What is it like to stay in a YHA hostel abroad?

The Youth Hostel Alliance, also commonly referred to as youth hostels, offers short-term accommodation for travellers, mainly backpackers, and encourages young people to engage in outdoor activities and cultural exchanges.

Youth hostels are usually less formal than hotels,** and are one of the most popular places to stay for self-guided travellers and backpackers on a budget. Perhaps the biggest difference from hostels is the fact that there are many common areas such as saloons and kitchens, as well as group rooms with bunk or bunk beds.

The concept of Youth Hostel is to "encourage young people from all over the world, especially those with limited circumstances, to understand and care for nature, to discover and appreciate the cultural values of cities and villages around the world, and to promote mutual understanding among young people around the world and promote world peace through hostel activities regardless of race, nationality, color, religion, gender, class and political opinion." ”

A place to provide short-term accommodation for travelers, especially to encourage young people to engage in outdoor activities and cultural exchanges.

The concept of "youth hostels" originated in Germany in 1909 and was founded in Amsterdam in 1932 by the International Youth Hostel Federation, which was based in the United Kingdom and registered as a non-profit organization. Its supreme authority is the biennial International Congress.

The philosophy of the hostel is: "To encourage young people from all over the world, especially those with limited circumstances, to understand and care for nature, to discover and appreciate the cultural values of cities and villages around the world, and to promote mutual understanding among the world's youth and thus promote world peace through hostel activities regardless of race, nationality, color, religion, gender, class and political opinion." ”

To add, because most of the services are self-service, so ** is low, as often to play around, the living environment requirements are not too high, it is still appropriate.

Youth hostel is a kind of world chain hotel, generally after checking in, go to the front desk to pick up the sheets ** A series of room supplies to clean the room by yourself First, it can play an environmental protection role and can also play a role in exercising young people's own life self-care The environment is good and relatively safe.

Youth hostels are generally cheaper, some are calculated according to the bed fee, a bed is dozens of yuan, which is generally with others to live, and there is no TV and air conditioning in the room, and the bathroom and bathroom are also shared. Private rooms are also available. It depends on your needs, in short, compared with star hotels, the biggest advantage of youth hostels is that the price is cheap, but the hardware facilities are relatively simple.

I went to Chengdu this summer to live in a youth hostel, I first checked on the Internet, to see its environment, conditions and price, after comparison, I chose an international youth hostel, and booked a room online. After going, I feel good, there are a lot of foreign travelers, and the environment is unique, it is quite good.

1. It is mainly to save money and is suitable for the poor. In these countries in Southeast Asia, the value for money for accommodation is far higher than in China. $7 to $8 would get a good bed.

2. "Youth Hostel" ≠ "International Youth Hostel" and "Hostel". International youth hostels are very expensive abroad, which is equivalent to the charging standard of a three-star hotel, and of course has the specifications of a three-star hotel. There are hundreds at every turn, and you can go to the ** of the international youth hostel to search for a foreign hostel, and then you can go to the hostel or agoda to have a look**.

3. The landlord highly recommends the "hostel world", and the position is very clear. Agoda and Booking did a terrible job in the "youth hostel" section. Agoda is the best at Hostel World in every way, and you only need to pay 10% of the booking fee, but Agoda has to pay in full.

You only need to borrow a credit card.

4. In fact, for many domestic people, most of the outbound travel is to stay in a hotel. The hotel naturally has its good places, but it is more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, or couples on vacation, or high-end people with money. The impression of hostels in the eyes of Chinese people is mostly "dirty and messy", unsafe or something, in fact, it is not like that, you can meet friends from various countries in the hostel, and the hardware facilities of excellent youth hostels are also first-class.

There was a nobleman of the Chu State, after sacrificing to his ancestors, he gave a pot of sacrificial wine to the guests to drink. The doormen took the pot of wine and didn't know what to do with it. They felt that it was definitely not enough for so many people to drink a pot of wine, and it was better to simply give it to one person and drink it happily.

But who is it good for? So, the doormen discussed a good idea, that is, each person drew a snake on the ground, and whoever drew the pot of wine first would drink it. Everyone agrees with this approach.

Each of the doormen took a small stick and began to draw snakes on the ground. There was a man who drew very quickly, and in a short time he had finished drawing the snake, so he brought the flask. Just as he was about to drink, he saw that the others had not finished drawing the snake, so he took up the stick again with great triumph, and said to himself

If I add a few more legs to the snake, they may not finish the drawing. As he spoke, he drew the feet of the drawn snake.

Unexpectedly, before this person finished painting the snake's feet, the wine jug in his hand was snatched by a person next to him, and it turned out that the person's snake painting was finished. The man who drew the snake's feet did not follow and said, "I am the first to finish drawing the snake, and the wine should be mine!"

The man smiled and said, "You're still painting, and I'm done, so of course the wine is mine!" The man who drew the snake's feet argued

I've already finished drawing, and it's still early, just to add a few feet to the snake. The man said, "The serpent has no legs, so if you want to add a few legs to it, you can add it, and you won't be able to drink the wine anyway."

The man drank unceremoniously, but the man who drew the snake's feet looked at the wine that belonged to him and was now taken by someone else, and regretted it.

Some people are self-righteous and like to make extraneous things and show off themselves, and the result is often self-defeating.

Log in to the official youth hostel** to make a reservation.

It's best to apply for a membership card first, and there is a discount when you book a room.

A 10% deposit is required and will be refunded to you when you check out.

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There is basically no difference. Hostels are not as formal as hostels,** and are one of the most popular places to stay for independent travellers and backpackers on a budget. Perhaps the biggest difference from hostels is that it encourages communication, with a variety of communal areas such as saloons and kitchens, as well as group rooms with "bunk" or "bunk beds".

After removing all the extravagant elements of a star hotel, the budget hotel retains the most basic services that can be enjoyed by staying in a hotel, such as:

1. Equipped with an elevator (when you check in with 30kg of luggage, you know that it is too important for a hotel to install an elevator.) )

2. Separate double or twin bed room.

3. The independent toilet in the room provides towels, water cups, hot water and bathing (usually shower) equipment, as well as symbolic soap, shampoo and shower gel, toothbrushes and even slippers. The reason why it is said to be a symbolic provision is because these consumables provided by the budget hotel are not of high quality, like disposable slippers can hardly be used.

4. Generally provide TV,**.

5. Many domestic economic hotels also provide free broadband.

6. There is a service of tidying up the room once a day.

7. Most of them provide self-provided breakfast. Some charge less.

8. Air conditioning is provided.

9. Bottled drinking water is generally not provided, but an electric kettle may be provided.

Hostelling International (HI), formerly known as the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), is a federation of more than 90 youth hostel associations in more than 80 countries, including the Youth Homes Association in England and Wales, the Scottish Youth Homes Association and the American Youth Homes. In general, it is used by the members of this alliance"hostelling international"The firm is in operation. It is a member of UNESCO, based in Welvern, near London, and registered as a non-profit organization.

However, due to the emergence of online marketing channels, many independent youth hostels have emerged in the market in recent years, bringing hygiene, safety and guest service on a par with star-rated hotels, and competition has forced YHA headquarters in the UK and Wales to turn into profit-making commercial organizations to meet the challenges of independent youth hostels. The Union logo (Blue Triangle plus hut and fir) has been approved by the United Nations Economic Agency's Road Safety Working Committee to enter the international public transport sign system. The Alliance logo is a worldwide brand and registered trademark.

It's the same, just the name is different.

The Youth Hostel Association (YHA), also known as youth hostels, provides short-term accommodation for tourists, especially to encourage outdoor activities and cultural exchanges. Youth hostels are usually less formal than hotels,** and are one of the most popular places to stay for self-guided travellers and backpackers on a budget. Perhaps the biggest difference from hostels is the fact that there are many common areas such as saloons and kitchens, as well as group rooms with bunk or bunk beds.

In 1909, a German teacher named Richard Shrmann led a group of students on a hike and had to spend a difficult night in a country school, using straw as a bed. The teachers, who stayed up all night, came up with the idea of setting up a hotel specifically for young people to stay in.

In addition to traditional students and teenagers, many of today's hostels are backpackers in their thirties, families traveling by car or traveling alone.

Youth hostels are priced by beds, and generally one bed is roughly equivalent to eating a set of fast food in the local area, which is about one-tenth of the single room rate of a three-star hotel.

But cheap is not synonymous with youth hostels. Internationally, there are minimum standards for the facilities and equipment of youth hostels: for example, hotels should be located in the city center or central business district, tourist attractions or resort areas, with convenient transportation.

The hostel is dominated by 4-8 bed rooms; The room is called a two-tiered bed, each with a lockable personal wooden cabinet, etc"Youth House"、"A backpacker's paradise", so you don't have to worry.

More than just a clean sheet, the hostel aims to educate young people of all nationalities around the world and encourage them to learn more, love and care about the countryside, as well as to appreciate the culture of cities and villages around the world. In addition, an environment free from race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, class or political opinion is provided to promote a deeper understanding of the country and abroad among young people. At the same time, he showed people that it is a healthy, back-to-nature way of life.

For example, every night with young people from all over the world to celebrate and communicate; Clean up early every morning"Hostel chores"；Investigate the local area and take care of your own life; Do not use disposable utensils; Quit smoking and alcohol is a way of life that helps to improve the mental and physical health of children living in urban areas, and also teaches young people the virtues of simplicity, self-discipline and caring for others. Living, sleeping and eating in a hostel makes it important for residents to consider the needs of others and take care of them"them"Public finances of the hostel.

The conditions are average, ** cheaper.

You can live by paying the money, but you must be polite and respectful, help yourself and help others.

The staff structure of your family can live in a hostel like YHA, there are triple rooms (three beds) (1 large and 1 small bed), and there are multiple rooms, where the elderly sleep in the lower bunks and the young people live in the upper bunks! Very cosy and highly recommended!

It is best not to recommend staying in a youth hostel, because the youth hostel basically has a boy's apartment and a girl's apartment, and it is not convenient for a family of three to stay, so it is better to stay in a farmhouse or other store with local customs, the first to experience the local customs, and the second is not disturbed. If you can, it's best to inquire about the situation of this hostel in advance, whether there is a room for a family of three, so that you can be more sure.

No, I personally think that youth hostels are only suitable for single people. Because there are a lot of strangers in one room, it is not very convenient.

It is recommended to ask the hostel first, because the situation of each hostel is different, some have family rooms and some do not. Of course, if you want to stay in a bed, you can say otherwise. I think it's good to expose children to this kind of environment.

I saw a father who took his son to elementary school out to play for nearly 1 month, all the way to live in a hostel bed, clothes and everything are washed by the child himself, and he also chatted happily with the foreigner in the same room.