Don`t set the alarm every 5 minutes if you don`t want to be killed by a roommate. Remember, you are in a hostel. It`s easy to make lifelong friendships here. If I have to leave the hostel super early, I always prepare everything and take a shower the night before. I make sure everything is packed and set up my outfit for the next day. The next morning, I get dressed, put my sleeping things away and get out of the room in 5 minutes. I do my best to stay as calm as possible. This concept is lost to many people. There aren`t many things more annoying than someone who spends 30 minutes noisily packing all their stuff at 5 a.m. Once upon a time, I would watch these guys look at their “options” on the shelf, grab my oil that I had just put back and use it while I cooked next to it.
He only asked me if he could use it after I said something. Not cool. Also, do not steal the kitchen utensils from the hostel. Or anything else. Don`t steal. All right? Listen, I understand. The pub crawl at the hostel is coming to an end and the Spanish hottie has been keeping an eye on you all night. And I mean, you can`t go home now because you don`t have one right now. We were all there. Man, I think you`ve hit every point I could have thought of. Another: If the hostel has a kitchen, wash the dishes you used.
I hate doing the dishes and I certainly don`t want to wash the jars you used to be able to eat. If you snore, don`t be upset if someone wakes you up in the middle of the night to readjust you when you shake the coin out of your mouth with the chainsaw. Are you leaving the hostel and have things you no longer need? To see? Surely you can guess most of the unwritten rules because they are common sense. Basically, it involves these common sense rules for beautiful coexistence. Many hostels have specific rest periods for the dorm and their common areas to ensure that people who want to sleep can actually sleep. And in hostels that don`t have these guidelines. Well, the unofficial etiquette for dorms says that objects that sleep at night should sleep if they wish. An ideal hub for digital nomads and backpackers, this very special hostel is finally open. You know what? Just make sure you do your part to keep all common areas clean.
The number one unwritten rule for hostels and also for life is: respect! It`s true that hostels are safe places, but much of that security depends on whether your backpacker companions are decent people. Every backpacker sleeps with the minimum of money and possessions on the street. If you have very little, the few pieces you wear become very valuable. 14 – Buy your hostel employees a drink from time to time – Most of them are just travel companions who work there for free accommodation – they don`t make decent money. Offer them a drink. They deserve it because they put up with the idiots they treat every day. Here are my top tips on how to stay at hostels and be the featured guest that staff and fellow travelers love. Need more information about staying in hostels? Then read: You have the power to choose where you stay. Despite their reputation, only a handful of hostels party! If you`re craving zen and silence, book into a quiet hostel, private room, or mid-range hotel instead of a party center. Hostels usually have their rules written on room doors. Accidents happen. So just get in touch with the hostel.
You are just as human as you are and will probably understand the situation if you just call us your current situation. Leah, thanks for finding the blog. I`m glad you liked it. And your hostel looks a bit like a nightmare – I hate party hostels. In fact, many hostel accommodations already take care of it. They gather people at a certain time to go to a bar or club. Keep your eyes peeled or ask at reception. The unwritten etiquette of the hostel is quite simple. However, if this is your first time in a hostel, it`s an unknown border. Let this little list be your guide to behaving well in hostels and becoming the dream guest that any hostel would love to have! And if not, it`s probably not a very good hostel.
Please don`t be that person sleeping naked in a hostel. This is completely inappropriate. It is best to wear a t-shirt and shorts. End of story. It`s not like a hotel where you can book the room and do whatever you want with it. It`s a place where you can feel at home with other travelers like you! Be considerate. Be friendly. Release. 5. Pack your bags early – It`s hard to sleep in hostels. Everyone packs their bags and moves. New people are coming.
The guy above you snores like a freight train. Anything that can help us sleep later is always appreciated. www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/hostel-etiquette/ Every hostel has an idiot who comes into the room and turns on the lights at 3am. Most rooms aren`t black, so take 30 seconds to adjust your eyes to the light before you find your bed. Or use a keychain flashlight or your phone light. What is a youth hostel? A place where we SHOULD feel comfortable if we leave our stuff unattended. Pictured: Dinner at the common room project, the first choice of the best hostels in Ho Chi Minh City. Well, these are usually very festive hostels, and it doesn`t happen that often.
Keep that in mind, though. You know, some of the answers that say you should expect noise in hostels really surprise me. I feel like it`s giving up. There`s this whole big area called “outside” where you can go and make noise. In fact, wherever people don`t sleep, it would be fair play to make noise (although I still don`t understand why people feel the need to make noise unnecessarily everywhere and at all times). I`m 21, so when and how the label came out the window, I have no idea (I`m in college right now and the dorms are horrible). Other hostels have them nearby; Then it might be hard to hang around at midnight. Okay, that sounds weird, maybe you already have it. We recommend being friendly in a hostel. Ah yes, the old debate about whether chronic snorers should even stay in dormitories.
After all, snoring is the curse of every backpacker`s existence. This can take any Zen wanderer from zero to murder very quickly. Most places have a laundry list with their own hostel house rules – no visitors in dorms, quiet hours at midnight, no cocaine snuff in bathrooms (only in assigned cocaine rooms).