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I thought hostels were gross until a guy in Lisbon showed me his $19 a night spot
I always paid extra for private rooms because I figured shared ones were dirty and loud. Then a traveler I met in Lisbon pulled up his booking from a place near Alfama, 19 bucks a night, 9.2 stars, free breakfast, and he said he's stayed in 40 of them across Europe without a single bad one. Anyone got a hostel chain or city where the cheap bunks actually beat a budget hotel?
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mark_chen621h ago
I was the same way for years, always booked private rooms because I assumed dorms meant bed bugs and some dude snoring at 2am. Then I crashed at a hostel in Krakow for 22 bucks and it honestly beat the hotel I paid 70 for the night before. Clean sheets, lockers, actual hot showers, and the people running it gave better tips than any front desk ever did. The trick is reading the recent reviews and skipping anything that mentions noise or sketchy parts of town. Cheap bunks in the right spot flat out win.
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