For those who have never stepped foot in a hostel, the very idea of anything other than a proper “hotel” can raise apprehension. For me, an 18-year-old wannabe globe-trotter just out of high school, ...

The first time I stayed at a hostel, I feared waking up enwombed in bedbugs. Before that trip, in 2008, I had heard a lot of tall tales: that hostels are dank shanties filled with thieves and voyeurs, ...

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“Welcome to the humble abode,” Mary Stephens says as I walk in to Metcalf House, also known as Phoenix Hostel. The building, near Ninth Street and Portland Avenue in downtown Phoenix, has been used as ...

I don’t travel with a backpack and a bedroll, but I do haul around other accessories: a pair of cute but rambunctious kids who insist on eating three meals a day. This can make hotel stays a headache; ...

Columbus code enforcers say the owner of a University District hostel is violating city zoning laws by acting as an unlicensed "rooming house" and has 20 days to comply. Yet the city doesn't have a ...

If you are interested in trying a hostel, here are some tips for first-timers or those who haven’t stayed at a hostel since their hippie heyday. •How to find hostels. The Internet has made hosteling ...

The Morty Rich Hostel in Montrose opened in 2011 and now sleeps 14,000 travelers a year. Time for another hostel, said Deidre Mathis, a local entrepreneur who plans on opening her own Houston hostel ...

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KOCHI: A Public Works Department (PWD) hostel, in Kakkanad, worth Rs 4 crore is left unused, owing to the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities. The hostel was inaugurated, a year back, with much ...

KOCHI: Though ladies hostels are expected to be equipped with adequate security measures, many of the city hostels lack proper systems. There are hostels which do not have security staff or night ...