Emma
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Post by Emma on Nov 30, 2001 4:46:10 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I am going travelling with my boyfriend (we're both eighteen). Do hostel's have a problem with this? I know most dorms are single sex but are the smaller rooms? Should we pretend we're married? We're not bothered about sleeping in single sex dorms sometimes.
Thanks
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Post by Kim on Nov 30, 2001 8:10:57 GMT -5
It won't be a problem for the most part. You might run into a few places that have single sex dorms but for the most part, if you stay at independent hostels, you should have no trouble.
You could choose to stay in double rooms at hostels but this will jack up the cost quite a bit. If you do this, I recommend reservations as the doubles get booked up months in advance.
In certain countries, such as Spain, it's cheaper to get a double room in a cheap hotel for a couple or if you are travelling with someone else.
Kim
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Emma
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Post by Emma on Nov 30, 2001 8:25:25 GMT -5
Hi
Our itinery looks like this:
March=Greece
April=Italy
May=Spain/France
June=France/Belgium/ Luxembourg/Holland
As we're travelling is spring do you still think that we will need to book really far in advance for doubles?
We had planned to book our first week's accomodation in Athens only and book the next place we're gonna stay a day or so before we arrive. Will this be to short notice?
Is it not ok to stay in YHA hostel's and other similar ones if you are travelling as a couple? What about VIP hostel's?
If we meet other travellers along the way can mixed sex groups stay in 3,4,5 etc person rooms?
Sorry for all the questions.
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Post by 'Guest' on Nov 30, 2001 11:44:56 GMT -5
The nature of hostels is to provide low-cost accom in shared dorms. In YHA hostels these are single-sex, in indep hostels they are usually mixed-sex, but often single-sex. Some hostels have a small number of double rooms. Some hostels have small dorms such that, if you are a mixed group, they will put you together if such a room is available. But don't ever bank on these, unless you arrange in advance. I don't think the question of whether you are married is at all relevant; if you are travelling together, you will get a room together unless the hostel has a policy of single-sex only. Peter www.uktrail.com |
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Post by 'Guest' on Nov 30, 2001 11:45:16 GMT -5
good planning, Mediteranian locals in early Spring, working your way North; I very much agree with this idea!
Emma, are you in UK? Isn't YHA what they call HI there? But, I'm not familiar with VIP. What's that? [I've also been told that 's is used by folks in UK, while s is used more in USA]
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Emma
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Post by Emma on Nov 30, 2001 12:05:45 GMT -5
Hi me, I am from the UK (Edinburgh, Scotland). VIP have hostel's all over the world-look at www.backpackers.com.au. I'm starting to worry now that we're gonna have to book all our rooms miles in advance. What does everyone think? I'd rather not do this as we want our itinery to be quite flexible. We were planning on booking most of our accomadation but not before we left-how much notice does everyone think we'll have to give? Thanks. |
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Post by Kim on Dec 1, 2001 11:35:18 GMT -5
I would definately book for doubles in certain cities like Amsterdam, which fills up fast due to being a hub for flights.
Don't forget if you do make reservations you can cancel them with adequate notice (make sure to find out what each place's is) if it doesn't work out.
We went over not having made reservations then sat down a week later and made a ton of reservations as we were spending a lot of time each day trying to find places. If you are OK with staying in dorms, I wouldn't sweat it-it's the doubles that go lightning fast.
K
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