so today I'm in a hostel and I'm gonna actually show you what it looks like and
everything like that so welcome back to my channel my name is Lia and today I'm
going to be talking to you guys about now how I stay in hostels and what
hostels are like so as you guys know whenever I travel I travel on a budget
so I try to spend as little amount as possible so that I can travel again even
sooner about what I do number one is I stay in hostels and as soon as I tell
people I stay in hostels they start to freak out they're like how do you stay
in a hostel they like think about that movie you know that movie hostel and
they just don't get it so today I'm in a hostel and I'm gonna
actually show you what it looks like and everything like that
whenever you stay in a hostel you stay in a bunk like this almost all hostels
have a bunk bed situation so this one was my bunk and see it's really clean
like the sheets are freshly clean the beds are really nicely set up you have
space and it's really it's really not that bad I've been in some really nice
hostels this one is ok so people often think that you're just gonna get all
your stuff taken in a hostel but actually they have storage so this is
really common I've seen this in a lot of hostels where they have these under the
bed like lockers pretty much so you can actually fit your entire suitcase down
here if you really need to and then you can lock it right here which that is
something that you need to bring if you stay in a hostel you have to bring your
own lock at least one because they're going to have situations like this
this one doesn't have it but I've stayed in hostels where like right next to your
bed they have like charging ports they have like a nightlight and stuff so
unfortunately this one doesn't have it which kind of sucks but the first night
I stayed in London I stayed in a hostel and like right there by the headboard
they had USB charging ports a regular charging port and then a nightlight so
you're not disturbing anybody so this one is a female only dorm which I prefer
if there's ever an option for female only I always take it because it's just
more comfortable let's be real it's more comfortable to stay with all women and
it's easier to make friends too because when we're all like in our element we
talk to each other but guys are kind of but I've stayed in other ones like I
just came from one and it was co-ed and actually I think I was like the only
girl there so it doesn't bother me that much except for they kind of smell
honestly guys smell so I'm going to show you guys the bathroom this one is really
nice because it comes with its own bathroom and not all targets in the dark
not all hostels come with its own bathroom in the room a lot of hostels
have like I guess like a communal showers and communal toilets like
similar to like a locker room you just go out there and then there's just a
bunch of showers lined up and a bunch of toilets lined up but this one is really
nice it has its own private one so you don't have to go out so this is let me
show you guys it's actually really nice it has I feel like this is everybody's
leftover beauty products which is really cool I use somebody's toothpaste the
toilet so yeah it's okay it's decent trust me guys like eyes
have worse bathroom situations and hostels like this is actually pretty
nice like there's a space it's semi kind of clean he ya know it has a nice mirror
I've been to hostels without one so this one's pretty nice and then it has a
separate shower so this is the shower situation not gonna lie this is not the
cleanest shower that I've had in the hostel like it's actually a little bit
gross like it smells in here so but this is just part of hostel
living but that's why you always bring shower shoes always bring shower shoes
to a hostel because you're gonna have situations like this it's my idea
so yeah so now man is gonna tell you a few other things about staying in
hostels that you need to know if you also want to stay in hostels so number
one like I said shower shoes always bring shower shoes because of situations
like this also the floor like you don't there's tons of people going in and out
and you don't want to catch anything and then the floor is just dirty so then
these can be like your house shoes slash shower salute shoes slash slippers and
then always bring a towel with you because they do offer towels but then
you have to pay so it's just better to bring your own towel and then like I
said bring a padlock or two padlock so you can lock up your stuff what else
also that I didn't bring mine but bring like a really long charging cord like
here there's no outlets near the bed but there's like one right there in my bed
is right here so it kind of sucks so you're kind of limited sometimes so
bring a really long charger cord hostels usually offer breakfast
it's not usually that big but it's still nice so just know that you have
breakfast available hostels always have a kitchen which is great so if you want
to save money then you can just cook your own meals and you can also go
grocery shopping and keep your food in the hostel as well another part about
hostel living is that there's always like a communal living space like this
one is really nice it has a rooftop terrace it has like a courtyard and then
like the reception area so you can hang out with other travelers and just mingle
this one actually has a bar as well so just know that it's a great
opportunity to make friends and to socialize so it's really not as scary as
you think it really isn't it's just think of it as having a big
sleepover with a bunch of strangers that's pretty much what it is but
anyways I hope that you guys really liked my short and sweet little tour of
hostel live this is my last day I'm actually packing
to leave but I wanted to show you guys what this was like and yeah I will post
below a link to hostel world it's a website where you could look for hostels
everywhere and it has really nice reviews and it tells you what everything
has and it really works nice to find a good hostel so I'll post that below if
you're interested in starting to live in hostels as well
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up and I'll see you guys in the next one bye