Comments on: 10 Things I Hate About Hostels

By: Brook

Brook — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:55:36 +0000

I’m happy to see a hostel read the post! Hopefully you take my criticisms constructively…all I really want are some clean sheets and bathrooms, comfortable temperatures, and low prices. I’m sure a lot of others, particularly those of us who aren’t 18-20 year old “youths” anymore, are more interested in a clean and relaxing environment than in a communal urban camping experience. I can’t tell you how many bed bug bites I’ve gotten while staying in hostels and budget hotels—too many!!
Thanks for visiting and hopefully I’ll get a chance to stay at Nest Hostel Barcelona one day!

By: Hostels Barcelona

Hostels Barcelona — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:47:23 +0000

Hi mate,

I am glad to found this blog cause of your comments, I will defiantly follow your adventure!

Good luck

By: Brook

Brook — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:31:49 +0000

Hey Marlina!
Hostels should be high on any backpacker’s list. They are such great resources for travelers. And the prices are tough to beat—$3/night!! Wow.

Here’s another option for your toolkit: couchsurfing.org
I’ll write a blog on couchsurfing in a couple weeks. This is my favorite way to travel!! It takes work to find people you think you’ll match with, but you’ll end up with a new friend, free accommodations, and probably an incredible experience you never would have gotten alone.

I travel with a sleep sheet, too! It keeps the bedbugs off your skin when you’re in those not-so-clean hotels/hostels…

By: Marlina

Marlina — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:23:02 +0000

Brook,

Hm.. hostel is my frist place to hunt before flying to new country… so far the chepest hostel i stay was in melaka under USD 3/night. For Sure you never expect clean beds or linens but i always prepared to bring thin lines just in case.. one says no need to pay more just to put your head for a night. After traveling around you will be very tired & will sleep soon.

Cheer traveling.
Marlina

By: Brook

Brook — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:57:25 +0000

Anil, always glad to see your comments!
I’ve been on the road for 11 days now this year and 9 of those have been in hostels…so all the negative things I have to say about hostels are overriden by my desire for inexpensive lodging (and secondarily, the additional positives I’ve already blogged about)!
We’re different in that all I really want are clean sheets and a clean bathroom. I stay longer at hostels that are cleaner.

By: Anil

Anil — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:43:48 +0000

Overwhelmingly I like hostels and they vary so much. I don’t like hostels where finding a relatively quiet place to work is difficult (since I work from the road) or where people are entirely inconsiderate. Dirt, uncomfortable beds, etc. don’t bother me as much.