Query about Hostels in Lisbon, Portugal in July 2025 Hi, Going to a music festival in Portugal mid-July next year and looking to party a bit in Lisbon in the days leading up to the festival kicking off. I have had a few hostels recommended to me but it seems as though for that time period nothing is taking bookings yet, is exorbitantly expensive comparatively to when I travelled to Lisbon in 2023 …

Do most affordable hotels and hostels in India suck? Ok so might just be my experience but a few posts on here reminded me of this but it seems like overall hotels/hostels kinda sucked in India. Like I did Mumbai, Delhi,Agra,Jodhpur, Goa, and Kolkata so I feel like I got to see a good bit of the country but almost every hotel or hostel seemed to be dirty and run down with the worst beds you could …

Hostels in Singapore….what the hell is going on? TLDR: bad experience with other guests in Singapore hostel – seems to be quite a common experience from reading online. Anyone know why this is the case? For context, we have been travelling across Asia for 3 months and have stayed exclusively in hostels. Fom Istanbul to the Philippines and many places in between – it’s certainly not out first …

European non party hostels? I’m currently planning a european trip and looking at hostels. I don’t have many countries planned currently, i’m just going with the flow and seeing what happens. I’m 20 yo but I don’t drink and don’t want to party every night, I’ve found this to be a big thing at other hostels i’ve stayed at before across Europe and was wondering if anyone had…

Favourite social non-party hostels in Europe Hi solo travelers 🙂 I’m 28 and have been solo traveling for the past 5ish years. I love hostel live and been to hostels all over Europe. But I’ve noticed that I prefer social hostels where people hang out and talk rather than hotel-vibe or young party crowd vibe. So to everyone that prefers social hostels what have been your favourite stays in …

Budapest Hostels Hello! So in July I’m going to be in Budapest and I booked two party hostels and I can’t pick which one I prefer and I wanted to see if anyone has any experiences with them and which you would recommend. The first one is Onefam and the second one is Vitae. They both look great but I don’t know which is better based on the social aspect because t…

Security deposits in hostels Going to Europe for 3 weeks this summer. Starting to plan my hostels. One hostel in krakow says on hostelworld that it requires a 50 euro cash security deposit that you get back when you leave. Is this a regular thing in Europe? Other hostels don’t say anything about this. Last year when I went to Prague with a big group of friends we stayed in …

Weirdest shit you’ve had stolen from hostels? I’ve lived in hostels/co-living spaces for more time than I want to admit. It usually works out for me but you eventually have to just realize petty theft is way too common. Never lost any valuables, but- Things I’ve had stolen: A tomato and a box of pasta a whole tub of protein powder Chocolate and alcohol – basically can’t stay in a common ar…

Hostels refusing people over 35 y/o? Hi guys, I recently noticed that some hostels refuse people over a certain age. I might (maybe) understand people over a certain age being a ‘drag’ to younger people that want to stay up late, party and make noise, but why straight forward refusing them? Looks like plain discrimination to me. People should know if they are too old to be in an ho…

Quitting hostels?! When and why did you decide to stop staying in dorm rooms? For me it was last night. I (27F) have been travelling solo pretty continuously for nearly 10 years. I do working holidays and seasonal work to fund my life and wouldn’t have it any other way. When I was 18 – 23 they were great, I loved partying, cheap rooms and meeting people from all o…

Why is there an age restriction in hostels? Something I never understood is age restriction, is it to keep the vibes young? Are older guys (40 to 55) not that fun or enjoyable? I’m asking cause I often enjoy the company of older guys and they seem to be easygoing. submitted by /u/Mountain_Refuse5567

Does Airbnb not require hosts to list when places are hostels? I’ve been trying to avoid Airbnb as much as humanely possible because of the housing issues it’s caused, but every now and again it makes sense to stay in one. One such instance was a few days last week in Porto, in which I rented an “apartment” only to get there and find out that it was a hostel. It ended up being fine, but the kitchen and such…

Restaurants, shops, hostels listed in Lonely Planet closed Hi all, wife and I are currently in SEA. When we travel we usually use Lonely Planet as a reference if we are somewhere new or when trying to find good but cheap hostels. We noticed, especially for Singapur and Vietnam, many etablissements we searched on Google that are featured in the LP are closed for good, eventough we use the latest or at le…

Cheap hostels in southern Italy? I’m stuck here with 60 euros until I’m paid on the 20th. ​ any help would be appreciated submitted by /u/Ok-Tangerine-6345