Ever heard the phrase “It’s 5:00 somewhere”? That may not mean much when you are on holiday, but it’s still pretty unusual for everyone at the hostel to go out partying before 10 p.m. So here's a little incentive if you want to start early. $1 drinks. What?! In a city where rent is $3K a month? Yep, you read right. But you have to be ready to start drinking early (...like that’s really a problem). Monroe is a lounge just up the road from Pacific Tradewinds Hostel that throws a Battle of the Decades party every Friday. This means that they play 60s music at 5 p.m. and serve $1 cocktails and beer, play 70s music at 6 p.m. and serve $2 cocktails and beer, play 80s music at 7 p.m. and serve $3 cocktails and beer, etc. etc. until 10 p.m. It's one of our favorite weekly parties in San Francisco. It's free entry, cash only, and it gets VERY crowded really quickly, so plan accordingly!