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[snosie]

I have decided that in the quest to help others, I will offer my list of the best hostels I have visited this year. My critera are clean, relatively new. I do not gauge social factor as much, seeing you can BYO or make friends wherever, if you make the effort!

Warsaw: Nathan's Villa and Oky Doky - great staff, and whilst not super new, clean and well kept, cheap due to good exchange rate, free net and Nathan's will do your washing for free!

Krakow: New Deco Hostel - redone apartements, crisp white sheets and donnas/quilts, tiny kitchen and free net!

London: Ace Hotel - is a hostel. No air con is super heat, but otherwise, pristine, new, funky colour scheme - lots of lime, a great back yard with hot tub, a bar, flat screen telly... What else? NO free net : ( In room bathrooms sometimes (6 bedder once, not in a twin nor another 6 bedder?)

Prague: Miss Sophies - a designer place at a backpacker price, or good enough. Huge pillows, crisp white sheet and donna, great attic rooms that have a living room, down stairs kitchenette, no bar, outside smoking courtyard and lovely and chic

Brussels: 2GO4 - central location, and pretty! Bunk rooms in a converted old building, all funky coloured. Had flat screen tvs, a dowstair eating area, tiny kitchen, net, free wireless at least, in room bathrooms.

What I don't have is one for PARIS which is the place i spend the most time in! Anyone got equally uncompromising standards at less than 25E a night? Let me know...

[dream07]

Best Hostels That I have stayed in:

Old Prague Hostel- Prague, Czech Republic:

This hostel was great for its location, right in the Old Town Square. A very affordable hostel. It was a great atmosphere.The rooms were very clean, comfortable and linen included. The hostel was very bright and nice showers. There are dormitory and private rooms there. Also as well, free internet and breakfast. The reception was open 24/7 so if I had any questions, they were answered. All of the staff was friendly and willing to help me out. As well they had a kitchenette in both common rooms and the lower common room had a touch screen for movies and music, something I have not seen before. Overall it was an amazing, fun, and nice place to stay!

Bohemia- Spicak, Czech Republic:

This place is defiantly right for the mountains. It is a hotel, but the pricing is amazing there. It is located just at the base of the mountain. The breakfast was included with our stay as well. We were there in the winter so after a long day of skiing we were able to arrive just at our door from the slope. There is a semi-formal dining room or there is a restaurant and bar just downstairs, where there is a pool table. Reception was very nice and made our stay pleasurable. The rooms were very clean,sizable and television included.

Zlomena Lyze (Broken Ski)- Zelezna Ruda, Czech Republic

Great Bed and Breakfast. The rooms were very clean and a great size. Family owned and they cook an amazing breakfast in the morning. Very friendly and nice place.