With the Internet, it’s so easy to look and book for accomodations for your trips. However it can be a double edge sword: with the rising number of hostels going online and hostel review sites up, it can get quite hard to pick which one you’ll book with.
These are the things I consider when picking a hostel:
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The best way is, I guess, is to ask recommendations from friends who has travelled in the area or members of travel forums like BootsnAll.com
There are other services that hostels offer such as a tour/travel arrangements, common room with TVs and console games, kitchen facilities, shuttles to town, and yes, even bar hops. Most of the hostels in one area offers almost the same facilities and services, but sometimes, one has a service or facility the other does not offer. Just check which ones would apply to you and your needs.
In the end, my advice is this: Hostels are not hotels. The price difference makes that clear. You can have high expectations from the website presentation and customer ratings, but bear in mind that you also get what you pay for. It *is* possible to get exceptional service and great facilities, but don’t expect a 5-star accomodation.
This post was last modified on Sunday, 3 October 2010 23:18
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