What You Need to Know About Hostels
- Ayse Serra Isil
- Aug 31, 2017
- 3 min read
Hostels are quite same one to another all around the world but if you have never stayed in hostels and you wanna give it a try, this post is especially for you, enjoy!
Staying with Strangers
This part might feels a little bit uncomfortable but do not panic and afraid, imagine that you are staying in the dorm and many dorms also have rooms for fewer people. In addition to that, if you are traveling with two or three friends of yours then in some hostels you can book a private room. It is less expensive and comfortable compare to other hotels.
Bring Lock with You
For this part, it depends on the hostel but ninety percent of hostels ask you to bring your own lock. You can check that out the mail you received from the hostel as well. They mention this part most of the times. I recommend you to buy standard luck because it is more likely to fit nay wardrobe you are going to use. Once I did not even lock my wardrobe, it depends on your trust to others but always watch out your stuff. In addition to that, some hostels have a little wardrobe for only your priorities but no one steals clothes, I believe.
Choose the One With Breakfast
Depending on the hostel, hostel may have a breakfast included or not. I experienced most of them have and if it is known like Hello Hostels in US, you may eat your best meal of the day. It is really fulfilling. Do not forget to grab some snacks for the rest of the day as well, because there are always snacks or fruits you can take with you.
Towels
Some hostels have towels to give free, some hostels rent the towel for 2-3 Euros/Dollars. It totally depends on you but if you do not have a small towel that you can carry with you, then I recommend you to get from reception.
Kitchen
Honestly, the best part about the hostels is they have kitchen you can use however you like. If you do not wanna eat dinner outside, you can buy some frozen stuff or pasta, salad and you can cook something for yourself. You generally label your name and the duration of your stay and no one touches you food, you do take others' as well. It is a great deal I guess!
Get Information about The City
Generally hostels have so many events you can join to meet with new people and they know when there is a free stuff going on around the city. So, they help you to get around cheaper!
Joining the Events the Hostel has Planned
Some hostels do Cinema Nights or free walking tours and so on. In this way, you can meet with new people and learn more about the history. Always open to new experience!
Meeting with New People
If you stay in Hotel, you will be staying alone in the hotel room and you may be comfortable but you might also miss so many information that you can get from other tourist who stayed longer than you do or know much more about the city. It is a great exchange opportunity. In hostels, people are quite open to talk with stranger and when you are bored you can always talk with anyone in the room or the kitchen or the lobby!
How to find the Best Hostel in the Town
When you search the hostels in the city on Google, there are search sites specially for Hostels and they always have more information and cheaper options. Additionally, they are all showing how close the hostel to the city centre.
