Shylastar

My fiancé are looking to possibly honeymoon in Italy or greece. our initial plans were to start in Rome go to Florence and then to Venice and up to Switzerland over a span of fourteen days. but my moms timeshare ended up booking up for the dates we wanted. so I started to look into hostels. whats your take on hostels? Also which place is better to honeymoon Italy or greece and what places are a must see? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

bobthenavigator

When?

brotherleelove2004

There is no "better place". They're both amazing countries rich in history and beauty. As for hostels, that's a fun way to travel and meet people your age if you don't mind the lack of privacy.

DebitNM

Honeymoon in a hostel? Not me, thank you.

Shylastar

were not to picky and we like adventure traveling up through a country meeting new people experiencing the country away from resorts seems amazing I've just never heard much about hostels and how they are. and this would be very begging of July end of June.

brotherleelove2004

Real Hostels don't normally have private rooms, or at least not many of them do. Sleeping is mostly dormitory-style, so think about whether or not that appeals to you.

isabel

A lot of hostels have bunk beds and you sleep 4 or 6 or so in a room, usually separated by sex so you might not even be in the same room together. But not all are like this, and some places that are partly, or even mostly, regular hotel rooms (private double ensuite rooms) are called 'hostels' because they have a few of the dorm style rooms. You really have to check out each specific place you are considering. But know that lots of two or three star hotels are as cheap for two people as two beds in a hostel. Star rating in Europe is not quality but rather amenities like an on site restaurant, lift, pool, etc. Also check out properties called 'guest house', pension, B&B, etc.

Start with booking.com

Mimar

And in Italy convents offer a cheap sleep. For starters look at monasterystays.com. However convents often have curfews -- that might put a cramp in your night life.

mariha2912

I find the whole "You have to stay in hostels to meet people" thing sort of overrated. First of all while it is interesting to meet people from all paths of life, it is nice to focus on meeting local people and learn a bit of their culture and lifestyle rather than hung around with fellow visitors.
Then, on my experience if someones' focus is meeting fellow travelers, it is easy to do so by just visiting bars/restaurants/sites/areas that those travelers visit too, or join a walking tour or a day tour or whatever.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against hostels, I stay on some every now and then and usually stays are pleasant and uneventful, but this is mostly for budget reasons. I believe that meeting people is a matter of ones attitude more than anything else, and of course luck. Furthermore, while there are exceptions to this, often your hostel stuff might be this Australian guy on a round the world trip or this French girl on an exchanging study programme rather than a local person, who might or might not be interested talking to you.
I much prefer to chat with the lady serving home cooked breakfast in a small B&B, who turns out to be mother of the family,living there all her life and/or chatting with the owner who is also reception guy and happens to be the lady's husband and have lived there all their life and the children I can see playing in the yard is their children and friends.


Concerning Greece, hostels are not so common as on other countries. I doupt you'll find more than 20 hostels in the whole country. The most usual low budget type of accommodation is rooms to let, especially on the islands, or then campings and small guesthouses/B&Bs.