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680 Sacramento Street , San Francisco, USA

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About Pacific Tradewinds Backpacker Hostel

Hello! Pacific Tradewinds welcomes fun loving, social, international travelers who truly enjoy hosteling. Choosing to stay in a hostel is more than just saving some money; hosteling provides the opportunity to meet fellow travelers, possible travel partners, and to make instant friends. We make it easy for our guests to do just that, -grab a fellow backpacker and head to North Beach or Golden Gate Park together, or go have a drink and dance in the Castro District with our volunteer staff.

As fellow international travelers, Pacific Tradewinds is more than a hostel to us; it is our home. We strive to learn about the interesting people who choose to visit the great city of San Francisco. You can expect us to ask you the usual heap of questions: 'Where did you come from? What do you do? How long you staying? Where you off to next?'. We hope you don't mind indulging us with a bit of social chatter before we show you to your bunk. However, if you just arrived from some far off location and can hardly keep an eye open- we will work as quickly as possible to tuck you into your bed. Our house is specifically designed to so that interaction with other guests is impossible to avoid; the shared dormitories encourage community and being social with your new friends. If you crave privacy or tend to be anti-social, you may find our 'openness' a bit odd or not to your liking. We would love to suit everyone's tastes if we could, but we do understand if this concept is not the right choice for you.

Pacific Tradewinds is in a great location, nestled comfortably between the Financial District and Chinatown, a stone's throw from the iconic Transamerican Tower, and stumbling-home distance from North Beach's vibrant bars. We are on a major bus line and roughly 5 blocks from the Muni/Bart station. Although we are a small hostel, we do a good job providing the amenities and services of the larger hostels, except with a personal touch. You would never confuse our wee hostel with a 'flashpackers' and we're not even close to resembling an institutional (aka impersonal) hostel. Yes, our kitchen will only accommodate a few people at one time, but rest assured that it's modern, fully stocked and some amazingly yummy food comes out of there. We routinely invite our guests to join us for community dinners. Our bathrooms are clean and modern, even if the plumbing on the inside is over 100 years old! Our beds are the sturdiest bunks in the world- custom made for backpackers with powder coated steel, so there are no hidey-holes for bugs. These beds will not squeak or shake and there is backpack storage lockers underneath. And, of course, we have free wi-fi and high speed internet available. San Francisco is chock full of things to do, of course. And, since we do a bit of traveling ourselves, we know budget is key. We definitely will not push a bunch of expensive tours and tickets on you. We are happy to point you in the direction you seek- armed with a map and aspirin for your hangover!

We are in the business of getting to know people. If you think this unique hostel is right up your alley, we invite you to come spend some time with us. Happy travels, and welcome.

NOTE: You are not viewing the Pacific Tradewinds website, but rather that of a booking agency. If you are having any problems booking please call us directly or go to our website. Walk ins are also welcome!

Amenities

Linen Included
Credit Cards Accepted
Security Lockers

Luggage Storage
Travel Desk/Travel Info
Key Card Access
Common Room

Important Information

Pacific Tradewinds Backpacker Hostel is dedicated to serving independent, international travelers. For this reason we do not accept groups larger than four persons.

Pacific Tradewinds is committed to serving the needs of international travelers regardless of age (minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian), sex, race, national origin, disability, religion, or sexual orientation. However, in order to create and maintain our unique international 'travelers' community, we require that all guests be bona fide travelers and therefore we can not accommodate local area residents.

To insure the comfort and safety of all our guests we require that an unalterable government issued photo ID is presented when checking in.

**Please note that check in times are between 8am -midnight***

Address

680 Sacramento Street , San Francisco, USA

Maps

Directions

From the San Francisco International Airport:

(Note: The airport is located 14 miles South of San Francisco)

The best way to get to us from the airport is to take the subway- BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) directly from the airport. Go to the Airtrain station in the airport and take the Red line from any terminal to the airport BART station. Take BART to San Francisco (Pittsburg/Baypoint, Richmond, or Fremont bound trains will all stop in San Francisco) and get off at Montgomery Street Station. Walk North (opposite direction of traffic) on Montgomery Street five blocks. Turn left on Sacramento Street. We are on the right. Trip takes about 35 minutes. BART runs from 4am to midnight.

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By bus - catch the SamTrans bus #292 or #397owl ($1.25). You can also take the KX express bus ($3.50 and no luggage allowed!) from arrivals at the baggage claim level outside terminal 2, or at the curb adjacent to courtyard #4, terminal 3. At the international terminal, Sam Trans buses are located near courtyard G on level 1. Get off the bus at Third and Mission Street. Walk (or take bus #15 $1.25) North (in the same direction as the traffic) on Third Street past Market Street, then continue North on Kearny Street to Sacramento Street, then turn right. We are on the left. Trip takes about 1 hour. Buses run 6am-1am daily (you can see that BART is the more time efficient option!)

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Take one of the many airport shuttle vans (Cost varies from $8-11) on the upper level of the airport on the outer island. Tell the driver you want to go to 680 Sacramento Street, Pacific Tradewinds. Trip takes about 30 minutes. Vans run 24 hours/7 days a week.

From Greyhound Bus Station (Transbay Terminal):

Walk North (opposite direction of traffic) on First Street past Market Street, then continue North on Battery Street. Turn left on Sacramento Street. We're about three blocks up on the right. It's about a 15 minute walk.

From Amtrak Station:

After getting off the Amtrak Thruway Bus at the San Francisco Ferry Terminal walk across the Embarcadero waterfront road to Justin Herman Plaza. Sacramento Street starts left of the tallest building you will see from the Ferry Building, the Embarcadero Building #4. Walk on Sacramento Street about six blocks to building number 680 on the right.

by Car

From the North (Coming on Interstate 101) Cross the Golden Gate Bridge (Toll $5)

Stay on 101 South until you see sign for Marina Blvd. Exit at Marina Blvd. Continue on Marina Blvd for several miles until you see Safeway Store Road curves to right and then intersects with Bay St. Turn left on Bay Street. Continue on Bay Street until Columbus Ave.

Turn right on Columbus Ave. Columbus Ave. turns into Montgomery at the Transamerica Pyramid. Turn right on Sacramento Street

From the South on 101 or 280

Exit 280 at 101 North. Continue on 101 North. 101 North will branch into 101 North and 80 East - take 80 East. Exit at Fourth Street. Continue on Bryant until Third Street. Turn left on Third Street. At Market Street, Third Street turns into Kearny. Turn right on Clay. Right on Montgomery. Right on Sacramento St.

From the East on 80 West

After crossing Bay Bridge, exit at Fremont Street. Continue on Fremont North of Market Street

At Market, Fremont turns into Front St. Continue a few blocks

Turn left on Sacramento Street

Continue a few more blocks, crossing Montgomery to 680 Sacramento Street.