Types of Hostels

T TYPES OF HOSTELS What is a Hostel? An establishment that provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travelers. Hostels provide budget- oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Differences from Hotels For those who prefer an informal environment, Hostels do not usually have the same level of formality as hotels. Hostels tend to be budget-oriented, rates are considerably lower. For those who prefer to socialize with their fellow guests, hostels usually have more common areas and opportunities to socialize. The dormitory aspect of hostels also increases the social factor. Hostels are generally self-catering. Tyges óf Hostéls HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL (HI) INDEPENDENT HOSTELS Richard Schirrmann's idea of hostels rapidly spread overseas and eventually resulted in Hostelling International Independent hostels are not necessarily affiliated with one of the national bodies of Hostelling International, An organization composed of more than 90 different Youth Hostel associations representing over 4500 Youth Hostels in over 80 countries Often, the word independent is used to refer to non-HI hostels even when the hostels do belong to another hostelling organization BOUTIQUE HOSTELS MOBILE HOSTELS The phrase "boutique hostel" an often-arbitrary marketing term typically used to describe intimate, luxurious or quirky hostel environments A mobile hostel is a hostel with no fixed location The term has started to lose meaning because the facilities of many "boutique hostels" are often no different from hostels that aren't referred to with that label It can exist in the form of a campsite, a temporary building, bus, van, or a permanent building Designed & developed in public interest by - www.hostelbooknow.com hostel booknow IIN