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Many people have quite a closed mind when it comes to hostels. Present them with the word and they conjure up images of bland buildings where you have to do chores and sharing a bathroom is the only option. But today nearly all hostels have private rooms with ensuite bathrooms, while some even have their own bars and nightclubs. Over the last number of years there has been an emergence of what are widely being known as ‘upscale hostels’, many of which are listed on budget travel website Hostelworld.com.
An example of one of these hostels is Globetrotter
Inn in London, England. Located in the Hammersmith suburb
of the British capital, this hostel has its own cinema (pictured
right), bar, gym and even sauna! It offers double and twin
ensuite rooms, while it has family and disabled rooms also.
Those who decide to sleep in dorms have a privacy curtain
and their own personal reading light. Other facilities include
a mini-supermarket, and three TV lounges.
Another of Europe’s hostels that is a step above the rest is Home
Deluxe Hostel in the Spanish city of Valencia.
For a start, all its rooms have balconies. Secondly, each
room is decorated differently thanks to the help of some
of Valencia’s top artists. This hostel also offers its
guests free internet access and free breakfast.
All the way round the other side of the world, Base
Backpackers Auckland is one hostel that likes
to spoil its guests. Travellers who stay there get to
use a sauna and a spa also. It is facilities like these
which make it so popular – Hostelworld.com customers voted
it their number 3 hostel in Oceania while Lonely Planet
said it was the ‘author’s choice for the best hostel in
Auckland’. Girls in particular will enjoy staying in Base
Auckland thanks to ‘The Sanctuary’, its upmarket, luxury,
girls-only floor.
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Tango City in Buenos Aires is another hostel that
really knows how to pamper its guests. Located in the
city’s historical San Telmo district, stay here and you’ll
be treated to free Spanish lessons, free tango lessons,
but best of all, free massages! Just like hotels, they
also offer private accommodation as well as dormitory
accommodation.
Once a hangout for Al Capone’s legendary gambling syndicate and part of the Hostelling International group, The Clay Hotel/Miami Beach International Hostel has been described as ‘perhaps USA’s most beautiful HI hostel’ by one guidebook and was awarded the top billing of four stars by another. All rooms include private bathroom, air conditioning, a ceiling fan, and a refrigerator, something very useful in the Sunshine State.
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