Comments on: At my age? Staying in Hostels in Israel

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Sat, 20 May 2017 16:19:58 +0000

In reply to Riki Ruckenstein. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!

By: Riki Ruckenstein

Riki Ruckenstein — Sat, 20 May 2017 15:50:17 +0000

Hi Rachel, I enjoyed reading your comments – sorry you didn’t visit us this trip, perhaps next time. We are also members of the ILH (Safed Inn) and like most of the ILH hostels, we have both dormitory rooms and private rooms. You can find reviews in Trip Advisor under “speciality lodging” – unfortunately, they don’t have a “hostels” section. Happy Travels.

By: Bola

Bola — Sun, 14 May 2017 17:17:18 +0000

I’ve not stayed in a hostel yet but I won’t rule it out. As long as there aren’t any drunken people around. Good tips.

By: Agness of aTukTuk

Agness of aTukTuk — Sat, 06 May 2017 16:23:00 +0000

These are some great reviews! I would love to visit Israel on a budget and your post was very informational!

By: travelnwrite

travelnwrite — Fri, 05 May 2017 12:59:15 +0000

I haven’t yet stayed in a hostel and suspect at this age they won’t start calling out as an option one day. But I thoroughly enjoyed this report of your experience and am glad you were adventuresome enough to try them out!

By: Marilyn Jones

Marilyn Jones — Thu, 04 May 2017 04:36:14 +0000

I met a woman in Germany in her 70s who traveled extensively and always stayed in hostels. She made sure her accommodations included a private bedroom. She didn’t mind the shared bathroom and said she traveled all over Europe. I personally have never stayed in a hostel.

By: Carole Terwilliger Meyers

Carole Terwilliger Meyers — Thu, 04 May 2017 01:03:54 +0000

It is interesting to read about your experience in Israel hostels. Hostels in the U.S. also have some private rooms nowadays, though I think they refer to them as couples rooms or family rooms–not too many singles stay in them. I would imagine that the single rooms in many European hotels would complete with the cost of a private room in a hostel.

By: Karen Warren

Karen Warren — Wed, 03 May 2017 11:53:06 +0000

I’d never thought of going to a hostel because I wouldn’t want to share a bedroom or a bathroom. But it looks as if things have moved on a little since I last went hostelling…

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 02 May 2017 16:28:29 +0000

In reply to jschneider23. I did! I've been to Israel quite a few times, but I usually spend my time with my family there. This was my first time venturing out alone.

By: thebritishberliner

thebritishberliner — Tue, 02 May 2017 10:51:12 +0000

Nice one Rachel!

I haven’t commented recently, but I have enjoyed reading your posts about Israel. I would have loved to go, but I have to be practical and choose one TBEX conference to go, and for me this year, it’s Ireland!

Believe you me, I’m older than I look and have experience of people vomiting, and going crazy in a hostel room. And I really can’t and don’t want to do all that stuff again!

However, every now and then, I target hostels but specific ones – boutique hostels. They’re usually more expensive, and sometimes equivalent to the price of a hotel, but have more of a social aspect to it. For example, when my husband and teen went to Portugal last year, we booked into a boutique hostel in Lisbon and Porto. In both cases, our son had his own private room, and we had our own private luxury “suite” and bathroom too.

I don’t actually mind sharing a living space or kitchen (since I never cook on holiday anyway), but it’s the bathroom situation that I don’t like. If there’s more than 2 or 3 people using it, it’s bound to be yucky, and you always have to queue….!