Lancaster’s Backpacker Hotel

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Lancaster's Backpacker Hotel
Lancaster's is the only property catering to backpackers and budget minded travelers in downtown McCarthy. The hotel features clean basic accommodation (comfortable bedding in private rooms) combined with shared bathrooms. We feature easy access to all the eateries, flight services, shuttle buses and touring companies in the area as well as internet services, pay laundry, touring advice & information and secure storage for those heading into backcountry destinations.

McCarthy is in the centre of the largest National Park in America, The Wrangell St. Elias NP. This park is bigger than Switzerland. The Mountain scenery rivals the Himalayans or Swiss Alps – there is a substantially higher difference between the lowest and highest elevation, and there are simply more peaks here in 'America’s Mountain Kingdom'. There are also more glaciers here than anywhere outside Greenland and Antarctica

As guests of the hotel we will be happy to arrange many of your excursions around McCarthy and in Wrangell St. Elias National Park. We can arrange transport to and from your McCarthy point of arrival and departure to make the trek to this remote area as painless as possible.

The following are also available close by:
- Bike hire (1 mile away)
- Internet Access (high-speed satellite access available in town)
- Car parking at the footbridge (1 mile from town)
- There are also 3 restaurants within a quarter of a mile of the hostel

Pete McCarthy’s latest book (#1 in Ireland & the UK) shows our McCarthy Lodge building on the front cover, (Lancaster’s is just 15 feet from this building!) and a wonderful chapter on the town of McCarthy called “Where the Road Ends and the Wilderness Begins”.

Directions

We're only about 3 miles from the airport, and it's really easy (though it may
sound confusing).

* From the airport terminal or your rental car place, get onto
Airport Rd. (basically, it's the airport access road, head away
from the airport and you're going the right way.)
* At the first light, take a right onto Haleakala Hwy. Follow this
for about 1/5 and turn right at the intersection, onto Hana Hwy.
* After a few hundred yards, the road will curve to the left and
magically become Kaahumanu Ave. (though there isn't a sign really
marking this change). Follow Kaahumanu Ave. for about 2 miles
through the city of Kahului.
* You will start going up a gradual incline and go under an
overpass. Stay in the right lane at this point, as you will be
crossing a bridge after a few hundred yards and need to be in the
right lane to keep going straight (the left lane turns into a left
turn only lane).
* At the second light after the bridge make a right hand turn (this should be Market St.)
* Go straight through the four-way stop (Vineyard St.) and follow the road down and over the bridge.
* We are on the corner right after the bridge (310 N. Market St.)


Directions to the Banana Bungalow by Bus

This is where you can find the Maui bus schedule. http://www.co.maui.hi.us/bus/

From the airport pick up zone #3 you can take the Upcountry Islander #40 or the Haiku Islander #35 to Ka’ahumanu for $1.

From Ka’ahumanu Center you can take either the Wailuku Route #1 or #2. Route #2 takes around 24 mins and #1 takes around 35 mins. Wailuku Route is free.

Once you are on the Wailuku Route you will want to get off at Pi’lhana Terrace. You can tell the bus driver that you are going to Banana Bungalow and they will know where to let you off.

The city bus does have luggage restrictions. You can only take luggage on the bus that you can fit on your lap. If you have a lot of luggage you will probably need to take a taxi. A taxi cost around $25.

Facilities

Internet Access, Linen Included, Luggage Storage, Guest Kitchen, Telephone/Fax Facilities, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Common Room, Bike Parking, BBQ Area, Free Carpark

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Listing Address

Listing Name & Address
Lancaster’s Backpacker Hotel
McCarthy Lodge
McCarthy Lodge
McCarthy, Alaska
United States

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