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aboriginalhostel started this discussion 15 years 10 months ago

Reading this post brought up the following question in my mind: Why do we need dorms to claim a hostel to be a hostel?

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Darko

10 years

If the facility doesn't have dorms, i.e. where a single traveler can book a bed in a room with at least one, but usually more than two other single beds (bunk-beds & or standing beds), then according to the widely-held definition (including, but not limited to wikipedia) it's NOT a hostel. It's as simple as that.

Of course the necessity for a hostel to provide dorms arguably includes the factors that other contributors to this thread have already mentioned, such as:

lower cost for a bed in a dorm than a private room; social aspects of meeting others in the same dorm-room, and the possibility to make new friends, travel companions or exchange experiences

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Roscoe

9 years

Hi guys,

actually, I am running hotel and planning to move to the "hostel industry".
I have a very personal idea for my future hostel: a "no-private rooms" hostel!
I am aware of all the issues with noisy dorm-mates and so on but I also think that, if you are looking for privacy in your sleep, you should not stay in my hostel :)
Also, I am pondering some new hi-tech stuff to reduce the con's of the dorms.

Am I totally crazy? :)

Riccardo
Rimini
ITALY

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Darko

9 years

Hi Riccardo,

"Also, I am pondering some new hi-tech stuff to reduce the con's of the dorms.

Am I totally crazy?"

Absolutely not! You're innovative and forward thinking! I too am thinking along similar lines, i.e. to identify and analyse the problems which hostel dorms have. There will always be budget private rooms available for travelers, but if you do not offer them, then such travelers will simply stay somewhere else. Notwithstanding this, if you remain true to your target group, in this case backpackers who prefer or do not mind staying in a dorm, and you focus on solving problems which are made known to you (you must also be proactive and not only reactive) or that you or your staff discover, then you will demonstrate to your guests that you sincerely care about them and that you want their stay to be as pleasant as possible. And, in doing so, you will receive better reviews and maintain a higher occupancy rate.

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