Bicycle-friendly hostel opens in Detroit
Hostel Detroit is having its grand opening this Sunday, April 17th.
This is the only hostel in all of Michigan and just the second among the Rust Belt cities. (Chicago being the other.)
According to their web site, Hostel Detroit is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose main purpose is “providing safe, affordable accommodations in Detroit while educating patrons about the city.”
They also offer option bicycle rentals.
Detroit Moxie has a great article on this new lodging option in the North Corktown neighborhood. They quote Emily Doerr, the “force and passion” behind the hostel.
It’ll be cool for people to know that they can come, they can have a place to stay that’s clean, safe, affordable, and that’s not going to break the bank, but also can be this access point to all this other stuff in the city. When you travel you don’t need to print a map of the city, you just need to get to the hostel and they’ll take care of you.
People say that [Detroit] is a city of hidden gems and that it’s an insider city. It’s time for us to be a little more accessible.
While hostel-style lodging isn’t ideal for everyone, it is ideal for many bike tourists. Fortunately the Hostel is located along the proposed Underground Railroad Bicycle Route and will perhaps be along one or more future U.S. Bicycle Routes passing through Detroit.
U.S. Bicycle Route 20
And speaking of U.S. Bicycle Routes in Michigan, Crain’s Detroit Business has an article on them, but most specifically the soon-to-be-approved Route 20.
When approved in early May, Michigan will “become the first state in 30 years to get a new U.S. Bike Route.”
U.S. Bicycle Route 20 crosses east-west through the middle of the mitten, running between Ludington and Marine City. Eventually this route will continue west to Eugene, Oregon.
In case you were wondering, the route uses a ferry to cross Lake Michigan to reach Wisconsin.
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Tags: Corktown, Hostel Detroit, Underground Railroad, USBRS