11 Tips to Successfully Picking a Good Hostel (2019 Edition) | Be Good Hostel blog
Updated:1/18/2019|January18th,2019Incrediblehostels[1]arealwayshardtocomeby.Ontheroad,you’llhavemore“thishostelwasmeh”momentsthan“wow!Thishostelisamazing,Ineverwanttoleave”moments!Hostelsaremorethanthephysicalplace.I’vestayedindumpswhereIhadfun,becauseofthepeoplethere.AndI’vebeentoamazing,beautifulhostelsthatboredmetodeath.Hostelsareanatmosphere.It’sacombinationofthefacilities,staff,amenities,andpeoplethatmakesahostelthebesthostelintheworld.Whileyoucan’talwayspredictthepeoplebutyoucanatleast...
Updated: 1/18/2019 | January 18th, 2019Incredible hostels[1] are always hard to come by. On the road, you’ll have more “this hostel was meh” moments than “wow! This hostel is amazing, I never want to leave” moments!
Hostels are more than the physical place.
I’ve stayed in dumps where I had fun, because of the people there.
And I’ve been to amazing, beautiful hostels that bored me to death.
Hostels are an atmosphere. It’s a combination of the facilities, staff, amenities, and people that makes a hostel the best hostel in the world.
While you can’t always predict the people but you can at least increase your odds of landing in a hostel that you never want to leave.
When trying to pick a good hostel, here is my advice on what to consider when you look for your next one based on over a decade of experience and thousands of hostels:
1. Cheaper is not always betterBudget travelers[2] have a natural inclination to go with the cheapest thing ...