Historic Cape Cod Residence Becomes a Hostel on Hyannis Harbor

The Angeline Crocker Hinckley Hostel

The Legacy of a “Real Cape Codder”

One of Cape Cod’s legendary hosts, Ruth Rusher, has left her birthplace as a legacy: a hostel on Hyannis Harbor. Rusher was a popular tour guide, a Cape Cod native who entertained visitors with stories of Cape lore and legends as she guided them on bus tours. 

Thanks to Rusher’s bequest, Hostelling International, which has operated facilities on the Cape and islands for 70 years, will open the Hyannis facility in July 2010. The new hostel is named for her mother — The Angeline Crocker Hinckley Hostel. 

The new location could not be more ideal: across the street from the Hyannis ferry docks, steps to the free Hyannis trolley shuttle, less than a mile to the Hyannis bus station and in easy walking distance to museums, main street shops, beaches and other local historical, recreational and cultural attractions.

The hostel will feature 44 beds, across four buildings on a 1/2-acre campus. The main building is a historic Sears, Roebuck kit house, circa 1910. Extensive renovations are required to meet commercial safety codes, and HI-USA national quality standards, and to improve environmental sustainability. 

Help HI-USA fund these improvements, continue to share the Cape and Islands with people of all backgrounds, and continue to provide educational programming that makes a real difference in the community. 

To donate or find out more about the new hostel, visit the HI-Hyannis page here…

You’re Invited! Be one of the first to tour the new HI-Hyannis Hostel: Open House-Saturday, June 12th! Visit the Facebook page for more info & to RSVP!