Hostel Displays Austin Artists' Murals

The hostel sits on top of Thai Noodle House, located right across the street from the UT campus, and doubles as a gallery for aspiring artists. Andy Ward, 2011 UT alumnus and owner of Drifter Jack’s, opened the hostel in early October 2013, right in time for the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Ward himself is an avid traveler and spent the past five years backpacking through more than 35 countries.

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