So, hostels Huh? Well- the title says it all (especially large dorm style rooms!). For the last 3 days I've been staying at a hostel in the central downtown district of auckland. This hostel has an unspoken "no-locals rule" so basically that means that if you're staying here, youve probably got a foreign passport. Im staying in a 12 bed mixed dorm and my roommates are from all over the world- Chile, Scotland, Argentina, Israel, France, Germany, Switzerland, England etc etc etc! Before booking the bed at this hostel, I remember debating whether or not I wanted to stay in such a big room with so many people. I was waffling back and forth between 6 and 8 bed rooms but I cant be more happy that I chose the 12 bed. Sure, it gets messy
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