A personal opinion: advantages and disadvantages of staying at a hotel

It's a well known fact that hotels nowadays play a big role. Every year more and more new hotels are opened. The provision of accommodation, in past times, consisting only of a room with a bed, small table and a cupboard, has been replaced by rooms with contemporary facilities, including climate control and en-suite bathrooms.

Sometimes it is even difficult to decide which to choose while traveling. There are luxury hotels, which seem to be expensive, b & b hotels, where you will get only breakfasts and a place to sleep, youth hostels, where you meant to serve everything yourself and many other places to stay in.

Still, if you do not want to get disappointed, it is advisable to book accommodation beforehand, especially if you are visiting the town during the summer months. If you do not book accommodation in advance, you may have to leave the hotel because it is fully booked up. That would be an unpleasant experience, especially if you arrived late at night.

Some people enjoy staying in a hotel. Sure, on the one hand there are a lot of advantages in it. To begin with, it's convenient. You have a chance to make a telephone call and reserve any room you want in a good time, to be confident by your arrival. Besides, you don't need to serve yourself, everything will be done by the hotel staff, I find it wonderful. More than that, I do like that in the hotel you can be offered some interesting excursions and you can be sure that they are safe because the hotel is responsible for every offer.

But on the other hand there are still some disadvantages in staying in a hotel. First of all, the service can be poor and slowly, for this reason you can be late for a business meeting or a friends' party, I find it extremely disappointing. Second, the food can be too salty, overcooked and etc... spoiled. It can be a serious problem for people with weak stomach. Third, the view from the window can be not so romantic as the advertisement said but more modest, it can also disappoint some people, who care about the beauty around them.

Personally I'm for staying in a hotel in spite of all disadvantages. It’s only a freak of chance, everything can happen. So before booking a hotel, you'd better learn some facts about it in the net or from your friends for sure. Last summer I stayed in a hotel in Spain, everything was up to date, wonderful service, tasty food and friendly staff. In general I am only for staying in a hotel, this will save your money, time and will be convenient.

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How to survive while hostelling: personal tips

When you get down, if you can afford it, spoil yourself by getting a room of your own – with your own bathroom – at a budget hotel. Amenities like television and air conditioning jack up the price, but it might be just worth it – you decide. Solitude and privacy are two things you will value at the end of your trip. A slightly cheaper alternative would be to get a private room in a hostel.

Twenty people sharing one toilet can be dirty and annoying. In some cities, two people can easily afford a budget hotel room – often for less than the price of a hostel for two people would be. Opt out of the larger dorms for the smaller rooms of four or six people with an en – suite bathroom – smaller rooms are usually more quiet and cleaner.

Hostels are noisy, even at night. Snoring, disrespectful roommates, and drunken shouting can wake you. Earplugs and headphones are extremely helpful when drowning out noise. Eyeshades are good for those roommates who decide to turn on the lights at 3am. You’ll be sleeping in the same room with many different people from different places on different schedules. Earplugs and eyeshades also provide a sense of privacy.

Take advantage of everything your hostel has to offer. Cook in the hostel kitchen, hang around the bar and lounge chatting people up, ask staff for recommendations, watch free movies, go on walking tours, borrow a bike – whatever the hostel offers, go for it.

If you get sick of all of the English – speaking people at your hostel, and feel as if you aren’t getting a flavor for local life, ditch the hostel. Hang around town – find out where the locals go and befriend them. Remember: friendships can be accomplished, regardless of language barriers that might exist.

Act like the hostel is your home (within reason, of course). Do the things you would do back home like paint your nails, pluck your eyebrows, pray, or sleep with your teddy bear. Your routines will make you feel more comfortable.

When times get hard, spoil yourself. Eat at a nice restaurant where there are no backpackers, ordering several courses. Talk on a phone card to someone back home until it runs out. Go to a department store and spray yourself with perfume.

Hostelling isn’t always easy, but I’ve really come to love it. I’ve ended up discarding much of my clothes and toiletries upon my return home, as I find that like being lower maintenance now.

Halfway through my trip, I met an American about to go home. He was depressed. He told me, “Most of all, I’ll miss meeting new people every night. I’m going to go home and it will just be me in my apartment.” Hostelling is a brilliant way to make new friends – friends who live around the world. So remember, next time you’re in their neck of the woods, you can stay with your new friends and skip the hostels!