These are my top 20 favorite hostels and hotels I stayed at on the Appalachian Trail:

Hostels on the AT:
1:17 Chica and Sunsets Hostel Franklin, NC
3:49 Natures Inn Hostel and Cabins Flag Pond, TN
8:11 Kind of Outdoorsy Hostel Duncannon, PA
13:12 Shaws Hiker Hostel Monson, ME
15:29 Hostel of Maine Carrabassett, ME
10:37 Rattle River Hostel Shelburne, NH
5:16 Angels Rest Hiker Haven Pearisburg, VA

Honorable Mentions:
18:02 Your Home in the Woods Blairsville, GA
18:50 Blue Ridge Mtn Company The Trailer Hot Springs, NC
19:38 Appalachian Trail Lodge Millinocket, ME
20:23 Barn Door Hostel Rumney, NH

Hotels on the AT:
21:44 Amicalola Falls Lodge Dawsonville, Georgia
22:21 Fontana Dam Lodge Fontana, NC
23:18 The Appy Lodge Gatlinburg, TN
24:45 Iron Horse Station Inn Hot Springs, NC
25:41 The Station Inn Pawling, NY
Town and Lake Motel Rangeley, ME
27:06 Dowd’s Country Inn Lyme, NH
28:20 The Norwich Inn Norwich, VT