Hey I'm looking for a social hostel and those 2 came up the most. I've already been to a onefam (Notting Hill) and I had a blast but I'm open to other suggestions.

I remember when I was younger I was on YouTube and I saw this channel of a company that had almost hostile type things all over the United States, where we could rent a membership and you could go into anyone of there locations and sleep and shower and stuff like that. Does anyone remember that???

Hi! Does anyone reccomend hostels in Cairo that have tours they offer as well though them? Itll just be my sister and I travelling and were hoping for a one stop shop! Thank you

I’m fairly new to hostels and have been backpacking Northern Italy for a few days and I am so curious… is it normal for children (like actual toddlers) and old people (like fully grey hair and wrinkles) to stay in party hostels? The single non-party hostel I stayed in was entirely 20-30 year olds, meanwhile every party hostel I’ve stayed in has had children, elderly, or both. If you’re elderly or have children, please please please explain to me why you would choose to stay in a party hostel. I am trying to be open minded, but it’s honestly super uncomfortable sharing a bunk bed with a 70-year old & drinking with children around 😭

I'm planning to visit several European countries during my gap year. I've been researching which visa I should get to be able to work for accommodation in hostels and save money. However, from the anecdotal information I've come across, it seems that many people don’t bother obtaining a working holiday visa and simply rely on their tourist visa. It appears to be more of a "don’t ask, don’t tell" situation. Where hostels don't check for visas or don't even care if you have it or not. Is this true? I’m American and plan to move frequently, staying in each hostel for no longer than three weeks at a time. I feel like all this planning and worrying about the visa is a waste of time if this is true

Staying for 5 days, looking for "rustic" solutions

I'm just asking for curiosity to hostel owners/employees. Sometimes i see young female backpackers who show up at a hostel with a reservation, take a look around, complain then cancel the reservation and leave. Usually its these types of make the complaints, while the men are just looking for some place that is budget. Whats your experience? Thanks

Hi yall,

I'm doing some solo travel this summer (June and july) across Europe for the first time and I'm planning on mostly staying in hostels. I was hoping for this trip not to over plan and kind of go wherever as I feel it, but I'm wondering about how easy it is to get rooms short notice. I don't mind shopping around a bit to find a room, but do prices tend to spike when you're booking the day of or is it not too bad? I know I'm going during busy season, so are most places going to be booked up?

Thanks for any advice!!

Hey all! When I can get information if the hostel offers only-male rooms too? On all sites I read only about mixed rooms and only-female rooms. Do all hostels offer all three possibilities (male, female and mixed rooms)?

Thanks for advices

Okay so I am staying in a hostel when I go to New York in January and I paid online and have a reservation now.

This is my first time ever in a hostel so I am a little confused about what I am about to explain.

When I made the reservation, I thought I paid fully for five nights, meaning I thought I would not have to pay anything else when I arrived and that it was all online. It says that the amount due is $306.26 and I am confused because I thought if I paid online, that was it.

I am asking if anyone knows if I am supposed to pay them $306.26 when I arrive there? It says I already paid $27.90 and that is confusing me even more.

Here is what it says (I can not show a picture, but I want to post it here so people can understand what I mean):

TOTAL USD 0.00

Subtotal USD 279.00

Deposit USD 27.90

NYC Hotel Room Occupancy Tax, NYS Hotel Unit Fee USD 14.00

NYS/NYC Sales Tax, NYS Hotel Room Occupancy Tax USD 41.16

Amount Paid USD 27.90

GRAND TOTAL USD 334.16

BALANCE DUE USD 306.26

(I am so sorry I am uneducated and I am trying to learn, if anyone can help me understand this, please do, sorry if this is confusing, I tried to explain it the best I could.)

Has anyone here ever bought a house and turned it into a hostel in the US? If so are there any weird regulations? did you lose money? are there any strategies you recommend?

thanks in advance

Hey! I'm planning to go to Budapest for 3 nights, alone (m22). Is it good idea to stay at hostel more for one night? I wanna try to socialise more and eventually make new long term friends, but I'm not sure if it's good idea to go to party hostel (as solo traveler) or to classic hostel (young guy among adult couples like 30s 40s).

Should I try the hostel or to stay in hotel? I wanna make the trip as cheap as possible.

Thanks for advices

Hey everyone, I've been staying in a hostel (more like a Coliving) for about a month and there's this unemployed tech bro staying here who is really grinding my gears. He's very socially awkward and somewhat disliked from the other long-term guests here (stories include telling a guy he should "give up" on his startup, inviting a girl out to the movies and leaving her there to go do something else), but ultimately can't do anything about as long as his money is good.

In terms of me, he hasn't done anything quite that bad, just one annoying thing. He always lays spread out on the shared couch, taking up as much space as possible, and makes it to where you basically can't enter or leave the hostel without talking to him. He also tries to join in my plans, which at first I allowed for sake of being social but he's just the worst to do stuff with as everything needs to be catered to him and he's just not interesting.

Anyways, since then whenever I come and go, he always asks me "where are you going?" or "where were you?". He might not have ill intent but like, we're not friends, he's not my mother, and while I don't have anything to hide, it's kinda not his business? Anyways, I kinda wanna say something to him on that and honestly the other stuff too on behalf of everyone else since I'm leaving in a couple days and have nothing to lose there, but wasn't sure if I'm being the weird one here. So yeah, let me know

Good afternoon group,

I posted something before but I wna be more specific. I am opening a Hostel in Dubai in 2025 (operative 1Q), and I am looking for an experienced Hostel Manager for a consultation job or even to come for a few weeks on-site before the opening to help with the fine tunes.

Feel free to DM for more information and to discuss collabs

Thanks!

Looking for a hostel ideally somewhere warm (but not a requirement) in December, departing from Boston. Definitely international. Just looking to do a quick trip somewhere, so not too far from an airport. It has to have high speed wifi and some type of coworking space. I’m sick of scrolling on Hostelworld and looking for someone to just tell me where I should go 🥵🤠 ty in advance!

Hi everyone, I’ve paid a ₹6,000 advance for a 3-sharing room, but I’m looking for someone to take over my spot. The actual rent is ₹8,700 per month. If anyone is interested in replacing me and taking up this space, please let me know!

Staying for the first time in a hostel in Dublin, any recommendations? Trying to meet people, party and explore for my birthday. Any recommendations?

Hello community!

I would like to gain a better understanding of solo travelling in hostels as I am conducting primary research for a solo travellers only hostel concept in downtown Los Angeles.

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I appreciate your valuable insights and participation. Thank you in advance!

Any hostels is Chattanooga available second weekend in December??:)

Will be in town the 5th - 8th on a short work trip! Not looking for much just a comfy place to stay!

Me and a mate who’s 18 (I’m a 17) are planning a trip to Bangkok and Phuket. I was wondering whether I’ll have any issue being under 18 in the better hostels etc. Any advice?

Going to Biarritz France this sunday, any hostel or cheap price recommend?

Hi there,

I'm planning a trip to portugal with my partner and would like to visit obidos, nazaré and Leira. Do any of you know of a good hostel where I can visit these locations easily?

We would be headed there from lisbon.

I'm assuming theses are places that can be visited on a day trip so a shuttle bus would be nice. Is one night enough time to visit all 3 spots?

If any of you have a good recommendation please let me know.

Thank you!

Say Dec 15 to Jan 5th, do the hostels have normal amounts of people or are there less travelings during this time?

Do the hostels do events?

I was there during dia los muertos and they had several events happening hosted/ organized by the hostels

I've been in about 80 or so. Will post mine in a comment a bit later. Anyone else can go first.

Hello everyone

I had a flight booked to Vienna, but unfortunately WizzAir cancelled the flight last second and i still have a booking.com stay at Do Stepp Inn Central (Südtiroler Pl. 3, 1040 Wien, Austria) for the period between 12-17th of November. The place is great and has great reviews, and i stayed at Do Stepp Inn before and they were great!

WizzAir won't compensate me for it, so I am willing to give it away at a discounted price which can be discussed, thank you.

I'm a guy, I'm going be traveling across France, Italy and maybe Greece. Hostels in general sounded like a great idea! However, I do not want to be around people just openly having sex in a hostel. Others will feel different but just for me I can't sleep or nor do I want to be around it.

So for those who've traveled in hostels I'd love to hear how often this happens. Is it like 10% of the time? 30%? I just want a ballpark number.

Reading some of these posts about it I get the feeling it's fairly often, in which case I should probably just get a hotel.

Obviously the ones on top of bars I can imagine would have a lot of sex related activities.

Hi everyone, I (28m) will be traveling through Europe next week for 10 days and am booking hostels right now.

My destinations are London, Amsterdam, Dresden, Berlin, and Frankfurt.

I was curious if anyone had recommendations on where to stay for these cities. In London (my first stop for 2 nights), I am picking between Wombats and onefam (open to other ideas).

Normally I can be a little introverted but I want to meet people and be social and enjoy the night life as much as I also want tour the city and meet the locals. Appreciate any insight!

I love to travel, but don't do it nearly as often as I would like to for budgetary reasons. I've shyed away for years from hostels as I'm not the most social or extroverted person, but ive started considering it as an option if I want to save money. I know you can get private rooms and avoid the hassle of socializing, but in the end you're better off getting an airbnb at that same price, and not saving money like you would in a shared room.

If im a super shy and introverted person, what are some good tips for shy people staying at hostels to still enjoy their time there?

Is having female-only bunk rooms in hostels a non negotiable for you, or are you okay traveling without one? I’m trying to figure out if an extra €5/night is worth it for my upcoming Italy trip (for context-I am a broke uni student)

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Hello guys, has anybody stayed in any hostels on Borneo Island( Malaysian part). I am interested if you could book one/two-day trips to some national parks or scuba places directly from the hostel.

And if yes, what were the prices ranges