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Remember when hostels actually had communal dinners? I feel like that whole vibe shifted around 2015.
Every hostel I stayed at in Europe back in 2011-2014 would do a family dinner for like 3-5 bucks, best way to meet people and save money. Now half the ones I book in places like Barcelona or Berlin dont even have a kitchen, just a vending machine. Has anyone found a chain or specific city that still does the shared dinner thing right?
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rileyb612d ago
The whole hostel game really did change around that time. Backpacking got super commercialized once everyone started booking through apps instead of just showing up. Hostels realized they could pack more beds in and skip the kitchen, cut costs, and still charge the same nightly rate. The best dinners I've had were at smaller hostels in Eastern Europe like in Budapest or Krakow where the owner actually cooks and eats with everyone. Even some of the bigger chains in Scandinavia still do family dinners but you'll pay closer to 10-15 bucks now instead of the old 3-5. It's a bummer because those dinners were half the reason hostels worked so well for solo travelers.
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