My friend and I are thinking about going to a bunch of different cities. We want to stay in youth hostels or in cheap hotels. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good place to stay in Amsterdamn,Stockholm, Copenhagen. Any information would help. Thanks

There are ton of hostel reviews/recs on the discussion boards at eurotrip.com. Just go to the hostel section of the board.

Sorry I can't help you specifically, since I have not been to those cities.

topping for stategrl

Our nephew spent six months last year travelling in Europe, and he used the Rough Guide for cheap lodging info. There is a Europe edition as well as single books on most countries.

www.amsterdamhotspots.nl is a great site with a hostel listings section.

Also Let's Go 2002 Amsterdam was a very useful guidebook.

For hostels, I would go to lonelyplanet.com on the thorn tree and go to the country forum you are interested in as it's a backpacking crowd mostly, but they can tell you which hostels to avoid for, maybe bugs, and other things.

I'm not a hostel person, but here's one I've passed by in Amsterdam that looked like a fun place:

http://www.flyingpig.nl/

Happy Contrails!

Stategrl, try posting with a more specific header, something like "Inexpensive lodging in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen?" You will probably get a lot more replies.

thank you marilyn for being the board guide.

I was planning a trip to Stockholm that I had to cancel unfortunately but had found some great accomodation with bed-and-breakfast center. Try this link and they will contact you: http://217.13.246.51/BBC/Engelsk/Engelsk.htm or email them at [email protected]

When I inquired I was offered a lovely room with private shower/lavatory + kitchenette for something around $65.

richardab, hey, someone's got to do it. Next week it's your turn.

will you send me the "king of the board" crown?

I thought it was the Immunity Idol. You can't get slammed off the board when you're being helpful to newcomers.

Seriously, someone is going to slam US for hijacking this thread.