6 Ways to Avoid Staying in a Bad Hostel | Once Hostel blog
LastUpdated:01/04/2020|January3rd,2020Whatmakesagoodhostel?Howdoyouavoidabadhostel?AfterstayinginoverathousandhostelssinceIfirststartedtravelingtheworld,I’vebecomequiteadeptatfiguringoutveryquicklyifthehostelownersknowwhattheyaredoingorjustrandomlywokeuponedayandsaid“Let’sopenahostel.Itsoundslikefun.”Whilehostelsareallaboutthepeople,managementcandoafewthingstomaketheirhosteltheperfectframeworkformakingyourexperiencebetter.Certainfeaturesmakeahostelmemorable(commonrooms,groupactivities,andkit...
Last Updated: 01/04/2020 | January 3rd, 2020What makes a good hostel? How do you avoid a bad hostel? After staying in over a thousand hostels since I first started traveling the world, I’ve become quite adept at figuring out very quickly if the hostel owners know what they are doing or just randomly woke up one day and said “Let’s open a hostel. It sounds like fun.”
While hostels are all about the people, management can do a few things to make their hostel the perfect framework for making your experience better. Certain features make a hostel memorable (common rooms, group activities, and kitchens) while others can make them forgettable (push-button showers, general filth, and unknowledgeable staff).
All of my favorite hostels share common traits that make them some of the best in the world. In the video below, I talk about the six main things you want to look for when picking a hostel to stay at.
1. Is There a Common Room?I love meeting new people wh...