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At the Pil Pil Hostel in Bilbao, Spain |
Arriving by bus from Madrid, a 5 minute walk brought me to the hostel where a friendly staff member checked me in and oriented me to the facility. It was light, bright and clean. In the large 12 bed female dorm (6 upper bunks and 6 lower) I got crisp, white sheets to make up my bed and a locker to store my valuables – my computer bag and purse fit but not my suitcase.
When I realized the tram ran in front of the building I had
been a bit worried but it seems to stop for the night and start again in the
morning at reasonable hours. I have had two very quiet, restful nights at the
hostel, unlike my last two nights in central Madrid on the weekend.
Not surprisingly, so far I am clearly the oldest person here but the
young people are friendly. I have chatted with several from various countries,
including a few who are walking the Camino de Santiago.
It has been a few years since I stayed in hostel dorms; the last time I recall was 2005 in Sydney and the Blue Mountains when I was travelling alone in Australia. A decade ago my husband, son and I had a room with 2 sets of bunks at the YMCA in Munich, Germany.
http://www.hostels.com/hostels/munich/cvjmymca-muenchen/709
Two years ago my sister, her husband and I found our 3-bed room in a new wing of Oslo's HI Haraldsheim hostel a good way to cope with Norway's high prices.
http://hihostels.no/en/hostel/oslo-hostel-haraldsheim/
So far my experience at the Pil Pil Hostel has been very positive and the price was right. With an advance booking I got 3 nights for 45 euros, which includes a continental breakfast. When I added an extra night due to a change in travel plans I was charged the regular price of 19,90 euros. I may try this again elsewhere.
It has been a few years since I stayed in hostel dorms; the last time I recall was 2005 in Sydney and the Blue Mountains when I was travelling alone in Australia. A decade ago my husband, son and I had a room with 2 sets of bunks at the YMCA in Munich, Germany.
http://www.hostels.com/hostels/munich/cvjmymca-muenchen/709
Two years ago my sister, her husband and I found our 3-bed room in a new wing of Oslo's HI Haraldsheim hostel a good way to cope with Norway's high prices.
http://hihostels.no/en/hostel/oslo-hostel-haraldsheim/
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Breakfast room at the Pil Pil Hostel |
So far my experience at the Pil Pil Hostel has been very positive and the price was right. With an advance booking I got 3 nights for 45 euros, which includes a continental breakfast. When I added an extra night due to a change in travel plans I was charged the regular price of 19,90 euros. I may try this again elsewhere.
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