What are Italian hostels like?

Rooms range from 4 to over 20 beds, and you may not know the other guests in your room. Sometimes a whole floor shares a bathroom. However, most hostel guests don't spend much time in the room because they are out exploring a new city. Even so, some hostels offer private rooms that are more expensive.



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Can couples sleep together in hostels? The answer is yes! Many hostels offer private rooms with double beds or twin beds that can be pushed together to create a double bed. Couples can enjoy a private space while still being able to take advantage of the social atmosphere of a hostel.

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False. The truth is, hostels are really well maintained and consistently cleaned to a high standard. It's in the hostel's best interest to keep a clean environment in order to get the best reviews from travellers.

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Almost always true: the toilet will be semi sloppy and the shower temperature unpredictable. Do bring flip-flops to maintain healthy feet in spite of the shower. There's more to know and consider about hostel bathrooms, and a few things to keep in mind.

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Don't leave your stuff unattended If you're staying in a shared space, try not to leave your things unattended or outside of a secure locker, even if it's just in your room. In a hostel dorm, if you leave your purse, phone, passport or laptop in the room while you're not there, you're taking a risk.

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Until I stayed in hostels myself while studying abroad in Europe. Unlike in the States, hostels are quite popular. They are generally clean, safe (provided you take precautions), and full of friendly, interesting travelers from around the world.

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Truth: Hostels are generally open to people of all ages, and I've never been turned away for being beyond my 20s.

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If you are wondering if you are too old to stay in a hostel, you are not. There's this funny thing I've noticed about aging: the older I get, the less I care what people think. If you had asked me if I would still stay in hostel dorm rooms in my thirties when I was 24, I probably would have told you I would not.

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A hostel is not dirty because they may have bed bugs. Bed bugs attack at any time (generally at night while you are asleep) and devour a person even before he/she understands what is happening.

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This depends a lot on what country you are in but most hostels won't allow you to drink in your room anyway. Some will have a bar where you can drink (and maybe have even age restrictions, particularly in the US), some won't. As always, it's important to respect others and the habits of the country you are visiting.

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In fact, Hostelbookers conducted a survey with just over 11,000 people in which 69.3% of those surveyed said they had sex with a local while traveling. That's way more than half of the people polled and doesn't include folks who got down and dirty with another traveler.

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Most hostels do their best to make the ratio of men to women in mixed rooms equal – yet this understandably depends on who is staying on any given night. Do remember everyone is there to rest and get sleep for the next day's travels, which means you shouldn't expect a social situation.

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