Since I'm fairly bored of the standard we-went-here-and-then-there-and-wasn't-it-pretty sort of blog posts, I've decided to use my vast knowledge of hostels (read: three nights total) to make a list.
Pro:
Cheap and easy. This is the most obvious reason to use hostels: we book online about a week in advance, and then show up and pay for our beds. We've also managed to pick places in really convenient locations, which makes it easy to see a lot in a relatively short period of time.
Con:
You get what you pay for, but I'm completely OK with that. Using bunkbeds only adds to the adventure.
Pro:
The hostels we've stayed in have been really friendly, warm places. Even though we haven't made friends or even had many conversations with other guests, it's comforting to be in a place that's so full of life, so to speak. That sounds a bit silly, but I can't think of another way to verbalize it.
Con:
People having fun can sometimes be loud, and warm only refers to atmosphere, not actual room temperature.
Pro:
Really warm blankets.
Con:
You're not quite sure how many people have thought about how warm the blankets are. This doesn't bother me too much since both hostels I've been in have been scrupulously clean, but I do bring my own sheet just to be on the safe side.
Pro:
Really interesting music selection - no boring elevator music here. No elevators either, now that I think about it.
Con:
No volume control of said music.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head so far. It's really fun to be able to just hop on a bus every weekend and go to a new place, and it is definitely the sort of mindset I want to bring back to the US with me. Next up on the agenda: London, and then Northern Ireland!
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