Gap Year Hostels and Accommodation
Gap Year Hostels and Accommodation
If you’re travelling, you’re going to need a place to stay, whether it’s a holiday, a short gap or gap year.
In our Gap Year Hostels and Accommodation section we'll give you loads of advice and information on where the best hostels are, how much they cost and what they're like.
Hostels are a great option for backpackers on the road as they're usually a good deal cheaper than hotels and communal areas, which are a great place for making new friends.
However, you're not just going to be staying in hostels on your gap year, so we'll also give you advice on B&Bs, guesthouses and hotels. Sometimes you may even be sleeping in an airport! Wherever you're staying, we'll make sure we give you the best possible advice.
Accommodation Discussions
Looking for impartial advice on the what the cheapest, best and most backpacker friendly hostels are in each country? Why not ask for help on the accommodation board and see what the other site members have to say?
Gapyear.com Guides
Backpacker Hostel Fire Safety Guide
Every year over 1,000 people are involved in hostel / hotel fires on their travels... if you can't get out of the building, you'll die. Simple as that. Would you know what to do?
A First Timer’s Guide To Hostels
Staying in hostels is one of the best things about backpacking. You’ll meet loads of new people and share experiences that you’d never get to try if you were travelling alone.
Gap Facts
The first permanent youth hostel was opened in Altena Castle in Germany in 1912 by Richard Schirrmann. Schirrmann later went on to lead the International Youth Hostelling Association.
RTW Experts
Round the World Experts are one of the market leaders for all RTW products, from accommodation, to tours and flights. You'll be hard pushed to find a more helpful and experienced team of experts.
If you'd like to speak to a sales consultant at Round the World Experts about accommodation, tours, flights or anything else RTW related then give them call on 0845 344 7667.
