ok more about how I book hostels and what I look for 👇🏼 ✨booking process✨ I book 99% of my hostels through @Hostelworld . Sometime’s it’s cheaper through @Booking.com or @agoda so I like to check those as well. READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE YOU BOOK (found on Hostelworld) The reviews will tell you a looot of what you need to know. Bed bugs? Is it super loud? Is it nicer that the pictures? Worse? Is it safe? There is a difference between a social hostel and a party hostel. All party hostels are social but not all social hostels are party…ya know? A social hostel can have friendly people, a good vibe, and not have music blaring till 1am. A party hostel will likely have loud music till 12 or 1am. Again, I look to reviews to see what the vibe will be like. ✨what are the bathrooms like?✨ Some have bathrooms attached to the room (one sink, one toilet, one shower that 6 - ? people share). Others have communal bathrooms in common spaces. Some are mixed gender and some are split. All depends on what type of place you book. Usually you get what you pay for on this end. ✨what if I want the vibe of a hostel but really don’t want to sleep in a dorm??✨ Book a private room! LOTS of hostels have private rooms. Granted you’ll be paying more money, but you can get all the benefits of the hostel without sharing a room with strangers. ✨ok but do you really not get woken up throughout the night?✨ I swear by earplugs and an eyemask. I use the @LoopEarplugs Quiet ones and some random eyemask off amazon. I seriously don’t know how people do hostels without the combo. You’re bound to end up with a LOUD snorer in the room who sounds like they’re starting a lawn mover. ✨curtains✨ Hostels without curtains really doesn’t bother me, I just hang up my towel to cover part of it. Check the reviews and pictures if this is a make or break for you!! #hostellife #solofemaletraveler #backpacker #traveltips #solofemalebackpacker