Your budget accomodation recommendations.

Mell, I have always wondered how "safe" and near the city center some budget accommodations are. Would be interested to check them out, but hardly know where to start. Maybe you can start a thread on how travelbloggers vote on budget accommodations in each place? Or does this smack of free advertising for these hotels, and therefore not welcome on this site? Just curious. We can start with those places getting the most number of hits. Reply to this

There are so many places on the internet where you can read travellers reviews
I don't really follow the advice of travel guides, i would rather read website such as hostelworld or tripadvisor
where people write their opinion regarding one particular hostel or hotel Reply to this

mmmm i can reccomend a few hostels which i thought were really great

Rome - The beehive nice unspoiled spotless hostel on a site street near stazione termini where you will be able to have an enjoyable stay as there are no party goers here

Budapest - Budapest Bubble very cosy hostel ran by Olga who will be like a big sister to you and will give you advice where to go, etc one night she took out everyone to a bar and that was nice of her

Banff - HI Banff Alpine Centre this hostel was great and it's the cheapest sort of accomodation you can find in Banff - book in advance though especially in winter

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The Salvation Army Hostel dorms are currently(as far as I know) the cheapest place to sleep in Mumbai, India. It is shabby, but clean and secure and central to where most tourists want to be. Beds cost 185 Rupees per night including breakfast, when I was there last month. That is around 3 Euros per night. Reply to this

Yeah, the place I stayed at in Agra only cost 400 Rupees(around 6 Euros). It was a double room with a bathroom with hot water. It was clean and safe too. That was probably the nicest room we had in N. India. I will look up the name and address of it and post here. That place has a view of the Taj Mahal from its rooftop restaurant. I wouldnt eat at that restaurant though, because the Shanti Lodge restaurant down the street has a better view, good prices and better food.

The place we stayed in in Delhi cost only around 4 Euros per night between the 3 of us. We had a tripple room. Probably the cheapest place in Dehli to stay. It was safe and secure because there was always a guy at the reception, but it was less than clean and only had shared bathroom with cold water. The cold water is OK in Summertime, but it gets pretty cold in Delhi in winter..... They will however provide buckets of hot water. Also, you would need a sleeping bag in winter, because they dont provide enough blankets and the beds are not so clean. If you or anyone else is interested I will post the name and address of it on this thread. A big bonus is that it is near one of the Delhi train stations. So, if your trains go from that station it is very convenient. Reply to this

thanks, mell. i have not been to india yet. meant to go this mid june but last minute changes and cancelled plans altogether. perhaps next time. Reply to this

I stayed in a beach hut in Thailand at Ao Chalok Lam beach on Koh Pha Ngan. It is a family run place and costs around 4 Euros per night for a hut. They have slightly bigger huts too that cost a couple of Euros more, but they are not big enough to be worth paying more for in my opinion.

I cant remember the name of it, but just walk on to the beach from the village when you get there and turn right. Walk 5 minutes down the beach until you get to Sarisas place. It is to the right of Sarisas place.

The huts have a bathroom, double bed, fan and balcony and are just around 50M from the beach.

Sarisas place is also worth staying at and the price is similar. It is very popular and almost always full.

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I would say look into Couchsurfing. It is definitely harder to do in places like India or SE Asia, but at least look into it. Reply to this