Life living in a hostel
As of writing this post, we will have stayed 14 straight nights in a hostel – 12 of those nights in the room pictured in this post. And we have 5 more days to go, because we can’t actually move into the apartment that we’ve rented until next Wednesday.
While staying in hostels is fun and convenient when you’re traveling, actually living long-term in a hostel isn’t that great. All of our stuff is just thrown everywhere, because, well, what’s the point of completely unpacking our backpacks when we’ll have to pack everything up again in a few days? It was something I wish we could have avoided, but there’s nothing we can do but make the best of it. :)
Each night in this hostel is costing us $63.48 (€48), or $31.74 (€24) each. Which is still really cheap, and we could be saving money by staying in the dorms instead of a private room (I think a dorm room is €19/night per person), but there’s absolutely no way I could get any work done with other people around. Plus it’s nice to have our own quiet space, since the rest of the hostel is common area.
Nic and I both get up around 7am every morning. We make breakfast together in the hostel kitchen, and then he leaves for work and I sit at my computer for the next 9 or 10 hours. I don’t leave the hostel much when I’m working, and I sometimes wonder what the hostel staff think I’m doing, locked away in my room all day. :) Although I’d love to work in the city’s gorgeous library, they wouldn’t give me wifi access until I have a permanent address – and now that I do, we’ll be going back there this weekend to get a library card. As for Starbucks, the only one that I’ve seen in town is always really crowded, which I don’t think that’s a very good work environment.
So while this hostel is still cheaper than any hotel we could find, if you break down the cost of our new apartment, we will spend $28 (€20) each night for the two of us combined. Which works out to $790/month (€600) total.
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Sounds pretty rough, but looks like you’re handling it well. That library does look awesome, so I can see why you’re anxious to get in there!
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*waits for the hoards of commenters to tell you to just pack up and stay at a 5-star hotel already, GOD LIVE YORU LIFE ALREADY KRYSTAL*
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I love hostels. I usually choose private rooms too, just because I get nervous about strangers being around my things. I’m also a terribly obnoxious sleeper — I talk in my sleep and sometimes I walk around too. But all my experiences with hostels have been great so far.
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Backpacks are good for certain situations, but I do appreciate luggage in situations like this. They work much better in longer term situations… I guess it won’t matter too much when you can hang your stuff at the new apartment.
How are you handling your banking needs? Do you have a forex fee free credit card, or do you plan on opening a bank account in the country?
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I definitely agree with you on the luggage thing. The only reason I didn’t insist on bringing luggage instead of my backpack is because we will be spending most of August backpacking around Europe. And in that case, I didn’t want to have to have a piece of rolling luggage with me, or the hassle of trying to ship it home.
As for banking, I’m not getting a local bank account, but my boyfriend did – since he will be paid in euros. If I need a local bank, I will use that.
That library is amazing! If they’d let me, I’d just live in there all day. :)
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I would choose a private room also, just because I’m always afraid of people stealing my stuff. And what a great deal!
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Certainly doesn’t sound great living in a hostel.
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I guess this is making me wonder what the difference between a hostel and a B&B is. You room is way bigger than the B&B we stayed in in London, and is huge compared to some 1star hotels in paris.
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