The Hostile Hostel

Rockaway Beach, United States

5

1 review

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Telephone:
+1 360-451-8023
Address:
300 Beach 88th St, Rockaway Beach, NY, 11639
Seaside
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
330 ftBeach 90th Street
0.5 miBeach 98th Street
0.8 miBeach 105th Street
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Local time (Rockaway Beach) 14:50 Tuesday, 10 June 2025

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Description

Specialties

The Hostile Hostel specializes in specialties.

We the only hostel in Rockaway Beach.

We the cheapest place to crash in Rockaway Beach.

We the closest place to stumble to from the Rockaway Beach Surf Club.

We the dopest way to avoid hauling your longboard back and forth on the subway.

Blammo.

History

Established in 2013.

This is the second location of The Hostile Hostel: A Popup Experiment. We only here til November so get it while it’s hot kids.

Meet the Business Owner

Laura B.

Business Owner

wtf is a pop-​up hostel?

that’s a brilliant question.

To be honest, it’s a total experiment. I’m just a regular old girl who bailed on the notion of a «normal» life and career in search of a life I love. All I want is to get away from the computer, 9 – 5 schedules and routines to have fun, travel, surf and drink beer, party and build big ass bonfires. I dreamed about opening a hostel for ten years.

And then I DID IT. In Puerto Rico.

And let me tell you, it was EPIC. A gigantic mansion on the beach. The surf. The sun. THE PEOPLE.

But I’m a keep-​on-​moving kind of girl so I hit the road when the season ended and I took the hostel with me. Rockaway Beach for the summer. Stay tuned for what’s up next…

Nearby

Near this location:
250
ft
Tacoway Beach
302 Beach 87th St
250
ft
Rockaway Beach Surf Club
302 Beach 87th St
350
ft
Rockaway Beach Pawnbrokers
8714 Rockaway Beach Blvd
380
ft
La Playa Restaurant
8716 Rockaway Beach Blvd
380
ft
Beer House
8706 Rockaway Beach Blvd
410
ft
Beach Mini Market
8802 Rockaway Beach Blvd

1 review of The Hostile Hostel

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Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
This past March two of my friends and I took a much needed break from the snow at the first iteration of Hostile Hostel in PR. Quick summary: Parties, new BFFLs, great surf, great people.
The people were so great that when we heard that Laura was moving Hostile Hostel to Rockaway, I booked a room for the grand opening (Early May).
After exchanging some hugs with Laura and Brady (he owns the Rockaway Beach Surf Club – also HIGHLY recommended), Laura showed me around. The hostel is a series of über-​cute beach bungalows that each have their own nice little theme. My girlfriend and I stayed in the «army men» themed bungalow, which had a bunk bed, a private room, and a loft. Each of the bungalows has something like this, except one of them also has a fairly large table — the natural congregation spot. The bungalows get a nice ocean breeze and the pop-​in, pop-​out style ensures you make some fast friends.
Laura’s prices are super fair and even if she has no room, she will always make something happen for you (we didn’t make a reservation and hit the couches our first night in PR).
Rockaway has some fun surf when it’s on and is still a sick place to hang out when it’s not. Come check it out this summer and tell your kids about how cool and edgy it was before they visit and it’s all glass and steel.
I’m not going to make it back to Rockaway before November (but who knows?), but I know wherever the Hostile Hostel goes, I’ll definitely come visit.