The nightly rate can be as low as $9, but your roommates are strangers and no bellhop will tote your luggage. Oh, and that luggage is a nylon-and-metal sack, not a suitcase. As traditional tourists ...

Hostels get a reputation they don’t entirely deserve. Yes, you’re sharing space with strangers in various states of sobriety and hygiene. Yes, your belongings sit in a room you can’t lock while you’re ...