• Weekly Hostel Feature – Cocomama, Amsterdam

    Amsterdam’s first boutique hostel, Cocomama is a brand new hostel right in the heart of Amsterdam. Cocomama guests can check out the big, sun-soaked garden, cook wonderful meals in the equipped kitchen and meet lots of other travellers during hostel organised activities, or just while handing out in the common[...]

  • Are Hostels In Asia Worth It?

    For backpackers all over the world, Asia is the Promised Land. It is the land of the $1 meal, where nobody ever goes hungry. It is the land of the 50c beer, where nobody ever has to forgo a night of fun. And most importantly, it is the land of[...]

  • Hostel Feature Friday – Travel Joy Hostels, London

    Travel Joy Hostels in London is a professional and experienced hostel aiming to provide a friendly, fun and pleasant experience. Their staff work to make the space clean and safe, so guests only have to worry about the socializing! They are the only hostel in London that overlooks the river,[...]

  • WANTED: Dynamic Duo for Awesome Island Job

    Have you ever wanted to live on a tropical island? Do you dream of untouched beaches and crystal clear waters. Do you want to spend your days swimming, snorkelling and stand up paddle boarding your way around paradise? Well here’s your chance to do just that on Hostelzoo Island!! Hostelzoo,[...]

  • The Secret of Domestic Hosteling

    It seems strange that in many cases the first country that people really explore when they travel is not their own. Australians often go to Europe or to Asia, and Europeans in turn come to Australia or head off to New Zealand. There’s undoubtedly many reasons for this, one of[...]

  • Hostel Feature Friday – Riad Layla Rouge, Marrakech

    A small, family run riad in the centre of the souks, Riad Layla Rouge breathes in the Mad Hatters tea party of colour that Marrakech conjures, and breathes out the nearby chaos with a gentler (but still eccentric) heartbeat. Just one minute from Place D’Jeema el Fna, Riad Layla Rouge[...]

  • Hostelzoo’s 5 Favourite New Years Destinations

    This year has certainly been a year of interesting developments and adventures for the folks at Hostelzoo. We’ve been visiting all sorts of exciting places and meeting some seriously interesting people. What can we say? We’ve had a great year. We even had a great New Year celebrating all the[...]

  • Hostel Feature Friday – City Circus, Athens

    City Circus is a cozy new hostel in the cool Psirri neighbourhood of Athens. With 11 rooms, City Circus can accommodate a wide variety of needs at practical prices, no matter what your budget is. The neoclassical building features restored wooden floors and painted ceilings dressed up with antiques, retro[...]

  • Why Hostel Christmases are Awesome

    Despite the unavoidably fluorescent consumerist streak currently embodied in the modern celebration of Christmas, it is still very much a family affair. Whether you get together with your large extended tribe, or just a few members of your wolf pack, you’re around the people you know, celebrating the year that[...]

  • Hostel Feature Friday – Trek Global, Wellington NZ

    Trek Global is a fresh, fun and friendly backpackers right in the middle of Wellington City. Located close to just about everything, the folks at Trek Global have all your backpacking needs covered. And, if that wasn’t enough, they’ve even provided some great extras and freebies to boost your mood[...]