Hostel private rooms vs budget hotels after 3 months of travel in Eastern Europe

I spent 3 months bouncing around Poland, Czechia, and Hungary last fall. Everyone told me hostels were the only way to go for cheap travel. But here's the thing - I started mixing in budget hotels like Ibis Budget and B&B Hotels on weekends. I did the math and hostels were only saving me like $8-12 a night if I wanted a private room anyway. Plus the hotels had actual WiFi that worked, free breakfast sometimes, and I didn't have to listen to someone snoring at 2am. Has anyone else found that the $10-15 difference is worth it for a real bed and a door that locks?

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xena_williams21d ago

Read a travel blogger say private rooms in hostels are dead zones now. They're basically paying hotel prices without the perks. $10 more for quiet and coffee sounds like a deal.

sean50220d ago

it's wild how this "pay a little more for less hassle" thing shows up everywhere now, not just travel. i see it with people buying pre-cut veggies for triple the price, or paying for express shipping on stuff they don't even need fast. feels like we're all just burning cash for tiny bits of convenience that used to be free or normal. plus with hostels, the social vibe has gotten so weird post-covid, half the people just sit on their phones anyway. so yeah, ten bucks for actual quiet and real coffee sounds like a no-brainer in 2024.