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Mid Cape (Eastham) Hostel to Continue Operating

Friends of the Hostel,

Hostelling International Mid Cape has reached an agreement with the Town of Eastham which allows continued operation of the hostel. During our appeal of the decision by the Eastham Zoning Board of Appeals we stressed that the hostel is used for promotion of international understanding, environmental awareness and educational travel .

Since the hostel is used by a nonprofit education corporation, it is not subject to requirements for a special permit or variance for its current operations. We are extremely glad to have reached this resolution in time to assure our many youth groups that they can continue to travel to Cape Cod and utilize our facilities for the summer of 2008.

During this past year we discovered a deep level of community support among Cape Cod residents for the hostel. Many thanks to all supporters and we look forward to seeing you in the upcoming season.

Deborah S. Ruhe
Executive Director




 
   

What's Happening In the News.

September 20, 2007
Appeal Seeks to Reopen Youth Hostel Read More...

September 7, 2007
Three H's: The hostel, the Hopper landscape, and deep seated hostility Read More...

September 7, 2007
Hostel Considers Appeal of Zoning Decision Supporters of the youth hostel at 75 Goody Hallett Drive turned out Tuesday to let selectmen hearing know how they felt about the zoning board of appeals' Aug. 9 decision to shut the hostel down Sept. 15. Read More...

September 6, 2007
Hostel Backers Glean 2 Appeal Paths Supporters of the youth hostel on Goody Hallet Drive showed up by the dozens to Tuesday's board of selectmen meeting, but unfortunately it's going to take more than a simple show of community support to keep the 40-year-old hostel open past Sept. 15. Read More...

September 5, 2007
Selectmen, with Regret, Back Ruling Against Hostel The selectmen last night expressed regret that a youth hostel will likely be closed, after 40 years in town, because of a recent zoning board of appeals decision. But they also supported that ruling. Read More...

September 3, 2007
Eastham Hostel Can Draw Youth to State Read More...

September 1, 2007
Hundreds Support Eastham Hostel Read More...

August 29, 2007
Petition Drive Reveals Hostel Support: After hearing that the youth hostel in town will close Sept. 15, Ken Fishman said, "not in my back yard." Read More...

August 29, 2007
Save the Hostel: That sign north of the Orleans rotary may have to be reworded: "Welcome to Eastham - except for youth groups, backpackers and low-budget explorers." Read More...

August 23, 2007
Bylaw Threatens Cape Hostel: Charging as little as $25 a night for a bed, youth hostels offer visitors an affordable alternative to motels or rented houses. But a legal technicality now threatens to close one of only two hostels on the Cape. Read More...

August 15, 2007
Editorial: Youth Hostel Musings Letter to the Editor Read More...

July 26, 2007
Editorial: A friendly Hostel Letter to the Editor Read More...

July 19, 2007
Hostel Tactics Incite Ire Hostelling International is on a slippery slope that has ended the near anonymity the quiet little hostel on Goody Hallett Drive has enjoyed for more than 40 years and that may now cost the hostel its very existence. Read More...

June 21, 2007
Neighbors at odds with green hostel plans Read More...

March 1, 2007
A model of green: hostel plans for energy-efficient future Two-and-a-half wooded acres near Boat Meadow Beach would seem to be a prime location for summer accommodations. But Hostelling International USA's 48-bed facility here, which has housed thousands of budget-minded travelers since the 1960s, is in need of serious repair. Read More...