Hostels are...

What hostel actually means is "A guarded, cheap living quarter for travelers."

HOSTELS

They get you familiar with different people from all over. Great way to establish new friends. If you are a traveler you are welcome. There are all forms or hostellers. Proves that great places don't have to cost an arm and a leg. Can be found all around the world. There are large ones, and small ones. Helps you save your money for the things you really want. Gives you social comfort ability. An atmosphere that can't be compared with any other. Just flat out fun!

To sum it up hostels are a way to save money. Do all of the important things on your trip, like, meeting new friends and learning different cultures. With the homely experience you will receive, it would be a mistake to make any other decision. After your hostel experience you should have lots of stories to tell.


If you have never stayed in a hostel be prepared for the following:

- To keep costs down services and hours are limited.
- It is impossible generalize about one place, all hostels are different.
- You loose privacy but you are rewarded with meeting people from all over the world.
If you like meeting people I am sure you will like hostelling.
- Many hostels are small places with limited staff. Do not knock at the manager's door at late.
- Most hostels are not located in the "high rent" districts. Many are situated in minority communities which are usually safe and have their own little thing to offer.
- Even though you may be used to more privacy than a hostel has to offer, let yourself be taken by the atmosphere and blend in.

The basic understanding of hostels or hostelling for that matter is that, it is an inexpensive method of accommodation, through which people from all walks of life and backgrounds can come together and interact at a familiar place, and learn something from one another. This is main difference between regular hotels/motels and hostels.