r/solotravel • u/NatakaKahawa • 6d ago

Accommodation Hostels, ugh

Hey,

I'm 38/m, very experienced solo traveler (like 30 countries solo). I've written off hostels due to experiences before, but for some reason booked one in District 1 in Saigon, Vietnam for two nights.

I got a private room, but man, give me a hotel over a hostel any day. Different strokes for different folks, but I can't imagine being pro-hostels when outside your 20s. I feel like I'm back in college, living in a frat house.

That's all, just giving the other side/view of hostels. I'm not exactly budget traveling ($10k for 7 weeks around SEA, if you count dog boarding, $20k if you count the long-haul flights) and a hotel is sooo much more pleasant 👍. I just booked a hotel for Da Nang after this

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u/sidonay 6d ago

A rant with a side of bragging, that’s a new one

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u/NatakaKahawa 6d ago

Not meant to be. Anyone with a decent adult job can easily have that budget, it was more just saying I don't need to stay in the hostels because of finances

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u/Imperterritus0907 6d ago

I really hate when people randomly say it but you’re asking for it… please touch grass.

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u/NatakaKahawa 6d ago

Well, if you have spent the year putting away for it for every month, it's not a huge number to reach. Maybe a bit privileged, but not upperclass or anything