Has anyone tried staying in a hostell(sp?)?

[50]

Hey, me and my friends wanna go to NYC but don't want to pay a lot for a hotel. I've heard of these cheap places called hostells. Are they really terrible and not worth it? I just want to stay 1 or 2 days.

 

[DAGTA]

I've stayed in one in Washington D.C. twice.

They will save you a ton of money. But you need to be comfortable with it. The one I stayed in had bunk beds in large rooms. There were about 8 to 12 people in each room. There is a community bathroom for each sex. The area is not the best. We sat playing poker one night while making bets on how long the hookers on the corner would be gone with each client. :laugh:

I was with a large group, so we had the room will all 'known' people. It was a cool experience, both times.

 

[TitanDiddly]

American hostels suck.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
American hostels suck.

The truth. We stayed in a hostel in Frankfort, Germany and it ruled.

 

[tami]

there's a youth hostel on 103rd and amsterdam in nyc and it's always frequented by older teens and young 20somethings. they are not bad at all. some people even live there for extended periods of time.

it's right by the college community (columbia university) and about 1 block away from the subway. you're also 9 blocks away from tom's restaurant -- you know, from seinfeld

 

[MaverikV]

Hostels are a crapshoot. Check out Hostelworld or a simelar site and read people's reviews of them. I went accross Europe with my girlfriend this summer. SOme of the hostels that cost less were palaces and some that cost more were crapholes.

 

[Zanix]

I've been in them in europe. You will need sandles for the shower if you plan on showering.

Lots of cool people usually- in a community. The ones in europe had all kinds of people in them. :thumbsup:

They will save you some I imagine, altough hotels in europe seemed to be alot more expensive for what you get in the States.

 

[Bozono]

Some are good. Lot's of Womenz. Smelly feet. 'Tis a crapshoot though.

 

[OutHouse]

never stayed in a hostel in the states but while stationed in europe my wife and I stayed in a few. our favorite one was in Holland near Edam. it was like a small KOA where you pitched a tent in the residances front yard. another one we stayed at was near Munchen and it was a lodge. even though we were married we had apart, me in the boys room and her in the girls room. there were bunk beds like you would find in a miltary baracks. the guy above me was Polish and just got out of the Polish Army. we had a great conversation about how strong the Polish army is and that if the cold war went hot how the Polish army alone would capture Germany...

yea right pal, you have had too much potato vodka.

 

[ThePresence]

I stayed in hostels in Israel many times. Some good experiences, some...not so good.

 

[trmiv]

I stayed in a few hostels in New Zealand. They weren't bad, some better than others.

 

[desk]

i stayed in a hostel in costa rica. it was crazy, all of the people there were from wisconsin. i was living in michigan at the time. small world.

we stayed up all night drinking...good times, good times.

a bum did break in and steal some stuff, but nothing too bad.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
American hostels suck.

The truth. We stayed in a hostel in Frankfort, Germany and it ruled.

Europe hostels ROCK.

Europass + Hostel = PWNT.