German Youth Hostels Targeting Families (Hostelling International)

No Longer Just For Youths, Many German Hostels Now Want The Whole Family
(German Youth Hostel Association / Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk)

As their traditional customer base – groups of school children – shrinks, Germany’s hostels are trying to woo a new market: whole families. In places like the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, some hostels have transformed themselves into affordable, kid-friendly resorts.