New hostel in Groveland, California, featured in the news

Cheap lodging Sonora High grad’s dream
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/2009110998298/News/Local-News/Cheap-lodging-Sonora-High-grads-drea

The hostel opened in the spring and caters mostly to tourists going to or returning from Yosemite National Park.

After a busy summer season, owner Guy McBryde said he’s accomplished his main goal, which was “to prove the hostel concept could be a viable business in Groveland.”

McBryde, a 1994 graduate of Sonora High School, got the idea while working in a Sacramento office.

“I was sitting there at my job thinking: I want to do something different, that this isn’t working,” he said.

So he decided to channel his passion for travel into a hostel. He now works in Sacramento during the week and spends Thursday evening through Sunday evening in Groveland.

“I sit there during the week and I can’t wait to get up here,” he said from the hostel’s front porch.

Map showing the location of Groveland, California

Hostel website