What to look for when choosing a hostel:
- Type of Rooms: Dorms or private. Mixed or separated by gender. Bigger rooms with more beds are cheaper, and are a good way of getting to know fellow travellers. If you are travelling in a group, large dorms will not seem so bad. You can often get good deals on private rooms off season.
- Location: Check location of the hostel, make sure you don’t lose too much time getting too and from it. Make sure the neighbourhood is good and safe.
- Bathrooms: Check how many people share the bathroom and make sure you are comfortable with it.
- Bed linen: Make sure your linen is given to your for free. Some hostels have an extra charge for linen and/or a towel.
- Free Breakfast: Perfect if your on a budget, you can even make sandwiches for lunch with left-overs. They may also offer cheap lunch and dinner options.
- Kitchen: Save money by purchasing from supermarkets and making meals at the hostel.
- Bar: Some hostels have cheap bars downstairs, not only good for cheap drinks but also socialising with fellow travellers.
- Lockers: Safe storage for your bags and valuables. Some hostels have large lockers for your whole bag, overs have small ones for valuables.
- Storage: Some hostels will hold your luggage if you have time before your next journey.
- Free Wifi: Save money on phone data, by checking your messages from the hostel.
- Opening hours: Check if the hostel closes and when. If your planning on having a night out or get have a late or early train, you are better off with a hostel with a 24 hour reception.
- Washing Machines and Dryers
- Events or Attractions: Your hostel may host bar crawls or organise excursions for you
- Staff: Check reviews to see if the staff was friendly and helpful, it makes your time much easier when staff recommends places to visit or eat. Saves going to a tourist office.
- Pay: Make a note to whether the hostel only accepts cash payments.
You can check all of these things via their websites, on hostel booking sites, reviews and blogs.
- Padlocks: Not only to lock your bag, but to secure your bag to your bed if no locker is available. If so make sure it has a longer shackle to fit through the frame.
- Cushion: You may want to take a travel cushion, not only for trains, but for extra comfort in your hostel.
- Tupperware: You can make pack lunches at your hostel to take on the road. You might even want to take a small thermos flask for hot drinks or soup.
- Adaptor and extension lead
- Flipflops: To wear in communal showers.
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