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Hot take: "budget" hostels are actually a scam most of the time
I booked a $15 a night place in Barcelona last month thinking I was saving big. Turned out they charged $10 for a towel, $5 for locker rental, and the wifi barely worked so I had to buy a €20 sim card. By the time I added up all the hidden fees I could have just stayed at a proper hostel for $35 a night. Has anyone else run into this where the cheapest option ends up costing more?
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jordanr8924d ago
Wait did they actually hit you with the towel fee before you checked in or was it a surprise when you got there? I swear some of these places bank on people not reading the fine print and just hoping youll pay up out of convenience. Curious too if the $15 was listed as the base price on Hostelworld or if you found it on some sketchy third party site.
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