How much budget does one need to prepare to stay in a youth hostel?

The youth hostel has three types of bed rooms: boys’ rooms, girls’ rooms, and mixed-sex rooms.

Generally speaking, there are rooms for four people, rooms for six people, rooms for eight people, and rooms for ten to twenty people.

According to budget travel standards, generally choose a six-person or eight-person room. First-tier cities or tourist cities are about 50-80 yuan. 30-60 yuan in second-tier cities.

Prices and photos of Jingdezhen International Youth Hostel

B&B-style multi-person rooms are generally hostels abroad, and the price in RMB is between 30-250 yuan. There are big differences in different regions. For example, in non-developed countries or non-tourist areas, it only costs a few dozen yuan, or even cheaper. But in developed countries and Europe, the same conditions may cost 180 yuan or more.

The youth hostel where the respondent stayed in Taipei cost 120 yuan a night for a six-person room. But it only cost 60 yuan for a room for four in Chiayi. There is a big gap between cities and regions. You can choose different youth hostels according to your budget.

Family-style youth hostels (the kind with not very good conditions) generally cost 20-40 yuan.

A youth hostel with good conditions, located in Phuket, Thailand

A family-style youth hostel with poor conditions

Many youth hostels also have single and double rooms , the price is cheaper than ordinary hotels, but the facilities are relatively simple. Single rooms and standard rooms in youth hostels are basically between 120-220 yuan. Whether there is a separate bathroom, holidays, etc. will affect the price.

Guangzhou Dongshan Jiajia Youth Hostel

For example, the price of a double room (like the one in the picture above) at Guangzhou Dongshan Jiajia Youth Hostel is 198 yuan.

Generally speaking, holidays have little impact on prices for multi-person rooms.

In addition, check whether the daily necessities should be included in the budget. If you stay in a hotel, you don’t need to consider slippers and daily toiletries, but you must prepare these items when staying in a youth hostel. It is usually a one-time purchase. Slippers are 20 yuan + toiletries + paper towels. It costs about 40 yuan and can be used for a long time.