mysterious; the landscape is remarkably diverse for a relatively small island country; and its people are kind, humble, and unbelievably generous, even to outsiders. Walk Japan, one of our favorite walking tour companies, just announced two niche tours designed to take visitors into the beating heart of Japanese culture.

We’ve long been fans of slow travel here at The Manual because there’s no better way to truly experience a destination than on foot. Nowhere is this truer than Japan. From samurai and geisha to sushi and sake, every element of the country’s rich, sophisticated culture has evolved over thousands of years. While fascinating, it can feel challenging and opaque to even the heartiest traveler. Walk Japan offers guided, long-distance walking tours that immerse visitors in a relaxed, meaningful way.

Read more