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1 . YMCA Hostel Basel
Relax & be inspired!
The Basel YMCA Hostel is situated very close to the railwaystation and city center and offers everything you need for a perfect stay in Basel:
* best prices in Basel
* modern and clean infrastructure
* free internet (terminal and wireless)
* free ticket for all public transportation in Basel
* sheets included
* kitchen for your own disposal
* laundry room with washing machine and tumbler
* TV room
* Library
* Chillout room
* Cultural Adventure Room ImagineLife
* Courtyard
* Elevator
* Luggage room
* Breakfast available 7.30 - 10.00
All rooms are equipped with a washbasin and a locker for every bed.
WC and showers are available on each floor.
Furthermore, one double room with shower and WC is available for the handicapped.
Reception opening hours:
07.00–11.00 and 15.30–23.00
We are looking forward to welcome you in our Hostel!
Cancelation:
Single bookings can be cancelled up to 48 hours befor arriving! in case of ne show the credit card will be charged with amoutn for two nights.
Read a few reviews from real people who have visited this hostel:
"I stayed in Switzerland for 4 nights.", Yuk Ping, from Hong Kong
"good place to stay in basel very close to the railway station and for chf 5.", olivier, from Switzerland
"wonderful hostel,great lifestyle", Roberto, from Italy
"80/100!", Virgil Helena, from India
"92/100!", Claire, from France
Check out YMCA Hostel Basel in Basel
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2 . Walter Guest House
A beautiful very CENTRAL located apartment with 5 en-suite rooms (private WC) with all the amenities that you need to have a great holiday in Rome. We have private rooms or beds in mixed dormitory (also female only dorms). There is a big bathroom for all in the corridor with a bath-tub, we offer to our dormitory guests the average of 1 bathroom to every 4 persons, it's a special offer among the hostels in Rome downtown.
---We accept big groups of guests with several rooms, but please check availability by email.
---All our bedrooms are quiet and comfortable, even for senior guests on a romantic trip in downtown Rome.
--NO NIGHT SERVICE-RECEPTION WARNINGS: To respect the staff and other guests sleeping, we are grateful if your first arrival is after around 9.00 AM in the morning and before midnight 24 PM. After 24 PM it is difficult for us, to enter the room to accommodate you because other guests want to sleep otherwise next day they want to be refunded money. If you cannot be here in the range of 9AM-24PM,you must at least inform us with a phone call, and when we are forced to receive you anyway is a problem for us, we invite you to find another hostel for the first night, no charge for the first night and you will come next morning after 9.00 AM..The next nights stay you will have the keys so you get back home as you like. In circumstances that we are obliged to open the door anyway after midnight, we ask that you please tip the staff for waking them up. If there is no answer to the buzzer when you arrive at the building, please call us on our phones.
INFO PAYMENT- We ask the bill cash at the check-in, if just necessary we accept also the credit card,but there are 2% of bank commission.
BREAKFAST INCLUSIVE
Get up in the morning and and have a free available buffét of typical italian breakfast, with milk, coffee or tea, plumcakes,small tart,biscottate slices,bread toasted, marmalade, honey,(butter on request) and nuts chocolate cream . The staff will prepare it since early in the morning untill mid-day.
LOCATION:
Walter Guest House is 2 blocks off the main Station Termini, 10 minutes from all the main attractions, like the Colloseum, Piazza Venezia, TREVI Fountain, Spanish Steps and the Pantheon. The Vatican City is a little further down the road and you will have no problem as public transport is just under the house. For the night owls, we have a disco just a stones throw away, round the corner the main Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and if you want to forget your problems go and have a drink down at the many Irish pubs that are a stones throw away from the house. If you have problems sightseeing, we will try and get you infomation and tips for the day. Come stay at the HOME AWAY FROM HOME and enjoy being in Rome.
FREE FACILITIES:
: We give you the doors room keys so there is no curfew.
: free use of pc internet,available also wireless,skype,msn
: free use of lockers cabinet:
: free cleaning daily of bedroom but on request.
: free use of the common kitchen ,microwave,stoves, refrigerator
: free bedsheets and bath towels,blanckets.
: television set ,hair-dryer,
: dispenser of cool water and coffe,cappuccino,tea lemon,chocolate available all day long.
:almost all our bedrooms provide the AIR-CONDITIONERS
--CHEAP FACILITIES,there is a small tip to my staff:
: use of washing machine,
: CREDIT CARD is accepted,but there are 2% of bank espenses.
: lugagges storages after the check-out,ask the staff
: parking garage near by,around 15 Euros per night.
KIND REQUEST:
We like to have non-smoking people in the house as it is not permitted to smoke in public indoor places. Our management is proud to have finally in Italy a law against smoking, since the 10th of January 2005.Is welcome silent and quiet people,and also not drunk people because after 11-12 is not allowed to make noise.
!!!PLEASE NOTE!!!!
--INFO ROMA TAX-STAY: I inform you that since 1 st january the city council of Rome stated a TAX-STAY of 2 euro per night per person .I am sorry ,it's not fault,but the taxation is not included in the price indicared ,but is always a supplement. (till maximum of 10 nights). Children till 10 years won't have to pay any tax.
---INFO SECOND FLAT : Just in the case we had received more reservations,so we have to accommodate anyway when necessary our guests in another alternative apartement with shared or private WC located in the same area Vittorio with the same facilities at the same price.Once our guests arrived here ,our staff will provide your accommodation.
--- CANCELLATION POLICY ---
It's permitted to cancel(or modifie)the reservation without penalty only until 48 hours before the date of check-in (12 PM );cancellation in the last 48 hours we debit the first 2 nights of the stay as guarantee. The hostel can ask VISA circuit the pre-autorization( block in CC availability)of the first 2 nights as guarantee,IF YOU BOOK WITH A DEBIT CARD YOU HAVE TO BE SURE TO HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO BE BLOCKED OF 2 NIGHTS OF THE STAY AS GUARANTEE. If the credit card is not valid or outdated, the reservation will be considered not valid and still pending.To accept your cancellation we request both email and phone call.
SPECIAL OFFER WARNING-in our list you can find a special promotional offer for a bed in ladies shared room 7beds for less than only 10 Euro per night.This special offer is valid for only 1 lady the who reserved,is valid for maximum 3 nights and is without service extra inclusive ,as bath towel,lockers,internet and breakfast.To receive the services is necessary a small supplement as the other normal price paid.
INFO CHECK-IN :is at 12 PM-(when it's possible, also earlier if the room is ready to occupy).
CHECK -OUT : is allowed until 11-12 PM,because we need to clean the rooms for the incoming guests.Deposit luggages is accepted.Pls. ask our staff for more information.
PICK SERVICE
We can organize a car service from/to the airport,the price for example 1 couple is around 40E totally 1 trip.For more people pls ask to Walter.
--->Come join us and Walter, the innkeeper and his staff will make your stay worthwhile.
Come have a fun time with us in Walter Guest House!!!!
Read some reviews sent by Hostelsclub.com users who have slept in this hostel:
"78/100!", kulthida, from Thailand
"78/100!", Victoria, from USA
"82/100!", Hannah, from England
"The hygiene is generally very high, but the kitchen could be cleaner.", Slavko, from Serbia
"Overall good hostel located near to Cental railway station,Security is closet lockers,maintainence of the rooms is clean,Brkfast is enough.", Lena, from Germany
Visit Walter Guest House in Rome
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3 . Kabul Backpackers Hostel
Kabul Backpackers Hostel the most popular hostel in barcelona, this is the place to stay.
Why is that ??
None can beat our location...just off the most popular street in Barcelona...las Ramblas and close (some walking distance!!) of the most visited tourist attractions of the city.The best bars, clubs and restaurants of the city are also very close to us.
Value for money...free breakfast, free top of the line lockers for each bed, cheap laundry facilities,happy hour at the bar, free flamenco show, satellite tv and solarium...
Atmosphere...have a few beers at the bar,play some pool, enjoy music with backpackers from all over the world and the get ready to enjoy Barcelona's endless nightlife with your new freinds.
We have dorms of 4, 8, 10, and 20 beds with air conditioning in each room. 24 hour reception.
Kabul Backpackers hostel Barcelona is a member of the association of the best youth hostels in Europe, now known as Europe's Famous Hostels EFH.These hostels offer the best atmosphere and service at the lowest price.
Make your reservation and get ready to enjoy the most cosmopolitan and fun city in Spain!
*If you have multiple bookings please send us an email with the different booking reference numbers so we can combine them as one according to availability
Read some ratings written by our users who have booked this hostel:
"Kabul is a really good and cheap choice for poor students who' re looking for pice of bad to sleep and have a sex with strangers girls :D It rock the hotel system ! KABUL RULEZZ !!", Jakub, from Poland
"The staff can be rude sometimes, but the hostel is very popular so they are stressed I guess.", Sebastian, from Finland
"Good breakfast, great position, nice people, clean enough….", Irina-Madalina, from Romania
"Kabul is one of the cheapest hostels I could find in Barcelona.", Emilie, from Belgium
"Such a good place to have fun and meet people! You are going to experience your best time here in Barcelona", Camille, from France
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4 . Auberge Internationale des Jeunes
Hostelsclub.com is proud to present you the Auberge Internationale des Jeunes.
During your visit in Paris, you will certainly be looking for a nice and comfortable place to stay. This hostel represents the best alternative for young travellers, as it combines an excellent location, a good quality lodging (clean, safe and nice) and the most competitive prices in the City of Lights (advised by the Lonely Planet).
!!!PLEASE NOTE!!!
THE NON REFUNDABLE BALANCE OF THE FIRST NIGHT WILL BE CHARGED FROM YOUR ACOUNT (WILL APPEAR AS EITHER AUBERGES INTERNATIONALE DES JEUNES OR BASTILLE HOSTEL) BEFORE THE ARRIVAL, IF THE CHARGE WON'T BE POSSIBLE THE RESERVATION WILL BE CANCELLED aND THE DEPOSIT WON'T BE REFUNDED.
DO NOT BOOK USING A DEBIT CARD (SUCH AS VISA ELECTRON and DINERS CREDIT CARD) OTHERWISE THE RESERVATION WILL BE CANCELLED AND THE DEPOSIT WON'T BE REFUNDED.
we do only accept Visa (not Electron and not Diners credit cards), MasterCard and American Express credit card.
Please note that you can book maximum 6 nights per booking!
Age limit : 30 years (exept for school groups leaders).Age limit: 30 years. Any bookings made for a person over 30 years old will be refused by the hostel. Auberge Internationale des Jeunes is designed to accommodate young audiences as part of a short-term tourist accommodation ONLY
* BREAKFAST INCLUDED
* Friendly English speaking staff
* Recently restored building
* Rooms for 2, 3 and 4 persons
* All the rooms for 4 persons have a seperate bathroom and shower
* For rooms for 2 and 3 persons, showers and toilets are located on each floor
* Very clean hostel
* Open 24 hours a day, all year long - Closeout from 11am to 4pm for cleaning and maintenance
* Common room with inexpensive vending machines for cold and hot drinks are at your disposal
* Internet access
* Free maps of Paris
* Free microwaves ovens
* Free luggage room
* Bedding included: 1 pillow, 1 pillow case, 1 bed sheet for the mattress, 1 blanket
Here are some ratings sent by real people who have booked this property:
"They cleaned everyday and the rooms only go up to three persons per room.", Allison, from USA
"Nice hotel.", Dominik, from Poland
"100/100!", Jennifer, from England
"88/100!", Simone , from Switzerland
"1.", sangeetha, from India
Check out Auberge Internationale des Jeunes in Paris
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5 . AAE Amsterdam San Francisco
AAE Amsterdam Hostel San Francisco is the best Value for $18 offering Free Breakfast, private ensuite rooms and dorm beds, free wifi and much more!
Welcome to the AAE Amsterdam Hostel San Francisco! This beautiful hostel is located just three blocks off Union Square, San Francisco's center location and home to great shopping, the best restaurants and bars and many of the city's best sights! Seconds from the famous Cable Cars, Theatre District and Chinatown - AAE Amsterdam Hostel San Francisco is right where you want to be!
To add more value to our great location and low prices, we have abundant common space great for meeting other travelers or for large groups and small private gatherings! Eat breakfast (FREE Pancakes) or any meal you make in the huge common kitchen and then dine indoor or outside on our great Terrace.
Watch a Free DVD and enjoy Free Movie Nights in our theater room or chill out in our Internet Cafe with computers and free wifi!
We also organize pub crawls and rent bicycles to guests.
A quick note about our 'Youth Privates'
All Private rooms that are listed here for 3, 4 or 5 people, are listed as 'Youth Private' it basically means that you get a deluxe private room , with marble bathroom to yourself, but the beds are twin size bunks in each room.
Great rooms - Ensuite baths in every room, including dorms, means you having a private shower with hot water anytime you want, no waiting. Comfortable mattresses and new and sturdy bunks ensure a peaceful sleep with no squeaks!.
**Free Breakfast Free Linen Free Luggage Storage Free Coffee & Tea Free all day.**
These amenities are available at no other hostel for these prices! Join us today to make your trip to San Francisco a memorable one!
PLEASE NOTE - You must have an international passport or a current student ID for dorm bed/private room occupancy with a travel itenary. Only current International travelers will be allowed to occupy dorm rooms.
15.5% TAX IVA not included.
If you are running later than the your arrival time, please call us and let us know. So this way your bed wont be given away.
Here are some reviews submitted by real backpackers who have stayed in this hostel:
"Very nice facility with very friendly people at the reception.", Karoline , from Austria
"Great place to stay.", Lisa, from USA
"Nice place, near to the city center.", PIOTR, from Poland
"Location in perfect, in Tenderloin but not in the creepy part.", Catharina, from Netherlands
"I would highly recommend this hostel, though I realize each person's experience may be different.", Michael, from USA
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6 . Luna Park Hotel
The Luna-Park hotel enjoys a privileged location in the center of Paris. In a small quiet street of famous rue Oberkampf.
Near by place de La Bastille and Republique, Pere Lachaise, Le Marais and famous Canal Saint Martin.
The 11th district of Paris depicts a traditional Paris with its local stores, hand made bread shops (boulangerie), and a market close by the famous Rue Oberkampf.
The area offers a great nightlife, one of the most active of Paris, the fashionable street has many bars and clubs which attract people from all four corners of the world.
The hotel offers you from a single room, dbl, twin triple and quad rooms. All with telephone and TV.
Important:room with wc;means shower and wc(private bathroom)
Important: we don't accept credit card
Here are a few reviews submitted by Hostelsclub.com users who have slept in this property:
"For the price and location, its good.", Alexandre, from Brazil
"It's a nice small hotel, very well placed, and with a friendly staff.", Vlad, from Romania
"It`s a really nice place to stay.", Ariane, from France
"Nothing luxurious but just the basics.", Sarah, from USA
"Great price for a great location near the centre of Paris.", Kelvin, from Malaysia
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7 . Hotel Etrusca
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CHEAP HOTEL IN THE CENTER OF FLORENCE.....?If you want to come to Hotel Etrusca the only thing you need is your shoes....
3 MIN. FROM THE TRAIN STATION SMN
5 MIN FROM THE DUOMO (CATHEDRAL)
8 MIN. FROM THE UFFIZZI GALLERY AND OLD BRIDGE
For only 3€ more per person you can have one of the best Cappuccino and Breakfast which is served in a bar located in the same building of the Hotel!
VERY CLEAN ROOMS
VERY QUIET ROOMS (no scooters,no buses,no ambulance noise)
FREE MAP
FREE TEA AND COFFE
FREE LUGGAGE STORAGE
FREE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PHONE CALLS
FREE RESERVATION FOR MUSEUMS
FREE INTERNET ACCESS!!
MICROWAVE
LOUNDRY NEAR-BY
WIFI IN LOBBY
WIFI IN ROOM
TOWELS
NO CURFEW!!
Reception from 08:30am to 21:00pm
Lock-out from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m for the cleaning service (if you arrive during this time you can leave your baggages to us for free).
TOTAL SECURITY
I TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED
+++IMPORTANT INFORMATION***
According to the City Council , from 01/07/2011 the City of Florence will introduce a new Tourist Tax, the cost will be 1€ per person per night and is compulsory for all guests.
P.S.
PLEASE NOTIFY ME IN ADVANCE BY EMAIL OR PHONE WHEN YOU ARRIVE ; EXSPECIALLY IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 21:00 P.M.
AFTER THAT TIME IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY NOTICE FROM YOU, WE WILL CANCELL YOUR RESERVATION, THERE IS AN EXTRA COST OF 5€ FOR CHEK-IN AFTER 22:00 PM!!!!
****VERY IMPORTANT****
We accept only cash!!!
We wait your arrival!!!
POLICY
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-You can cancel or change your reservation until 48 hours before your arriving day.
-To cancel a reservation insert your 'user ID' & 'personal code'
we've sent you by email.
- If you don't come and you didn't cancel your reservation than your card will be charged.
- Control allways if the validity of your card is OK.
-We will charge all amount of your reservation, and it is not refoundable
Some reviews from travellers who have come to this hostel:
"despite some noisy cats and a bat, hotel etrusca is very nice place to stay at florence.", RICARDO, from Portugal
"72/100!", george, from Greece
"a nice hotel, very well located.", Maryline, from France
"Nice, cosy, quiet place.", Ivaylo, from Bulgaria
"Good Hostel.", Thiago, from Brazil
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