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Grand Canyon International Hostel & DuBeau Route 66 Int'l Hostel in Flagstaff, Arizona

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Phoenix Western US Travel Examiner

Western US Travel Profiles: Grand Canyon International Hostel and DuBeau Route 66 Int’l Hostel

  • Both owned by John & Lisa McCulloch
  • Grand Canyon International Hostel: 19 South San Francisco
  • DuBeau Route 66 Int’l Hostel: 19 West Phoenix Avenue
  • grandcanyonhostel.com

Examiner: What makes your establishment unique?
Lisa: We are the only hostels in Flagstaff.

Examiner:  What is a little known factoid about your place?
Lisa: The DuBeau Hostel was the first motel in the state of Arizona; built in 1927.

Examiner:  What is your specialty?
Lisa:  International backpacker accommodations.

Examiner:  What is your patrons' favorite thing about your establishment? What's your favorite?
Lisa: The friendliness of our staff. We agree.

Examiner: Anything new on the horizon that people can look forward to trying?
Lisa: Just trying to maintain the level of service that has made us a quality hostel experience for our guests.


Grand Canyon Hostel

Examiner:  What is the top thing you recommend visitors to your city do/see - besides your business, of course?
 Lisa: Taking our tours to the Grand Canyon.
 
Examiner: Anything else you want to add?

Lisa: We are consistently rated one of the best hostels in America and we’re very proud of that. “A guest request is not an interruption of our work, it is our work.”

This article is part of a travel series profiling chefs, owners, managers and people behind the scenes of restaurants, hotels and other things of interest to tourists and locals alike across the Western US. These profiles also include a local favorite thing to see or do from the person at the helm in addition to him or her sharing the local flavor of their place.

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Angele Sionna has been a professional journalist for over a decade. She enjoys traveling around the world, experiencing new places, people and food with her family. Angele grew up traveling, exploring the country one road trip at a time. She's lived all across the US and loves raising her...

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