What the most unusual hostels in the world look like. How to name a hostel, interesting names Unusual hostels of the world
1. Hostel Yunak Evleri located in Cappadocia, Turkey. The hostel is located right in the rock. This place is at least 1500 years old. The first rooms appeared in the 5th-6th century AD, when the tribes lived here, they gouged caves in these rocks. In place of the labyrinths that remained, now placed a stylish hostel with an incredible atmosphere. The rooms are very civilized, there is Wi-Fi and a TV.
2. Unusual hostel Propeller Island located in Berlin, Germany This is one of the most extraordinary and original hostels in Berlin, and indeed in the world. All rooms here have completely different themes, not a single room is repeated. Here you can realize the craziest desire. You can spend the night in a coffin, a space cube, in a cage, on concrete, in an upside-down room, there are places right in the pool. A night in such a hostel costs more than in a regular hostel, about 100 euros per night, but it's worth it.
3. Santos Express, Mossel Bay, South Africa
The hostel is located inside a real train near Cape Town, on the railway near Santos Beach. What can attract you to a hostel? Firstly, this is a hostel-train, secondly, it is located on one of the most beautiful coasts of the Indian Ocean, only 30 meters away, thirdly, several times a year the migration route of whales and dolphins passes here, and in restaurants you provide the best range of seafood. You have the right to choose to live in a friendly reserved seat or comfortably in a compartment, but rooms here must be booked several months in advance.
4. Lighthouse Point Montara, California, USA
Just 25 miles from San Francisco on the stormy California coast, an old lighthouse from 1875 is a modern hostel. From the windows of the rooms offers stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and the rocks. There are several good beaches here where you can swim, surf, windsurf and kayak. Here you can play the most romantic wedding and even ride horses.
5. Hostel Celica, Ljubljana, Slovenia
This hostel has its own atmosphere and history. Thrill seekers are given a unique opportunity to spend the night in a former prison cell with bars on windows and doors .
Hostel Celica is 20 prison art chambers under one roof. Earlier, in the 19th century, a prison for war criminals was located here. Later, the building was bought out, and the artists turned the former prison into a hostel. In such an unusual hostel, you can not only spend the night, exhibitions and concerts are often held here.
6. Jumbo Stay Hostel, Sweden
A Boeing 747 converted into a hostel is located next to Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. You can get on a free shuttle from any terminal. On board the hostel there are 25 rooms with comfortable beds, TV and Wi-fi. The best view of Stockholm Airport is from a suite.
The private terrace offers great views of the plane itself and the Stockholm airport.
7. Living Cat's Hostel, Madrid, Spain
Hostel with great interiors, located in the heart of Madrid, just 150 meters from Plaza Santa Ana. The interior of the courtyard is in no way inferior to a luxury hotel, and what is only worth a luxurious atrium with vintage ceilings and an 18th-century Moorish-style fountain.
Price per day: from €15.
8. Hostel In A Forest, Georgia, USA
Perhaps this is an ideal place for those who want to be one with nature. A night in such an eco-hostel will cost $ 25, the only thing you will need to take your trash with you when you leave.
9. Radeka Downunder Underground Hostel, Coober Pedy, Australia
An unusual hostel is located in the heart of the mainland in the state of South Australia. The hostel was converted from Australian opal mines, the rooms are located at a depth of 3.5 meters and 6.5 meters. Opal mining was stopped here and now you can settle in the dungeon. The advantages of such an underground in life are that it is warm in winter, and in summer, when it is +50 outside, it is comfortable +25 degrees in the dungeon. The dungeon has a fully equipped kitchen, laundry, TV room, bathroom, bar, entertainment room with billiards.
10. Leleuvia Island Resort, Fiji
This is a paradise island 500 by 200 meters, where a kind of budget hostel is located. Incredible sunrises and sunsets, palm trees, white sandy beaches, turquoise water, huts, delicious food and friendly staff - all this awaits you in Fiji in Leleuvia Island Resort. Price for accommodation: from $15 per day.
Looking for a place to stay for the night? Forget the usual selection criteria! Newer hostels have much more to offer, from sleep pods to contemporary art galleries. collected the top five most interesting hostels in the capital.
1 Molotoff Capsule Hotel
Address: Tverskaya, 7
Cost: from 1190 rubles per night
What's unusual? Instead of beds - capsules for sleep, as in Japan. Moreover, the hostel is located in the building of the Central Telegraph - in the very center of Moscow, 300 meters from Red Square and the Kremlin. An ideal option for business people, as well as for lovers of novelty and manufacturability. In addition to capsules with storage lockers, there is a co-working space, areas for lunch and relaxation.
2.High Level Hostel
Address: Presnenskaya embankment, building 6, building 2
Cost: from 1000 rubles per day
What's unusual? 43rd floor! There is a legend about a girl who did not leave Moscow City for a year. But first, let's try to spend at least a weekend there. There is also a hostel in the Empire tower of the Moscow-City business complex. This is the only hostel in the world in a skyscraper. It is worth coming here at least for the sake of a selfie in a panoramic window overlooking Moscow. And there are many entertainments nearby: restaurants, open bars, cinemas, etc., etc.
3Ginza Hostel
Address: Bolshoi Sergievsky lane, 24, building 6
Cost: from 750 rubles per knock
What's unusual? Decoration in the style of "Provence" and attic. Nice peach and lavender tones. In multi-bed rooms, each bed has its own curtain so that guests can hide from prying eyes. There are also double rooms for couples with a king size bed. In these rooms you can lie and watch the starry sky all night. Isn't it wonderful?
4Godzillas Hostel
Address: Bolshoi Karetny Lane, 6
Cost: from $12
What's unusual? The hostel is located on three floors and attracts guests with an unusual design: the walls in the rooms are painted with graffiti and drawings of the main guest - Godzilla. The hostel is owned by an American, so you can speak English fluently with all the staff.
5. Hostel Fabrika
Address: Per. Bersenevsky, 5, building 3
Cost: from 500 to 3000 rubles
What's unusual? This hostel is also a modern art gallery. That is, you come not only to live and change the situation, but also to look at the work of artists. All paintings were donated to the hostel by artists who once stayed here. And the hostel itself can be called an object of modern art! Exhibitions, creative meetings and lectures are held here. It will not be boring!
Text / Anastasia Konorova / Natasha Angashanova /
Amendments to the Housing Code, known as « ”, have not yet been accepted, and St. Petersburg institutions have already begun to have problems. So, in mid-February, the court will close the St. Petersburg hostel « Friends" on Nevsky Prospekt: earlier residents of the house complained about it. Before that, a similar story happened with the Bagel hostel in Saperny Lane.
Petersburg over the past 10 years has become one of the world capitals of hostels. Almost all of them are located in residential buildings (often in settled communal apartments) and automatically fall under the prohibition law if it is adopted without amendments.
The most famous St. Petersburg hostel is Soul Kitchen in Lipin's apartment house built in 1863 on the Moika Embankment. A young married couple Lyubov and Sergey Sorokin opened it in 2012 after a project of the same name on 1st Sovetskaya Street. This year, Soul Kitchen once again received the most prestigious Hoscar award from the Hostelworld website in five categories at once, including both « the best small hostel in the world." And the other day the hostel also received the Russian Hospitality Award as « best design hotel.
In October 2016, The Guardian magazine included Petersburgers in the top ten European luxury hostels. In January of this year, The Huffington Post listed them as one of the 12 « amazing hostels that every traveler should visit.”
Soul Kitchen is located in a former communal apartment (the Sorokins rent premises from the owner, who bought the rooms and initially rented them out for filming such series as « Master and Margarita"). In the front there are both communal apartments and ordinary apartments. One of the neighbors of the hostel, Irina, told The Village: « When we arrived here, the hostel was already there, and at first it was a minus for me. But then I realized that the neighborhood brings only positive. The hostel is a guarantee of order and cleanliness. There have never been any incidents. We talked about this topic with neighbors: everyone has only a positive opinion. I am sure that the bill on hostels is not aimed at the benefit of small and medium-sized businesses, which are the basis of the economy of any civilized country, as well as at the benefit of an ordinary consumer.”
We talked with Lyubov and Sergey about whether there are any advantages to « of the law banning hostels”, about the difference between hostels in St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well as how they managed to please their neighbors in the front.
About the communal
Love: There used to be a community building here. About five years before we found out about her, she was resettled, and all this time the apartment was empty. Somehow it was even squatted by migrant workers - they were kicked out ... The room looked terrible.
The last room had an artificial thin wall, it was made to reduce the rent (payment was per square meter). We found a bricked-up window - removed the bricks and found newspapers from the 1920s (A fragment of one such newspaper was framed by the owners and hung on the wall in the hostel. - Approx. ed.). The windows had very beautiful long brass bolts. It would be difficult to install them on plastic windows, but we, of course, kept them. By the way, latches together with stucco are under state protection as a cultural value.
We save even strange objects that are not under protection. For example, there was a piece of wood, it is over 150 years old. There were holes in it: apparently, so that the wood would not lose its shape. Seryozha inserted light bulbs into the holes - it turned out very cool. The desks at the reception and in the computer room are made from old doors that we decided not to throw away during the renovation. They are the same age as the house, and some even have their original paintwork, as they have been preserved under layers of wallpaper. They kept a piece of a faucet: an awkward thing, but it was the same in the Hermitage - lead pipes are connected to brass (when repairs began, water flowed through one such lead pipe - I can’t imagine how people used it).
About neighbors
Love: When we moved in, the front door looked different: a classic Soviet staircase, the walls painted a terrible blue. Above us, on the third floor, there were two communal apartments. Then one of them was bought out, and in 2014, together with a new neighbor, we made repairs in the front door. The total investment was 1.2 million rubles, we shared the costs equally with him.
If something is scratched in the front door or someone decorates the front door, we will immediately clean it and touch it up. We believe that we should be involved in everything that is around the hostel. Now we are thinking of making a small stained-glass window on the landing.
Sergey: There is an apartment for rent on the ground floor. We are on the second. On the third, right above us, there is a communal apartment, and on the other side live the German consul for culture with his wife. On the fourth floor there is another communal apartment and an apartment.
Love: We often meet one of the neighbors from the fourth floor on the stairs. Once he said: "Oh, I heard about the law (about hostels in residential buildings. - Approx. ed.) Don't worry, I support you." It's nice.
About guests and employees
Love: Soul Kitchen is partly our projection. The hostel attracts people like us. Those who do not understand us will not come here. For example, our guests are not very happy with groups of schoolchildren who run and shout. We are a family hostel, but we will not accommodate school groups for any money.
Sergey: In addition, regulation takes place at the price level: we are more expensive than any hostels in St. Petersburg (and in Moscow, we know only one very expensive hostel). People come because they want to visit us. You can live in a hostel for 250-500 rubles, and with us - for 900. In summer, prices are even higher - 1,300-2,000 rubles per bed (competitors have 1,500 for peak dates).
Love: I read about people who changed their apartment to a hostel, and it seems to me that this is a terrible phenomenon. Yes, that's really what happens. Perhaps such centenarians contributed to the emergence of a bill to ban hostels in residential buildings. When people stay in a hostel for a long time, they start to feel too much at home. We understood this a long time ago, and we have a limit - a maximum of two weeks (although we sometimes make exceptions). We are a travel hostel. Those who come to St. Petersburg to work or study for a long time are not our ideal guests.
Sergey: We employ about eight people. Salaries are higher than the industry average. We are now recruiting new people. We try to look for friends and friends of friends, we take people from our circle. We will definitely not write an ad on HeadHunter.
Love: By the way, taking this opportunity: we want to find a person who speaks English and Korean. We have many guests from Korea, some of them have problems with English. In general, Asia in the general tourist flow is now growing. Chinese guests go mostly to cheap hotels, and our #1 Asian guest is South Korea.
About Hostelworld
Love: Hostelworld has their own algorithms according to which they calculate the winners of the Hoscar award. I think there are many factors, not only a high rating (you can have a rating of 9.9 based on just two reviews).
When a guest leaves the hostel, they receive an email from Hostelworld and can leave a review. First, he rates from one to five points on several parameters: atmosphere, cleanliness, staff, amenities, value for money, location. Then he writes a comment. There should be a lot of reviews, all of them should be real.
Often, new hostels have fake reviews at first. Hostelworld has an algorithm to detect fakes. In addition, sooner or later there is a review of a real guest who puts everything in its place. So there is no point in fake reviews.
Over the entire history of our hostel on the Moika, about 1,300 Soul Kitchen reviews have appeared on Hostelworld. We have a rating of 9.9, which is higher than anyone else in the world (if you do not take into account properties with a small number of reviews).
Every year Hostelworld organizes conferences, which attract about 300 delegates. We communicate with the staff of the site, but, of course, not on the subject of "introduce the right person to get an award." They help with the technical aspects.
About consulting
Sergey: We launched Soul Kitchen Consulting, but we do not consult very actively and certainly not to make money. We did it to meet new interesting people. We charge 7,000 rubles for an hour of Skype consultation. The cost of assistance in compiling a business plan or analyzing competitors is discussed separately. If we really like the project, we are ready to help with free advice.
Mostly people come to us from Russia. The questions are very different: from what resources to accommodate, to assistance in planning. The managers of one Samara hostel asked what innovations could be introduced. One of the first clients - a girl from Ecuador - was interested in what points to pay attention to in order to increase the rating.
Love: From a legal point of view, opening a hostel is not difficult. The question is how it will work. There are a huge number of hostels in St. Petersburg and Moscow, there is no such thing even in Europe. There are 360 hostels in St. Petersburg only on Booking.com, and even more in Moscow. Colleagues in Europe often ask: “How can you compete in such conditions?” But we have a big country, a huge number of local residents travel around Russia.
At the same time, a huge number of hostels are closed or resold, because not everything is so simple. Many have this approach: put the beds - and that's it, you're done. Every low season, about 20 new hostels open, they dump, then close.
About the bill
Sergey: In theory, all St. Petersburg hostels can fall under the new law. And the main problem: like many laws in Russia, it can be interpreted in any way. There is no law yet, but some authorities are already beginning to understand that everyone can be closed under this sauce. The mechanism began to spin.
Love: After the first reading of the bill, the need for amendments was discussed. They, in particular, would allow the placement of hostels in residential buildings, provided that the neighbors do not mind. Here, however, the question arises: how to formalize the consent of neighbors? In general, we hope that common sense will prevail. We don't want to fear for our future. Uncertainty hinders development.
Sergey: Moreover, we plan to open a new wing before the start of the high season. There will be eight more rooms for 36 people - about 200 square meters. Previously, there was also a communal apartment there, but last summer it was settled. We are currently doing renovations.
But in general, the entire industry is now slowing down: no one wants to invest money in something that can be taken away. On the other hand, this law can clear the market of unscrupulous players. But the same mandatory classification of accommodation facilities, which not everyone passed, already performs this function (accommodation facilities that have not passed the classification since January 1, 2017 cannot work, there is a law). It would be possible to write a bill based on the classification and register of approved hostels, but so far no one wants to do this.
Love: In this whole story, it is not clear what to do with the World Cup (Football World Cup - 2018. - Ed.). Petersburg consisted of a huge number of communal apartments, and now the main part of the room stock in the center is small hotels and hostels. If everything is closed, there will not be enough room for guests. In Moscow, this is easier: there are more large-scale hotels. We don't have that.
About Moscow hostels
Sergey: Colleagues from Moscow said that last year they came to their hostel from inspection structures and said: “You don’t have a no-smoking sign.” - "How?! Here she is." - "This plate is made according to a different GOST - that's it, shut up." We still have flowers, in Moscow everything is much tougher: it seems that the city government has given an unspoken go-ahead to close hostels.
People stay in hostels not only for the sake of savings. Yes, it's cheap, but often for a conditional 400-600 RUB per day you get not only a bed, but also an original interior, cheerful company, sincere service, parties and discounts on excursions and cocktails in a bar next door. There are many of them in St. Petersburg, because local residents use them too. We have selected 8 of the most interesting hostels where you can spend the night during your trip. Well, or if very inopportunely divorced bridges.
Hostel Taiga
"Taiga" has repeatedly received awards and topped the ratings of the best hostels in the country. The hostel is decorated in the style of Scandinavian minimalism, in addition to the standard amenities (air conditioning, Wi-Fi, cleaning, etc.), guests are offered bicycles for rent, free table tennis, iMac for public use and the Dandy console.
Taiga is not only a hostel, but also a popular hipster place with co-working, shops, cafes and exhibition spaces. So guests can attend all the events taking place here, as well as get a discount at a nearby bar or restaurant.
Address: Zagorodny pr., 21-23. Cost: from 340 RUB per day per person.
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Art Hostel Culture
This hostel is part of the Wing entertainment space. There are many different creative startups on its territory: an architectural bureau, a vinyl record store, culinary schools and educational projects. Also a hostel. The atmosphere and audience are appropriate: everything is stylish and creative, environmentally friendly. The rooms are very bright and there are eight shared bathrooms, so there is enough for everyone.
Address: st. Vosstaniya, 24/27B. Cost: from 400 RUB per person.
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Capsule Hostel Your Space
A suitable option for those who are late for the bridges and / or just want to sleep in silence. The capsule hostel is located in the city center, in the Golitsyn Loft art cluster and a stone's throw from the Summer Garden and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. There is nothing superfluous here, the rooms are small, and the furnishings are as functional as possible: there is a bed with an orthopedic mattress, soundproofing, free Wi-Fi and hot water showers. If you want to communicate, you can go to the lounge area, where guests often watch movies together. The main thing is to agree on the language in which to include the film: the company is usually international.
Address: emb. Fontanki, 20. Cost: from 550 RUB per person per day.
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Fall in Love Hostel
The hostel with the romantic name "Fall in Love" fully justifies its name. At least here you can fall in love with St. Petersburg. This is a small - only 5 rooms - mini-hotel next to the Moscow railway station. The hostel hostesses are very sensitive to maintaining a homely atmosphere, so they treat guests here with cookies, arrange dinners for everyone in the evenings, play the old piano themselves and let everyone play. An important nuance: by prior arrangement, you can come with a cat or other animal.
Address: st. Marata, 61. Cost: from 1980 RUB per room.
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Baby Lemonade Hostel
This hostel is the epitome of hippie 60s aesthetics. Here you will find unexpected interior solutions: for example, vinyl records and Volkswagen buses in the form of a chandelier. The atmosphere is also from that era - freedom and sincerity. In the evenings, everyone dine together and play Mafia, and since the composition of the guests is usually multinational, some exotic dish is prepared here every evening. The hosts, in turn, love to treat guests with pancakes and borscht. A separate bonus: discounts on shots at Apron, Folks Bar and Terminal, as well as a map of the best drinking establishments in the city.
Address: st. Engineering, 7. Cost: from 350 RUB per day per person.
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Network of hostels "Friends"
The Friends hostel chain is named after the cult American TV series from the 90s and is decorated in the style of Central Coffee House, where favorite characters sat every day. The interior is decorated in the fashion of the 90s: everything is bright and acid, but at the same time cozy. In the courtyard of the hostel on the Griboyedov Canal, a pink "beetle" with cardboard heroes of the series inside was parked for a long time, which greatly amused the residents of St. Petersburg and guests of the city.
In total, there are about 10 hostels of this network in St. Petersburg, in each of them a series (guess which one) is played non-stop in the lobby, they play kicker and have parties.
Address: emb. 20, Griboyedov Canal, etc. Cost: from 300 RUB. from a person.
Hostels, which can be found in every corner of the globe, provide an opportunity for adventurous tourists to travel without spending extra money. Parties on the beach, jungle huts, floating hotels or sleeping pods on a ship - in this article, we'll take a look at some of the most unusual and popular hostels on the planet.
, Panama
This hostel on the Panamanian island of Bocas del Toro stands literally on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and you can dive into the water right from the restaurant, bar or chillout. And if you suddenly get bored of swimming in crystal clear water, take free salsa lessons or practice yoga on the roof. Don't miss the hot Caribbean parties on Saturdays. A place in the hostel costs from $17, a delicious healthy breakfast is included in the price.
, Olympos,
Lost in dense gardens on the Mediterranean coast, this "tree house" offers a childhood dream come true: to spend the night among the branches like Tarzan. If you are afraid of heights, the cabins closer to the ground will suit you, and on occasion they even offer a wedding suite. The hostel has a volleyball court, a pizzeria and a nightclub. The cost of the night is $11, the price includes breakfast, lunch and stunning scenery.
, Spain
This hostel is more suitable for the word "palace". Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the luxurious hostel Casa Bombo (price per night from $87) offers a view of the whole of Granada and the beautiful Alhambra Palace from the terrace. Swimming pool, terrace, friendliness of the hosts and stunning interiors - and a lot of laudatory reviews from visitors.
, Serbia
The floating wooden hostel ArkaBarka sways slowly on the waters of the Danube. Visitor reviews about the price, cleanliness and safety are very flattering, and the cost of a night starts from $15. The forest is noisy around, although the center of Belgrade is only a 20-minute walk from the hostel. Sitting on the veranda with a glass of local white wine, you can watch the ducks swim and the sun go down.
, hostel at Uvita waterfall,
Wooden open houses right by the waterfall in the small town of Uvita, surrounded by the jungle, are a flashback to Costa Rica, which is not yet crowded with tourists. Stunning scenery, the sound of a waterfall, free yoga classes, price (from $16) and strong Costa Rican coffee for breakfast - all this is highly appreciated by visitors, who also note the cleanliness and convenience of the hostel.
, Russia
The owners of the hostel have done a good job creating an attractive design that harmoniously combines the brickwork of the last century with modern furniture. Do not miss the master class from famous St. Petersburg chefs who regularly visit the Soul Kitchen kitchen. Prices per night start at $25, and the friendly staff is always ready to give advice.
, Sweden
Jumbo Stay is a Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet transformed into a hotel, and you have a unique opportunity to spend the night on board not in the sky, but on the ground. The hostel has 29 sleeping areas and one suite in the cockpit. Breakfast here is ready to be served even at 3 am if you need to catch an early flight. Transfer to Arlanda airport is included in the cost of overnight stays (from $136).
, Scotland
A real Scottish castle, Castle Rock, built in 1846, was turned into a hostel ten years ago. The antique armor interiors look like a Harry Potter movie set, while the three living rooms are complete with a home theater system, jukebox and real piano. Great and only $14.
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The hostel is located on an island near Queensland, and this is a real oasis surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef. There are wild rainforests, pristine beaches and tame koalas. The hostel has dormitories with four or eight beds and bedrooms for women who do not want to stay overnight in the company of strangers (from $ 56), as well as double rooms with a view of the Pacific Ocean. Full moon parties are held here every month. Don't forget your fins - the island has excellent diving.
