Specials

Discounted airport shuttle service to/from SFO

Lorrie's Airport Service offers a discounted rate of $14 per person for shuttle service between San Francisco International Airport and any of our three San Francisco hostels.

Click here to reserve a ride to the San Francisco City Center Hostel.
Click here to reserve a ride to the San Francisco Downtown Hostel.
Click here to reserve a ride to the San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Hostel.

Discounted bike rentals

San Francisco is a great city for biking, and HI-San Francisco guests can score big discounts on bike rentals -- just ask for your discount voucher at the front desk.

Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals and Tours
blazingsaddles.com

Guests at all three HI-San Francisco hostels receive a discounted rate of $18-22 per day (reg. $28-32) for city-ready mountain and hybrid bikes. Helmet, lock, rear rack, camera bag, bungie cord, and map included in cost of rental. Performance, tandem, and other specialty bikes are also available.

Dylan's Tours
dylanscitytours.com

Guests at the City Center Hostel receive a discounted rate of $18 for 24-hour rental (reg. $32) of hybrid bikes. Helmet, lock, zippered pouch, and map included in cost of rental.

For more on biking in San Francisco, see: Cycle the city with self-guided San Francisco bike routes.

15 percent off admission to the California Academy of Sciences

Named by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the "New Wonders of the World," the California Academy of Sciences is the only place on Earth to combine a natural history museum, aquarium, planetarium, four-story rainforest dome, and world-class research and education facility under one roof.

Blending seamlessly into the beautiful landscape of Golden Gate Park, the Academy is the world’s largest public green building, and is topped with a living roof -- a 2.5-acre expanse of native California plants that provide a habitat for birds, butterflies, and insects.

Experience the depths of a Philippine coral reef, climb into the canopy of a Costa Rican rainforest, and fly to the outer reaches of the Universe -- all in one place by visiting the "Greenest Museum in the World."

The Academy is offering HI-San Francisco hostel guests 15 percent off tickets for both general admission and Thursday NightLife events. That means you get adult admission for $25.46 (regularly $29.95), student admission for $21.21 (regularly $24.95), or admission to NightLife for $10.20 (regularly $12).

To receive the discount, go to calacademy.org/etickets and enter user ID: SFHostels and password: penguin (both are case sensitive).

Never-ending Happy Hour for City Center Hostel guests

Celebrate your stay at the San Francisco City Center Hostel with a never-ending neighborhood happy hour! We've partnered with three local bars, each of which is offering discounted drinks to our guests -- at or below regular happy hour prices -- at any hour, on any day of the week.

For more details on the bars and the discounts, click here.

Half-price tickets at American Conservatory Theater

One of San Francisco's most prominent stages, the American Conservatory Theater is now offering half-price "rush" tickets to San Francisco hostel guests and Hostelling International members. Rush tickets are last-minute tickets that become available two hours before showtime.

Simply go to the ACT box office up to two hours before the show starts, and buy your ticket at half-off the regular price, by showing your Hostelling International membership card or paid receipt from your current stay at one of our three San Francisco hostels. The price of your ticket will vary between $7.25 and $40, based on the day of the week and seating section you choose. Tickets must be paid for in cash, and are subject to availability.

ACT is located near Union Square, just one block from the San Francisco Downtown Hostel and six blocks from the San Francisco City Center Hostel.

$5 tickets to comedy shows at The Clubhouse

Guests staying at HI-San Francisco hostels receive a special $5 rate (regularly $15) for the San Francisco Comedy College's "Scantily Clad Comedy" show on Friday nights, and the "Naked Comedy!" show on Saturday nights.

To get the discount, just mention at the door that you're staying at an HI hostel. Shows start at 9 p.m. Audience members must be 18 or older.

The club is located near Union Square, just one block from the San Francisco Downtown Hostel and six blocks from the San Francisco City Center Hostel.

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