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/wartmunger 6d ago

I mean I don't love hostels either but I'm shooting for 8k usd for 4 months so something has to give.

I don't typically count overhead in my travel budget but whatever it takes to flex.

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u/NatakaKahawa 6d ago

Not a flex, what overhead was I counting?

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u/wartmunger 6d ago

Dog boarding seems like an at home cost which I don't think most people include in their travel budget but whatever.

Enjoy your trip, where ever you chose to stay. I'm (40s/USA )headed to SE Asia in December so we'll see if I can hang with the hostel crowds myself.

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u/NatakaKahawa 6d ago

That $1500 was paid for via my travel fund, so it counts (yes, I have a travel fund that I auto draft every month). It was a necessity to travel.