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Booked a hostel in Prague for $12 a night and realized I'd been overpaying for hotels the whole time
The hostel had free walking tours, a shared kitchen, and a rooftop view that my $80 hotel in Vienna couldn't touch. Has anyone else switched from hotels to hostels later in life and saved a ton?
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blair_davis3mo ago
My $15 hostel in Budapest had a free pub crawl that beat any hotel lobby bar.
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the_thomas4mo ago
Big time. I did the exact same thing last year. Booked a hostel in Lisbon for way less than a hotel in Barcelona and got this killer rooftop bar with locals hanging out. Made friends from three different countries in the first hour. Hotels just feel like a separate world now, you miss all that energy.
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luna5194mo ago
Nah, hard disagree honestly. Hotels give you actual privacy and quiet when you want it. Lisbon hostel rooftop sounds fun for like one night but sharing a room with strangers snoring and stealing your stuff? No thanks. Had a buddy do hostels in Prague and got bedbugs plus someone went through his bag while he slept. Hotels have locks, room service, and you can actually get a full night's sleep without hearing some rando's alarm at 6am. The "energy" argument falls flat when you're exhausted from dealing with hostel dorm life every single day.
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