Big Bear Hostel: Private Double by Lake & Village

Big Bear Hostel (since 2007) - You are renting a tiny private room with 1 double bed & 1 twin upper bunk: sleeps 2. Shared common spaces: kitchen, TV lounge, lake view deck, and private locking residential style bathrooms off main hallway. 1 minute walk to village restaurants & shops. ** Please read everything and request to stay. Your request will not be approved until you reply to our messages in the airbnb app. ** The ski resorts are a mile away. Discount ski / snowboard rentals next door. The space Big Bear Hostel is a commercial lodge across the street from the lake and village tourist area. HOW TO RESERVE We use Airbnb Request to Book 1) Read listing details below 2) Request a stay 3) Read our chat messages to you 4) Ask Questions/discuss stay 5) Reply you agree to terms 6) We confirm booking ** Please make sure you have Airbnb notifications on. ** Tiny Private Bedroom This listing is for 1 small room with a Single over double bunk bed. Perfect for a single, couple, or 2 friends. 2 guests max in this room. There is a private locking residential shared style bathroom off the main hallway. This room is in a separate building from the main hostel building. The Yellow Building is adjacent to the main hostel building and has our tiny hostel private bedrooms which share a bathroom and common room area with sofa and Roku TV, microwave, mini fridge, table and chairs. You can walk to the main hostel building next door if you need to use the full kitchen. Your bedroom has a locking keypad door and is private just for you. You will be sharing common areas with other guests. (See more below) Big Bear Hostel is a small home-style hostel featurin private bedrooms and shared bunk rooms. We have an on site host, but you will be mostly interacting with other guests in the house. QUICK DETAILS: Bedding and towel is provided. Beds are made with sheets, pillow case, and folded blanket. Please bring your own bathroom items. Pets are not allowed. Only registered guests allowed on the property. No visitors. 15 day maximum stay per month. The house has central heating set around 70F. No cooling. Big Bear has cool mountain air 99% of the year. Fans available in room. We enforce quiet hours from 10 PM - 8 AM This is not a party hostel. We are family friendly. Please don't stay with us if you plan to stay out late drinking at the bar. If you disturb other guests while intoxicated you will be kicked out (evicted) with no refund. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. Disturbing other guests will not be tolerated. If you snore, please don't book a shared bunk room! If the dates you want say "Request", we will get back to you within 24 hours and/or waitlist you so you get first dibs when we open those dates for bookings. The common areas are kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, and large deck overlooking the lake. Each bedroom and the main entrance have keypad code entry locks. We do not provide any meals. You can cook your own meals or eat out at over 20 fantastic restaurants nearby. Walk to pizza, burgers, Thai, crepes, Poki bowl, Himalayan, fast food, sandwich shop, steak house, Mexican, barbecue, Chinese, Indian, sushi, ice cream, candy shop, Hawaiian, tacos, pancakes, brew pubs and more! Location The hostel is next to Big Bear Village with a convenience store, 20 restaurants, visitor center, marina, nightlife, shopping, sports rental shop, bowling, movies, bus stop, lakeside parks, hiking and more within a 5 minute walk. The ski resort is 1 mile away and there is a free shuttle bus 2 times per hour from around the corner. Our driveway is behind Getboards snowboard shop between two trees. Parking We have free parking on site on a first come basis. Plenty of overflow next door. We can always direct you where to park. Reservations required - No walk up customers allowed. Check - in: 4pm-10pm (no dorm check in allowed after 9:30pm) Check out: before 10am or you will be charged a $25 late check out fee. Changes/Modifications We don't offer free changes to reservations dates. You would have to cancel and rebook a new reservation, and cancel fees apply. If you have any issues on concerns during your stay, please let us know right away using our message system, my co-host lives right next door and we want to make sure you are comfortable during your stay. We do not offer refunds for complaints after your stay if you have not given us a chance to address your concerns. EARLY CHECK IN / LATE CHECK OUT Check in between 4pm to 10pm. Check out by 10am. We never guarantee early check in or late check out. You can Request early arrival or late departure in our MyTrips app after a confirmed booking. This unit has a fee for adjusted arrival/departure times. If your request can be accommodated, we will approve it and you will be notified and charged whether you arrive early or not as we have to pay someone to be ready for your arrival time. EV CHARGING Free charging for our guests (w/Minimum $300 Paid Reservation) $30 cash flat rate otherwise. J1772 Cable (You must provide your own adapter for Tesla) Tesla Supercharger in 2 minutes away and there are other Chargepoint options nearby. Security We have 24/7 security cameras on the outside entrances. All entrances have keypad security locks. No curfew once checked in. We serve international travelers and tourist visitors to Big Bear. Only registered guests are allowed in our buildings. For everyone's safety, all guests staying in the hostel must be registered before check in. Valid ID matching reservation name must be presented at check in. Our missing is to serve recreational travelers to Big Bear. IDs must be from outside the area and we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. Caretaker on site. Please call if you have any issues with other guests. Thanks for reading. Now let's have some fun!! Depending which building is in use, some amenities may not be available. (Foosball, firepit, etc) Please inquire before booking. Guest access Free Fast WIFI. All linens, pillows, blankets, and a towel provided. Private locking bathrooms off main hallway. Eat out or bring your own food to cook meals in shared kitchen. EV Charging Free charging for our guests (w/Minimum $250 Paid Reservation) $25 cash flat rate otherwise. J1772 Cable (You must provide your own adapter for Tesla) You must let us know in advance that you want to charge. Other things to note Big Bear Hostel 527 Knickerbocker Road Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 is a commercial lodge with private locking sleeping rooms and common living areas. You can find us on airbnb or our business website. Hostels have been around over 100 years. Perfect for guests who like to travel on a budget and meet cool people from around the world. Bathrooms are private (w/locking doors off main hallways just like a house). We can help arrange discount ski/board/bike rentals on arrival. Proudly solar powered since June 2015! Come have some fun with us in Big Bear! Registration Details Exempt