Bessemer Hostel

Nelsonville, Ohio Youth Hostels

The Bessemer Hostel provides a place to stay in a nice, tile and hardwood floor house for $10 a night (shared rooms) or $20 a night for private rooms (or $90/week or $300/month), enjoying great views and wildlife with thousands of acres of national forest in the backyard. The pleasant neighborhood will give travelers a break from hectic cities to enjoy the tranquility and peace of mind of the forest setting.

Camping spots are available for $10 a night. Camping and backpacking equipment is also available for rent at a very affordable price. Free internet access is available. The hostel has a full kitchen, washer and clothesline, a full bathroom with bathtub and free high-speed internet access. It also has a pool table, cable and a view of miles of national forest,

Athenians can easily bicycle to the hostel, being just two miles from the bike path, and stay next to the national forest. This is a great opportunity to see one of the nicest areas of the Wayne National Forest while meeting travelers from around the world.\'

Thousands of acres of the Wayne National Forest and miles of trails are in the backyard.

Monday Creek is a half mile away with excellent kayak and canoeing, and the Hocking River is two miles away with superb smallmouth bass fishing, canoeing and kayaking.

Directions

Directions

The hostel is at 4592 Bessemer Rd.; Nelsonville, Ohio 45764 (about an hour southeast of Columbus). It is located at the corner of Conner Rd. and Bessemer Rd. From Nelsonville, take Route 78 East (at the BP station, left if coming from Columbus). Go through two traffic lights, past Krogers on your left, and up and over the hill. At the bottom of the hill, past where the bypass is going in, take a LEFT on Sylvania (about a mile from Route 33). At the first intersection, veer RIGHT and Sylvania turns into Bessemer. It is about an eighth of a mile farther on the left.

You can park down by the building with solar panels on the green and blue roof and walk up the walkway and ring the doorbell. You can park uphill off of Bessemer Rd by the parking sign. Or take a left on Conner Rd., go past one house down on the road, then take a right at the driveway just before a chain link fence and another house, and go all the way up the driveway. The house has a green metal roof, white siding and a brown block bottom.

Ring the doorbell on either side of the house.

Nobody but Chad Kister is permitted in the first floor apartment, it is the second floor that is the hostel, as clearly marked.

Facilities

Internet Access, Laundry, Bicycle Hire, Linen Included, Luggage Storage, Common Room, Bike Parking, Free Carpark, Breakfast Not Included, Air Conditioning

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Nelsonville, Ohio Youth Hostels

Nelsonville, Ohio Youth Hostels