Dawson City River Hostel, P.O. Box 32, Dawson City, Yukon, Dawson City YOB 1GO, Yukon, Canada
Dawson City River Hostel
P.O. Box 32, Dawson City, Yukon, Dawson City YOB 1GO, Yukon, Canada
+1 867 9936823
http://www.yukonhostels.com
P.O. Box 32, Dawson City, Yukon, Dawson City YOB 1GO, Yukon, Canada
+1 867 9936823
http://www.yukonhostels.com
General and in-room facilities and services available at Dawson City River Hostel
summer garden
sauna
suitable for disabled guests
souvenir shop
24-hour reception desk
garage places on site
quiet surroundings
checks accepted
tea and coffee making facilities
kitchenette in room
Some excerpts from the website of Dawson City River Hostel that might be useful
Hostel Passenger Van Tours. PASSENGER BUS / VAN TOURS from DAWSON CITY - JUNE to SEPTEMBER - ( For REGISTERED GUESTS of the HOSTEL ONLY ). * The hostel in Dawson City is offering various day and overnight trips out of the hostel for a minimum of 6 passengers or a maximum of 10 passengers. * The van is a full-sized 15 seater and with the last row of seats taken out and offers lots of space for luggage. The van also has a roof rack for larger items like bikes and canoes. * For overnight trips we prefer passengers providing their own tenting and sleeping gear. Tents can be rented but the number for rent is limited. Sleepingbags are for sale at the hostel but not for rent. * Cooking gear will be provided if needed but it is the group who will decide and purchase the type and amount of food needed for the trip. * Prices for individual trips depend on the number of passengers and the more passengers there are the lower the fare. * GST of 6% will be added to all prices. * 1 * Full day hiking in the. (Every Friday) The park is located about 130 km from Dawson City and 70 km up the Dempster Highway. The van will drop you off at the Tombstone Park Info. Centre for a full day of hiking up to the ridges of the nearby mountains. This is a non-guided hiking tour. * 2 * A long day-trip to the ARTIC CIRCLE (Every Sunday) This round trip up the all-gravel Dempster Highway covers about 800 km. Trip will take 12 to 14 hours but, if requested by the group, can be turned into a overnight trip. * 3 * KING SALOMON LOOP (Every Tuesday) About 5 hours through the GOLD COUNTRY with stops at the historic GOLD DREDGE, the DISCOVERY CLAIM, with a long stop at the Ridge Road Trail Head ( an optional 30 km hike or bike back to Dawson City ), great views from the KING SALOMON DOME and a gold panning stop at a working GOLD MINE. ( see above for rates ). * 4 * FORTY MILE VILLAGE TOP OF THE WORLD sightseeing day trip (Every Thursday) The now abandoned village of Forty Mile existed before Dawson City did and is located about 80km downstream from Dawson City - about 6 hours by road or one full day by canoe. The road follows the Top of the World Highway for about 70 km before turning onto the Fortymile Road. Restoration of the historic site is under way. The hostel does rent canoes and will pick up river travellers. Max. space on the van is for 3 canoes. * 5 * The TOP OF THE WORLD HIGHWAY afternoon trip A 3 to 4 hours trip especially recommended for late August and September. This tour will go as far as the border but will not cross into Alaska. We will stop often for short hikes off this extremely scenic highway and, in season, for rich blueberry pickings!! * 6 * To WHITEHORSE We will stop at scenic points along the highway and will drop you off at the accomodation of your choice in or near Whitehorse. * 7 * To in ALASKA This is a daytrip along the Top of the World Highway to the historic Yukon River village of EAGLE in Alaska, about 180 km downstream from Dawson City. This trip can be used as a pick-up for river travellers who have paddled to Eagle returning them and their gear to Dawson City or it's a nice and easy day trip for those who just want to go for the return trip. A one-way drop off is also possible for those who want to return to Dawson City from Eagle with the Yukon Queen or who want to continue on from Eagle by plane to Fairbanks. Proper documentation is required for above trip. * 8 * Daytrip to. and MAYO / ELSA This roundtrip to the historic town of Keno - about 700km. This trip also can be used to drop off canoes and gear for those who want to paddle back to Dawson City from Stewart Crossing. * 9 * Traveller's Choice. Tell us where you or your group wants to go and we will figure out how to get you there. Top of the World Highway. 'King Solomon Domes' on the Gold Fields Tour. Tombstone Park Tour Picture. For more information,
Click here for an article from the German newspaper 'Kieler Nachrichten'. Jul 09 '06 Location: Dawson City, Yukon Territory - A Blog Entry Author: tbaybound About: food wine;a human toe...; Got to Dawson City this morning, checked into our super quaint hostel (no hydro!), where we're staying in a cabin tonight (give me a chance to stretch out a bit!). Our first shower in days was in a sauna type shower room, where you ladled hot water headed by the woodstove, mixed in enough cool water, and washed with that, all in a room that was a comfortable 40 degrees (complete with skylight). It was fabulous. So, after registering at our hostel, and that amazing sauna, we crossed on the free ferry which was a neat experience. The current is amazingly strong. Pulled into Sourdough Joe's for lunch, and had fish and chips--battered salmon was a first for me! Spent the afternoon wandering Dawson, and internetting. Went to the Robert Service cabin, where there was a talk being held about Robert Service and his many antics. A member of the audience (a R.S. buff) jumped at the chance to present his interpretation of The Cremation of Sam McGee, which was animated, and very well done! If you haven't heard of Robert Service, check out The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill, my personal favourite, here: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/bluffs/8336/robertservice/bill.html. Decided on Klondike Kate's for supper which was fun. Had a Yukon Gold beer with my poached salmon. It was salmon day in the Yukon! Wasted a bit of time waiting for cocktail hour, then headed to The Downtown for a Sourtoe cocktail. Ingredients: clear straight spirit of your choice, garnished with a toe. A human toe. A pickled human toe. To get the I had a sourtoe cocktail certificate, the toe has to actually touch your lips in front of witnesses. The witnesses weren't hard to find (lots of tourists out for the fun!), and the gin (my choice) went down quickly, but the toe stayed at the top of the glass. I had to tap it down 'till it touched my lip, much to the delight of the peanut gallery. My favourite comment was from the senior who went after Liv and I: If my grandkids could only see me know! Good times. Back to the campsite and a glorious stretched out (no tent!) sleep, so good rest for the crazy driving day the next day up the Dempster. An article originally published in the Klondike Sun. Hostel Boasts Simple Rustic Luxury. According to Dieter Reinmuth, the owner, manager and creator of the Dawson City River Hostel, when it comes to designing an economical and rustic accommodations it is best to keep it simple. One of the first aspects you can see upon arriving at the hostel is the raw, unvarnished timber that composes the various structures that speckle the area. After a quick tour of the grounds, the bizarre sporadic layout inspires a few questions, such as Why is the kitchen so far away from the dish pit? The answer relates to Dieter's nature-loving mindset. The higher elevation of the sinks is crucial to his elaborate gray-water disposing system. I think that I'm the only one in Dawson that treats his own gray-water, Dieter remarked. This concern for self-sufficiency also carries over into his emphasis on recycling, as blue boxes are wedged under and lined up on the counters of the outdoor kitchen. Unfortunately, composting is not an option as it is sure to attract hungry post-hibernation bears. The wood burned in any of the three stoves, one in the common room, another in the bathhouse and one of course in the kitchen, is actually salvaged building materials from the nearby garbage dump. The effort of being nature-friendly adds to the generally mellow atmosphere of the hostel's cabins, dorm rooms, and camping spaces. While the furthest camping section is the refuge of transient workers looking for an affordable place to stay, it is the tourists from all over the globe that are most likely to make use of the cabins and dorms. For those seeking day trip adventures, the hostel offers bicycles and canoes for rent. For the less adventurous or just plain tired, on sunny days you can sprawl out on what Dieter lovingly calls the sundeck, which is essentially an expanse of level ground covered in white gravel and plastic patio furniture, boasting a fantastic panoramic view of Dawson City. For those not so sunny days, the cozy common room is readily available; a wooden stove and plenty of reading material will help you relax as you sink into the soft dusty couches. These are the best places for whiling away lazy afternoons in amusing, light-hearted conversations with the often-quirky fellow hostel mates. Speaking of quirky characters, visitors will most likely become well acquainted with the hostel's unofficial mascots, Rascal and Roscoe. The former is the neighbor's friendly but perhaps disloyal dog, the latter is a pudgy squirrel that is forever absconding with your daily bread. Another amusing aspect of the hostel is its incredible amount of signs. If you are ever in doubt concerning what is allowed and what is against the rules, simply scan your immediate surroundings and you will soon locate a sign that will supply you with all the information you need and then some! Dieter's current goal is to design and construct a new sauna, complete with stove and cedar benches. The funds for this endeavor will come out of the pockets of the visitors, as he has raised his rates slightly to build this rustic luxury. Hopefully it will be completed by late summer if it's a good season for tourists using his facilities. The sauna will be an enjoyable addition to the already established bathhouse, Dieter's pride and joy. The bathhouse evolved from a creek-side fire pit into an indoor washing room that heats a barrel of water for all your scrubbing needs. In keeping with Dieter's commitment to an electricity, sewer-system and running drinking water free atmosphere, the sauna will be fueled by what mother nature and the dump makes readily available: wood. If you are looking for a laid-back place to stay, be sure to give the Dawson City River Hostel a try. Its distance from the bustling town of Dawson makes a quiet refuge from the hum of tourists, although you might experience the exciting new hum of carefree people looking for a good time. Your stay will be an enjoyable one, and you may meet some interesting travelers like yourself. Taken from the newspaper. 'Kieler Nachrichten'. Dawson City, die alte Goldgraberstadt. Schon der Name ist ein kleines Abenteuer. Es gibt ein paar Holzhauser in Dawson City und ein paar sandige Strassen. Im Sommer, wenn die Sonne brennt, liegt die Luft trage und staubig uber der Stadt. Und wenn im Herbst der Regen fallt, versinken die Menschen schon mal knocheltief im Schlamm. Es gibt nur wenige Menschen in Dawson City, ein paar hundert, und sie kommen und gehen, wann es ihnen gefallt. Sie bleiben einen staubigen Sommer und vielleicht noch einen schlammigen Winter. Sie sind Saisonarbeiter und Kunstler, Reisende und naturlich Goldsucher. Dawson City ist keine Stadt, die man zur seiner Heimat macht. Dawson City ist ein Ort im Yukon, Kanada. Es konnte aber sein, dass Dieter Reinmuth in Dawson City so etwas wie seine Heimat gefunden hat. Zumindest wohnt er dort. Das alleine aber hat noch nichts zu sagen. Nicht bei Dieter Reinmuth. Er ist jetzt 56, und eigentlich stammt er aus Kiel, genauer: aus Friedrichsort. Auch Friedrichsort ist so ein bisschen die Heimat von Dieter Reinmuth, aber er hat diese erste Heimat schon fruh verlassen. Er war ungefahr 20, als er sich auf sein rotes Fahrrad setzte, um die Welt zu umfahren. Seitdem hat Dieter Reinmuth seine Heimat immer dabei; sie wartet nicht irgendwo zu Hause auf ihn, er nimmt sie einfach mit.;Meine Wurzeln;, sagt er,;trage ich bei mir.; Es ist vielleicht nicht einfach, das zu verstehen. Man muss Dieter Reinmuth kennen lernen, man muss mit ihm reden, man muss ihn erzahlen lassen. Reinmuth hat ein f...
Click here for an article from the German newspaper 'Kieler Nachrichten'. Jul 09 '06 Location: Dawson City, Yukon Territory - A Blog Entry Author: tbaybound About: food wine;a human toe...; Got to Dawson City this morning, checked into our super quaint hostel (no hydro!), where we're staying in a cabin tonight (give me a chance to stretch out a bit!). Our first shower in days was in a sauna type shower room, where you ladled hot water headed by the woodstove, mixed in enough cool water, and washed with that, all in a room that was a comfortable 40 degrees (complete with skylight). It was fabulous. So, after registering at our hostel, and that amazing sauna, we crossed on the free ferry which was a neat experience. The current is amazingly strong. Pulled into Sourdough Joe's for lunch, and had fish and chips--battered salmon was a first for me! Spent the afternoon wandering Dawson, and internetting. Went to the Robert Service cabin, where there was a talk being held about Robert Service and his many antics. A member of the audience (a R.S. buff) jumped at the chance to present his interpretation of The Cremation of Sam McGee, which was animated, and very well done! If you haven't heard of Robert Service, check out The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill, my personal favourite, here: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/bluffs/8336/robertservice/bill.html. Decided on Klondike Kate's for supper which was fun. Had a Yukon Gold beer with my poached salmon. It was salmon day in the Yukon! Wasted a bit of time waiting for cocktail hour, then headed to The Downtown for a Sourtoe cocktail. Ingredients: clear straight spirit of your choice, garnished with a toe. A human toe. A pickled human toe. To get the I had a sourtoe cocktail certificate, the toe has to actually touch your lips in front of witnesses. The witnesses weren't hard to find (lots of tourists out for the fun!), and the gin (my choice) went down quickly, but the toe stayed at the top of the glass. I had to tap it down 'till it touched my lip, much to the delight of the peanut gallery. My favourite comment was from the senior who went after Liv and I: If my grandkids could only see me know! Good times. Back to the campsite and a glorious stretched out (no tent!) sleep, so good rest for the crazy driving day the next day up the Dempster. An article originally published in the Klondike Sun. Hostel Boasts Simple Rustic Luxury. According to Dieter Reinmuth, the owner, manager and creator of the Dawson City River Hostel, when it comes to designing an economical and rustic accommodations it is best to keep it simple. One of the first aspects you can see upon arriving at the hostel is the raw, unvarnished timber that composes the various structures that speckle the area. After a quick tour of the grounds, the bizarre sporadic layout inspires a few questions, such as Why is the kitchen so far away from the dish pit? The answer relates to Dieter's nature-loving mindset. The higher elevation of the sinks is crucial to his elaborate gray-water disposing system. I think that I'm the only one in Dawson that treats his own gray-water, Dieter remarked. This concern for self-sufficiency also carries over into his emphasis on recycling, as blue boxes are wedged under and lined up on the counters of the outdoor kitchen. Unfortunately, composting is not an option as it is sure to attract hungry post-hibernation bears. The wood burned in any of the three stoves, one in the common room, another in the bathhouse and one of course in the kitchen, is actually salvaged building materials from the nearby garbage dump. The effort of being nature-friendly adds to the generally mellow atmosphere of the hostel's cabins, dorm rooms, and camping spaces. While the furthest camping section is the refuge of transient workers looking for an affordable place to stay, it is the tourists from all over the globe that are most likely to make use of the cabins and dorms. For those seeking day trip adventures, the hostel offers bicycles and canoes for rent. For the less adventurous or just plain tired, on sunny days you can sprawl out on what Dieter lovingly calls the sundeck, which is essentially an expanse of level ground covered in white gravel and plastic patio furniture, boasting a fantastic panoramic view of Dawson City. For those not so sunny days, the cozy common room is readily available; a wooden stove and plenty of reading material will help you relax as you sink into the soft dusty couches. These are the best places for whiling away lazy afternoons in amusing, light-hearted conversations with the often-quirky fellow hostel mates. Speaking of quirky characters, visitors will most likely become well acquainted with the hostel's unofficial mascots, Rascal and Roscoe. The former is the neighbor's friendly but perhaps disloyal dog, the latter is a pudgy squirrel that is forever absconding with your daily bread. Another amusing aspect of the hostel is its incredible amount of signs. If you are ever in doubt concerning what is allowed and what is against the rules, simply scan your immediate surroundings and you will soon locate a sign that will supply you with all the information you need and then some! Dieter's current goal is to design and construct a new sauna, complete with stove and cedar benches. The funds for this endeavor will come out of the pockets of the visitors, as he has raised his rates slightly to build this rustic luxury. Hopefully it will be completed by late summer if it's a good season for tourists using his facilities. The sauna will be an enjoyable addition to the already established bathhouse, Dieter's pride and joy. The bathhouse evolved from a creek-side fire pit into an indoor washing room that heats a barrel of water for all your scrubbing needs. In keeping with Dieter's commitment to an electricity, sewer-system and running drinking water free atmosphere, the sauna will be fueled by what mother nature and the dump makes readily available: wood. If you are looking for a laid-back place to stay, be sure to give the Dawson City River Hostel a try. Its distance from the bustling town of Dawson makes a quiet refuge from the hum of tourists, although you might experience the exciting new hum of carefree people looking for a good time. Your stay will be an enjoyable one, and you may meet some interesting travelers like yourself. Taken from the newspaper. 'Kieler Nachrichten'. Dawson City, die alte Goldgraberstadt. Schon der Name ist ein kleines Abenteuer. Es gibt ein paar Holzhauser in Dawson City und ein paar sandige Strassen. Im Sommer, wenn die Sonne brennt, liegt die Luft trage und staubig uber der Stadt. Und wenn im Herbst der Regen fallt, versinken die Menschen schon mal knocheltief im Schlamm. Es gibt nur wenige Menschen in Dawson City, ein paar hundert, und sie kommen und gehen, wann es ihnen gefallt. Sie bleiben einen staubigen Sommer und vielleicht noch einen schlammigen Winter. Sie sind Saisonarbeiter und Kunstler, Reisende und naturlich Goldsucher. Dawson City ist keine Stadt, die man zur seiner Heimat macht. Dawson City ist ein Ort im Yukon, Kanada. Es konnte aber sein, dass Dieter Reinmuth in Dawson City so etwas wie seine Heimat gefunden hat. Zumindest wohnt er dort. Das alleine aber hat noch nichts zu sagen. Nicht bei Dieter Reinmuth. Er ist jetzt 56, und eigentlich stammt er aus Kiel, genauer: aus Friedrichsort. Auch Friedrichsort ist so ein bisschen die Heimat von Dieter Reinmuth, aber er hat diese erste Heimat schon fruh verlassen. Er war ungefahr 20, als er sich auf sein rotes Fahrrad setzte, um die Welt zu umfahren. Seitdem hat Dieter Reinmuth seine Heimat immer dabei; sie wartet nicht irgendwo zu Hause auf ihn, er nimmt sie einfach mit.;Meine Wurzeln;, sagt er,;trage ich bei mir.; Es ist vielleicht nicht einfach, das zu verstehen. Man muss Dieter Reinmuth kennen lernen, man muss mit ihm reden, man muss ihn erzahlen lassen. Reinmuth hat ein f...
