Robert B. Johnson Memorial Hostel

The price is under $40 a night and the location is priceless. Yards away from a private walk to the popular Surfside Beach, this hostel was once a life-saving station where men headed out in treacherous conditions to rescue sailors from shipwrecks along the island’s south shore. Now it is a lifesaver of another sort, saving cash-strapped visitors from being priced off the island.

Details

• Address: 31 Western Ave (on Surfside Beach, about 3 miles south of Nantucket Town)
• Neighborhood: Around the Island
• Phone: [phone] or 508/228-0433
• Website: https://www.hihostels.com/hostels/hi-nantucket
• Hours: Closed mid-Sept to mid-May
• Units: 49 beds.
• URL: Book Hotel