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In fitting with its mission to provide an affordable, welcoming, safe, comfortable space for travelers and local community members seeking to meet people from different backgrounds, to make friends, to celebrate Louisville and other parts of Kentucky, to develop an expanded appreciation for different places and to be continually inspired to travel to new places the Louisville, Kentucky hostel, ideally, would have:

• a place for a desk and computer to check guests in and out
• at least one bunk room for women only, with at least six bunk beds (eight would be better)
• at least one bunk room for men only, with at least six bunk beds (eight would be better)
• at least one co-ed bunk room, with at least six bunk beds (eight would be better)
• at least two rooms with a lockable door for couples or families*
• plenty of shared bathrooms and showers for all guests
• a small, private studio apartment for the on-call volunteer host
• lockers
• a lockable room for staff only, with a safe
• a panic button that immediate calls 911 for an emergency at the hostel
• Internet access for guests
• two washers and a dryer
• bedding for rent
• a kitchen with an abundance of cookware and utensils, two refrigerators, a large sink (two would be better) and at least one stove with four burners
• space for a large communal table, or two communal tables, where at least half of guests could eat at once
• a large meeting room for presentations and events
• a projector for slide show presentations
• covered bicycle parking in the backyard with a permanent rack allowing bikes to be securely locked
• bicycle parking in the front yard for community members participating in hostel events
• a bicycle repair station
• a fenced backyard with a lockable gate
• surveillance cameras for the front and back doors and any other outside areas where appropriate
• a covered area allowing for a movie screen and small stage in the back yard, with enough room around it for 50 people in an audience
• a grill
  

*The goal would be enough beds for 30 guests.

Events that could cater specifically to guests but could welcome local community members to participate as well:

• Travelogue reading nights
• Game nights
• Walking Tours
• Workshops (safety while traveling, campsite cooking, humanitarian work abroad, slide show and narrative about a particular adventure, country or region, etc.)
• Small concerts
• Music jam sessions
• Indoor movie nights
• Outdoor movie nights
• Tap Tasting evenings
• Wine Tasking evenings
• Brewery Tours
• Communal watching for sports events
• Communal meals

• Proposed Administration & Fundraising for a Louisville, Kentucky Travelers' Hostel
• A Louisville, Kentucky Travelers' Hostel: Steps to Make This Happen

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