A hostel stay no longer entails queuing for the shower and deadening the sound of late night parties with smelly thin pillows - it's all exposed brick and smooth, clean surfaces as hostel owners tempt you with perks like free breaky, free internet, free language lessons and well designed, if compact, rooms. There's no better way to stick to your budget while meeting fellow travellers who you can drink wine on the sun terrace with, sip cocktails at the poolside bar with or just plain party with - after you've seen the local sights of course.  These days there are even family friendly hostels.

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