banana bungalow youth hostel
I love youth hostels. I've spent a lot of time traveling over the years and staying at hostels not only saved me money, it made me friends and helped plan future travel.
One of my favorite places is the Banana Bungalow Youth Hostel in San Diego. It's cheap, it's directly on the beach (in San Diego, which is freaking awesome) and the people are incredibly nice and friendly.

