Euro-Style Hostels on a Budget in Buenos Aires

European vacations are the stuff of dreams, and are often on those so-called “bucket lists” for people who don’t travel much. It’s easy to understand why a trip to Europe is such a big deal, with all the history, art, scenery, and great food that’s found there. But what if you wanted to experience something [...]

Book Your Hostel ASAP for the Vancouver Olympics in 2010

With the summer now over in the Northern Hemisphere (sorry to be the one to deliver the bad news), we’re officially on the downward slope of 2009. Which means 2010 is right around the corner, and with it come the Winter Olympics.

Want to sleep during your vacation? Choose your Dublin hostel carefully.

Dublin is one of those places that’s ideal for a weekend city break from continental Europe, which makes it an incredibly popular destination for things like hen and stag parties. But even without those out-of-town partyers arriving to celebrate one person’s last moments of pre-married life, the city is notorious for its raucous Temple Bar [...]

Five of Europe’s most notorious hostels

It’s a strange phenomenon that many of Europe’s most famous hostels are also the ones that get the most criticism. Perhaps the best known places attract the most newcomers to the hostel game, so these places are often filled with people who’ve yet to learn the standards of common decency for hostels yet? Or it [...]

Older hostel guests are invading

We recently wrote about the obvious fact that more hostels are adding private rooms to their offerings, and this phenomenon brings up another undeniable trend in hostelling, and one that is closely related as to that as well. Especially in the past 5 years or so, the number of older people using hostels as a [...]

100 Years of Hostelling, Honored With a Stamp?

Hostels are so taken for granted as great budget accommodations that independent travelers can find just about everywhere on earth, that it’s kind of weird to think about the history of hostelling. So let’s do that for a moment, shall we? Hostelling is coming up on its 100th anniversary in 2009. You might think the [...]

More hostels have more private rooms

As someone who has been traveling on a low budget for more years than I care to admit, I can tell you of one great trend in the hostel community that has become more clear every year: More and more hostels are adding private rooms to their menu of choices. The total number of hostels [...]

Barcelona Urbany: New Eco-Friendly Hostel

Everyone’s trying to “go green” these days, and that includes travelers. And green travel isn’t just restricted to buying carbon offsets or staying in expensive “green” resorts – even budget travelers can be more eco-friendly these days. One easy way to do that is to stay in green hostels, which are becoming more common. A [...]

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