Accommodations On The Fly

[chefzen]

Hi,

I'm traveling around Europe for the month of October and I want to keep things relatively fast and loose. I plan on visiting Amsterdam, Prague, Vienna, Strasbourg, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Cinque Terra, Florence, maybe Siena or Venice for a day and Milan (just to fly out of).

Although I have my itinerary pretty planned out, I don't want to rule out wanting to spend an extra day in one city or moving on th the next city a day early. How should I be setting up my hostel reservarions?

Is it possible to just show up and find somewhere to stay or would it be recommended to set up all of my hostels before I even get on the plane?

Will there be a lot of vacancies at hostels in October because it is shoulder season?

Any help would be great.

ZEN!!!

[dougj]

I booked my first few nights then booked everything else online a day or two before I arrived in whatever city I was going to.
this was sept/ early oct. shouldn't have much problem.

[MuvverRussia]

Should be ok booking your next hostel as you go, so book Prague's hostel when in Amsterdam etc. That way you can see availability and get a good rate but still keep a lot of flexibility.