Hello and greetings,
This will be the final part of the Hostels and Youth Travel Series.
As the final step, I thought it would be appropriate to try and describe how to pick a hostel, and to make sure you don’t end up staying somewhere you won’t enjoy.
As I was saying in my previous post, there are a lot of different types of hostels; and this can be a daunting thought, especially for beginner travellers with little or no experience with hostels.
When I first started travelling, I had NO IDEA how many different types of hostels there were. To be honest, it didn’t even occur to me at the time that there were different types of hostels.
Now that I know there are options out there, I can at least try to make an effort to help out new travellers.
And honestly, it’s really easy.
Whenever I try to find a place to stay, I use a website called Hostel World ( hostelworld.com ) to at least get started.
There, you can search the city/country you’ll be going to and it’ll come up with a list of every hostel there. Then you can filter your search so it will match your price range, room style preference, on site facilities, et cetera. After that, you can pick and choose whichever hostel you want.
Or, you can simply google the type of hostel you’d like to stay in. If you search for ‘party hostels in Prague’, they’ll turn up.
If you’re not sure where to even start, I’d recommend picking a chain hostel like Wombats for your first destination to give yourself an idea about what kind of place you’d like to stay at.
If you’ve got some ideas, but aren’t sure about whether it’s right for you, talk to your fellow travellers. A few of the hostels I’ve stayed in I went to because other travellers recommended them to me. Chances are someone has either been or heard of a good place to stay where you’re going, or can help you find somewhere you’d be comfortable with.
People are friendly.
And remember, you can always look in to where you’ll be staying. Hostel World has a summary and reviews for every hostel on site, and if that’s not good enough, Google does too.
But all in all, it’s pretty easy to find a hostel. Just do your research, ask around, and you can always call the hostel if you have any questions.
That’s all for now. I think I’ll probably start posting about my personal experiences whilst travelling, tell some stories and such.
Good luck on hostel picking, and have some great adventures!
Peace : )
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