Shared bathroom instead of room service? –
Everyone wants to travel, but budget seems to be a topic for old, young and everyone in between. Since the concept of “Youth Hostels” was created in 1909 in Germany, the movement flourished in the country and the rest of Europe followed soon after. By the early 1930s nearly 3,000 hostels had been opened across the continent, but they seemed to have a specific target group back then: young travellers. In the past years hostel culture has grown even more around the whole globe and not only young people are resorting to hostel stays anymore.
Bigger cities are dealing with growing tourism, food, activities, and accommodations are getting more expensive as we speak. So where to with all these travel-hungry people? Hostels seem to be a popular choice: They’re cheap, more sociable, and lastly, they’re flexible. Community areas are often designed to engage, there are self-check-in and check-out options, as well as varying accommodation choices, and most importantly, they’re often more pocket-friendly than hotels.
Even other known travel options like Airbnb are now becoming less attractive than hostels due to high prices, hidden fees and hostels simply offering more value at a lower cost.
We stayed at a large hostel in a well-known metropolis in the north of the western world. You might have guessed it right: Copenhagen. And we did not only stay here, we talked to other guests about their experiences, their pros and cons and what they have to say about Hostel Life.
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