Laughing Heart Lodge Hostel

Located on the Appalachian Trail, Laughing Heart Lodge Hostel offers a cozy and affordable place to stay for hikers as they travel along the trail. The lodge offers a place of respite and rejuvenation with all the amenities of home.

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Just minutes from downtown Hot Springs, NC, The Hostel at The Laughing Heart Lodge is an affordable, clean and cozy place to stay. Located on the Appalachian Trail at the southern end of Hot Springs the lodge and hostel are the first buildings hikers encounter as they hike north. Built in 1974 the hostel is a place of rejuvenation for many hikers on the Appalachian Trail. “It’s peaceful here, the people are great and the price is right,” said James Foster an AT hiker. Accommodations include 8 rooms (and bunk rooms for groups), a common area for socializing, DVD player, Wi-Fi, a kitchen with refrigerator, hot plate, coffee maker, toaster and mi- crowave. Rocking chairs on the lawn offer tranquil repose for tired feet. Since 1903 the property home to the Laughing Heart Lodge has been a place of respite and rejuvenation.

In November 1890, Colonel J. H. Rumbough sold 7 acres of land to Alexander H. Mott and his wife Elizabeth. Alexander and Elizabeth sought the cool mountain air and the healing mineral bathes of the local springs for their ailing daughter. When asked how she felt about Laughing Heart In 2003, the property was purchased through a trust Lodge and her involvement in it, Jenna’s reply was, established for Jenna Nagle following a brain injury. “It makes my heart feel good to know that I am She and one of her assistants named it “Laughing helping people.” Heart Lodge.” Karen Nagle, Jenna’s mother, and her friend Karen Moore dreamed of creating a place for healing and hope, for rest and renewal. The Hostel at Laughing Heart Lodge is located at 289 U.S. 25 Hot Springs, NC.

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