There are hostels that actually feel like home and the people over there make you feel like family. A few of such hostels are:
1. The Blue Sheep Tirthan, Banjar, Himachal Pradesh
2. Firgun, Shoja, Himachal Pradesh
3. The Hosteller, Bir, Himachal Pradesh
4. Zostel, Kaza, Himachal Pradesh
(I'm sorry but I hardly step out of Himachal Pradesh, the land doesn't let me)