| One thing I learned while my boyfriend and I were | | | | cheap. Even still, the private rooms we found were |
| traveling Europe on a budget last year is that hostels | | | | also an undeniable value. We enjoyed our experiences |
| are well worth looking into. While you do have to be | | | | at hostels even if they weren't the best quality |
| careful about the quality and cleanliness of the rooms, | | | | anyway. For us, it was simply a place to sleep as we |
| as well as the location with respect to safety and | | | | spent all our days out exploring anyway. We never felt |
| easy transportation, you'll be okay as long as you do | | | | that we missed out on anything by staying in a hostel |
| your research. Any time we searched for any hostel - | | | | compared to a hotel. Honestly, if anything, we met |
| or hotel for that matter- we made sure to check | | | | some really cool like-minded people from all over the |
| these things out. See if the hostel has its own website, | | | | world in the lounge areas and had some very |
| check for location and ways to get to where you | | | | interesting conversations. This is something that is just |
| want to be from there and read some reviews of | | | | not encouraged at a hotel and an experience we |
| other people who stayed there. We were very lucky | | | | would have missed out on had we booked a hotel. |
| and always found pretty good rooms at hostels. There | | | | Overall, I highly recommend looking into hostels, |
| were definitely some hostels we stayed in that were | | | | especially in Europe. There are so many valuable |
| a lot nicer than some hotels I've seen. However, I know | | | | spots in central locations all over the EU. In our own |
| others who have had their problems hostelling. All in all, | | | | personal adventures we found the best site for |
| you need to be sure you are getting a deal that has | | | | searching and researching hostels to be |
| value, not just a cheap room. This is sometimes the | | | | I should also note that has been named the top online |
| difference between a nice comfy stay and a disaster | | | | hostel booking site by EyeForTravel at |
| visit where you feel uncertain and uneasy in your room | | | | This study found that has a lower rate by |
| and hostel area. So, that said, I can happily recommend | | | | approximately 4.2%, or roughly 7GBP. The savings are |
| hostels as an alternative accommodation for budget | | | | even better for the most popular destinations as well, |
| travelers as long as they know what they are getting | | | | such as Paris and Sydney. To show their confidence |
| into. | | | | the site has actually now put in place a price |
| Now, to be honest a lot of times my boyfriend and I | | | | guarantee that if a customer finds a cheaper price |
| stayed at hostels we got our own private room. (It is | | | | within 24 hours they will be refunded the difference. |
| nice for couples to have their privacy on holiday!) So, | | | | You really can't argue with that. They are obviously |
| we never really took advantage of the awesome | | | | confident that they offer the best value. Check them |
| deals you can get by taking a bed in a dorm room and | | | | out today and good luck finding your best value! |
| sharing with others. These rooms are unbelievably | | | | |