July 2012. If you're allergic to cats you will not want to stay at this hostel. At least two mousers have the run of the place. My son and I planned to start a hike from there til I saw them. Raining like ahem, Cats and Dogs, we drove to Dahlonega for the night. The following night we bunked at Low Gap shelter with 4 other hikers that stayed at Neels Gap shelter. The girl in the group was bit from head to toe with either bed bugs or flea bites. A couple of local idiots had peed in Low Gap shelter. Saw a couple of guys yucking it up on the way in. They had no gear. Still raining the 6 of us washed it down as best we could and toughed it out. Needless to say I was expecting better from my first hike on the AT. Undaunted we're going back in 2013, this time with tents no mater how much it rains.