youth hostel, supervised shelter providing inexpensive overnight lodging, particularly for young people. Hostels range from simple accommodations in a farm house to hotels able to house several hundred guests for days at a time.
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Sometimes called backpacking hostels, they offer budget accommodation that is usually of a decent quality. They allow you to get to know a country at low cost, make friends with other travellers, and pick up insider tips on where to go and where to avoid.
The fun places are probably populated almost entirely by the young crowd. The HI hostels are probably reliably ok, but sometimes way outside the center of the city. In San Francisco, CA there are several HI hostels and people of all ages can be found there.
While most HI USA hostels do have private rooms, staying in a shared dorm is your best bet if you want to meet other travelers and make your travel budget go further.
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.
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.