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Hostelling International has been a sustainable youth travel not-for-profit organisation for over 100 years. We are a membership organisation with a mission to make travel accessible to all, especially young people. Our Youth hostels are affordable, inclusive and sustainable. We are a charity aiming to empower youth to discover and love the world in a peaceful, tolerant and respectful way.
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7 Bell Yard , WC2A 2JR, London , United Kingdom
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- hihostels.com
careful in FEZ
booking just perfect but hostel in FEZ, not that much...
basic and clean BUT if you need a guide, be sure it is an OFFICIAL one; in Fez, the host hired one for us, obviously not checking if this person was official; bad experience !
Good choice
I like the area. It’s clean and comfortable enough without luxury. People are kind. That’s what I expected
My last booking in Stockholm (2 and…
My last booking in Stockholm (2 and review)
As I told you I had problems with the shopping cart in the website. Now on my credit card it's stored 50,- € and 25,- € payment in advance. I would be happy if you give me the 50,- € back.
Felt like a trap.
Felt like a trap.
ONLY at check-in (and in the small print, as pointed out by the staff there and, again, AFTER booking and paying a non-refundable deposit) was I informed that being a “non-member” I would have to pay THIRTY-NINE PERCENT MORE than what I had Been quoted, agreed on, CONFIRMED AND HAD GOTTENon the confirmation email.
Honestly: at best, it’s bad business practice.
At worst: some form of clickbait, deceitful pricing, misrepresentation of price, and a plain and simple lie to get customers reeled in.
Once you’re at check-in....what are you going to do?
Honestly, this is BAD.
Deceitful, and borderline illegal.
Shame on you, HI.

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Booking made easy
After understanding the room options it was easy to book. German translation is partly funny and should be reviewed by a native German, e.g. me 😉
Great experience
Wonderful staff, clean, fresh restrooms, nice hangout area. Great experience!
When I was young
When I was young, I used soy sauce and rice
I took it with me and used a youth hostel to travel across the United States. It was fresh to help me because I was able to stay cheaply.
I can't figure out how to reserve a youth hostel sometime, and I'm not sure if I stayed at a guest house, but I can book a youth hostel with a certain app, but I can't understand what is going on, Although I couldn't stay at a youth hostel, the site for using a youth hostel, a sister, expanded.
At first it was difficult to enter the overseas corner from my country, and I still feel that.
But now you can try and make reservations many times.
Fast and easy booking
Fast and easy booking. My experience was excellent. The Hostels on Hostelling International are first rate. That makes it easy to choose a hostel in the city you are visiting. They get great reviews! My booking confirmation came through very quickly.
There were times that a stay in a Youth…
There were times that a stay in a Youth Hostel included the breakfast.
I think this is no longer the case, or not always.
Breakfast was not included when I recently stayed in a Youth Hostel in Utrecht (Netherlands). I hink it is the same in St Päncra London where I booked yesterday.
I am not unsatisfied about this, but I would prefer that it is clearly mentioned on the website of the Youth Hostel.
In Utrecht this came to me a a big surprise.
For all the rest: great job you do!
Best regards.
Ivo Janssens
Fantastic location in old Bautzen
Fantastic location in old Bautzen. Such kind friendly service in a quiet family/youth hostel. I could not speak German but lovely receptionist used Google translate. I booked private room: very clean modern and comfortable. 20 min walk to train station is flat and very easy.
I would stay again.
Easy to book
When you choose a place to go you get all information about the hostel and the surrounding, including the activities.
Findint if there is some bed free at date is really easy. Well the booking process seems designed for me
Easy booking
It's very easy to book on-line. All rates clearly displayed. You can choose your bed with no surprises.
Everything was as promised.
I could book one year in advance HI…
I could book one year in advance HI Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore and Calgary but for Jasper it Was said To me this is too early. I would have To try later. So bad.
The Madison HI was a perfect stop for…
The Madison HI was a perfect stop for me. Friendly people, comfortable bed/room, everything clean and accessible. I plan to stay there and at other HI locations as often as possible.
Thank you!
I tried to sign up for HI membership…
I tried to sign up for HI membership ahead of booking, but the on-line system automatically conflated the 2 charges (membership + deposit of about $20) into 1 charge. My reservation was sitting in the "basket". However the summary at the end did not show them as discrete charges, so I could not tell that the deposit had been made.
ALSO--I could not find ANYWHERE what the actual price of a membership is. Honestly, why would you expect people to sign up when they have no idea what the price is???
Absolutely Brilliant
I have had no troubles booking a room for my 7 night stay in London. The website and the interface is fast, direct and seamless.
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