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Frequently
Asked Questions - Hostels
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What is a hostel? |
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hostel is an inexpensive budget accommodation facility, where
you meet like-minded travelers. Some offer kitchen facilities
and most have a liberal attitude towards backpacker travelers. |
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I need membership to stay in a hostel? |
| In
a backpacker independent hostel there is NO membership needed,
but you can always buy a discount card from ISE
Cards. If you are staying at hostels of the IYHF
International Youth Hostel Federation then yes you need
to be a member. |
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Is there an age limit to stay in hostels? |
In
a backpacker hostels NO. All ages are welcome.
In some International Youth Hostel Federation hostels there
can be age limit up to 26 years. |
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What are dormitories and doubles ? |
| Dormitory
rooms can consist of 4 to 8 beds in a room (sometimes more)
most are coed (girls and guys together). Do ask for single sex
rooms if it bothers you sharing. Then again some hostels only
have single sex dormitories. |
Double
rooms or private rooms can consist of 2 or more single beds
up to 4 in a room or a double bed. Check with each individual
hostel for their exact room arrangements.
Some hostels have only a few private rooms and they may not
guarantee availability, remember hostels are not hotels ! |
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What facilities are available in hostels? |
We
invite you to look at the detail pages of each hostel of this
site, BackpackingEurope.com, as we consider facilities available
to the backpacker of vital importance.
Most offer kitchens, Internet access, private rooms and dormitories
and some with private bathrooms as well. Important things like
whether sheets and bedding are provided or not, reception hours
etc can again be found on each hostel detail page. For example
Swiss
Alps Retreat . |
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| Is
backpacking safe for single travelers? |
For
the most part yes ! With comprehensive travel networks like
BackpackingEurope.com for example, where single travelers can
literally go from one recommended hostel to another via a relatively
safe and easy to use rail system within Europe, the answer to
this question remains unchanged. We do however recommend that
you as a traveler allow your common sense and intuition to prevail
at all times.
Be sensible about arriving at a hostel by a decent hour, as
some hostel receptions are not open 24hrs a day. This is for
your own safety. |
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| I
stayed at a hostel and I have a complaint. |
| All
hostels listed on BackpackingEurope.com are separate enterprises
and BackpackingEurope does not own or manage them. Should you
wish to direct a complaint about a hostel we will be happy to
forward your message to the relevant hostel if you care to email
us at info@ BackpackingEurope.com.
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