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How To Find The Right Room When Backpacking: Travelling Tips To Ensure You Find The Perfect Place To Rest Your Head

Getting your hostel or hotel room right can make the difference between a relaxed, chilled out traveller and a tired, moody one. Particularly at the start of your backpacking adventure you need a place of refuge to escape the persistent touts and probably the heat of the sun. Bear the following in mind if you’re serious about finding the right pad:

1. Location, location, location: some like it in the heart of the backpacker ghetto whilst others aim to get among the local folk. Decide on your location criteria beforehand and head straight there. Is it worth paying more to be in the heart of the backpacker ghetto if this means you don’t get any sleep? On the other hand, a room in a tourist hotel serving familiar food can sometimes be all you can handle when it’s all getting too much.

2. Cleanliness is close to godliness, well a good night’s kip at least. It’ll be hard to rest your peepers if you’re worried about cockroaches crawling into your pjs! Ask to view a room first. Then take a good look under the bed. And check the toilet flushes.

3. Learn the phrase “do you have Hot Water?” in the local lingo. An ice-cold shower may be invigorating but it’s generally not good-mood enhancing. Having hot water to clean your hands will also ward off nasty bacteria. In our opinion, steamy showers are most definitely worth the extra pennies.

4. Check what’s included – the room may look smart but unless it comes with covers and towels you’re unlikely to end up a happy bunny.

5. Bargain – aka agree on a price you are happy with. If you are staying for more than two nights you should be able to wangle a discount. Don’t be afraid to say no then go back later if you can’t find anywhere else.

6. Check the walls go right to the ceiling. There can be nothing worse than your party animal room-neighbours rolling in and you hearing every word because the partition isn’t complete. Sounds obvious, but believe me, it’s worth checking!

7. Turn out the light, snuggle down and enjoy!

About the Author

Travel writer and researcher for Roam The World. Andrew caught the travel bug somewhere between riding a motorbike in the mountains of Northern Thailand and venturing through the souks of the Middle East.