Hostels vs College Dorms
Tuesday March 6, 2007
I was interviewed recently about staying in college dorms as an alternative to hotels, but I had to say that I'd pick a hostel any day over a college dorm, rooms in which can be rented by the night during summers as budget lodging. The US college dorm scene can be kinda way on the calm side in the off season (though European campuses host tons o' international students in summer months), but perhaps I haven't been in the right place -- have you? Let us know in the comments below.
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Comments
I lived in a universtity dorm last summer for summer school and i would never want to stay there on vacation. didn’t see tourists there, who would stay there, families?
I wouldn’t want to stay in a college dorm. I use Priceline and we have gotten some very good prices on hotels, cheaper than in the article for a dorm room.