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Im Carlos from South of Spain iam a little entrepeneur living in south of Spain, if everything goes fine we have a wonderful chance to open a hostel here; we´re now with our bussiness plan and seeking for information. Your website and forum is full of amazingly good information, so... i really wanna thanks all the management team and all the people who post good info here. ¡¡¡Thanks a lot guys!!! . and sorry for my english.

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I live in Kauai the northern most island of the Hawaiian Islands. I have found a potential property for a hostel here, if I can just get the funding together. I have looked at a number of places in different areas I have lived, Brooklyn, NY and Cape May, NJ namely, I have wanted to start one since staying at Floyd's Hostel in Fort Lauderdale 15 or so years ago. It makes a unique non tourist place for travelers, not just sight seers, to go local and see the local in context of the international.

My other big interest is legal. I am looking to establish a legal hostel, there are numerous unregistered home vacation rentals here. The underlying idea is they have to non-tourist. Education, special interest, art, etc. The building I found is ideal for this since it was built and desinged by an artist, Tom Teitge. It is decorated with numerous welded sculptures and interesting looking architecture. I think starting a non-profit art appreciation guild here in Hanapepe, the largest center of artists and galleries on the island, would be a low key way to attract special interest.

If you establish a Legal forum I can post all my finding so far from International building codes and such for establishing hostels.

Mahalo,
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Hi guys, I'm Karl from Malta. Lately I've been entering this forum and in the meantime looking around to find a well located hostel here in Malta. It wasn't till a few weeks ago that I got a call that a hostel is available in a very good location. To be honest I didn't talk to much people about it here. Didn't want people to hear much about it. so this is why I stand here asking for advice.

The hostel isn't big at all but as a beginner I think it will fit me just right. Anyways, the hostel consist of 6 rooms, 4 rooms sleeps 5 in each and 2 sleep 1 in each so total of 22 persons.

Rent is quite reasonable. Have an option to buy too but we are still negotiating a price on that.

My question. what expenses do you have to run a 22 person hostel with b&b included? prices are between 12 euro-15 euro per person. Can also be calculated on 20 euro but I don't like to go big when predicting income.

Sorry if some details seem unprofessional but as I mentioned I'm new at this. I have two apartments that I rent short let but never managed a hotel/hostel ect.

Any question to refine some things are more than Welcome. Hope to hear some feedback. :)

Hello everybody
My name is Iñaki Reino, and trying to build a new Hostel in Bilbao, north of Spain, in a few months. Since some time I follow this page, and find it very useful and plenty of information for my proyect.
I hope, in a time, add something interesting to all of you. So nice to meet you.