My uncle told me my $9 hostels in Bangkok were a dumb risk, now I book private rooms for $22

Betty Foster · 2026-09-25T08:00:03.496408+00:00

He said I was asking for bed bugs and theft, but after 3 sketchy dorm stays I switched to cheap private rooms and honestly the extra $13 a night saved my whole trip, so is the hostel hype just nostalgia or am I missing something?

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