(My uni dorm was right next to the kitchen and the corridor, so believe, I heard everything, and I mean everything.) Still, I count myself luckier than backpackers hoping to sleep in hostels with thin walls because at least I got to have the luxury of my own private room.

20 Paper-thin Walls - Hostel Angelina, CroatiaĪnyone who's ever stayed in college dorm rooms will be all too familiar with the horrors of cheap paper-thin walls. Here are 20 examples of the kinds of murky conditions and less-than-welcoming guests you can occasionally find in hostels. These shoddy hostels don't deserve to be filed under ‘accommodations’ since most of them seem to take pride in doing anything but accommodate their guests-the only hostel extra provided here was the barrel-full. Despite what the title suggests, we’re not here to chronicle hostels where actual bad incidences have gone down! But for any first-time backpacker hoping to enjoy their first-ever Europe trip on the cheap and have the time of their lives, things certainly went the way of a film in lots of ways. But as with most things in life, you’re only hearing half the story of these fabulous modern hostels because for every clean and cozy place, there are those that make it seem appealing to sleep on the curb in the winter.įirst off, don't be alarmed.

Staying in a hostel has gone from seeming like the last resort option that sacrificed comfort for a saving to becoming places that are more or less equal to a 3-star hotel (and with character and quirky décor to boot!). When it comes to making travel plans, the word ‘hostel’ is greeted with much less suspicion and dread today than it may have done in the past.

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