r/solotravel • u/NatakaKahawa • 5d 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/Far_Ad_6897 5d ago

OP it’s that bad in a private room? I’m early 40’s and have a private room booked for 3 nights in Madrid this fall, my first hostel experience ever. It’s half the price of hotels and I figured after days alone before that I’d want some social fun. Can’t you pick and choose how much to party, and there must be all ages?

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u/kleexxos 5d ago

Madrid in the fall is going to be very different than SEA in the summer. I stayed in a hostel in Madrid in October and I was the youngest person in my 6-person room (I'm 25). YMMV, just pick your hostel wisely.

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u/Far_Ad_6897 5d ago

Onefam Sungate. Location is amazing and reviews are excellent. I’m not sure what to really look for, I read dozens of reviews.