The Backpack Guesthouse, Budapest, Hungary
There is nothing like being on the road and living out of your backpack for months on end to give you a pretty clear idea of what makes the ideal hostel. It even inspires some people to open their own hostel, and this is exactly what happened to Atilla and Bori after a mammoth backpacking trip. The result is the strikingly hippy-ish Backpack Guesthouse, in Budapest, which offers dorms and private rooms at reasonable cost.
The Backpack Guesthouse even has a beautiful New Age style garden with a gazebo and hammocks where you can relax after a hard day’s sightseeing. Budapest, the capital of Hungary on the famous Danube River, certainly has some wonderful sights and glorious architecture to delight the senses – take a look at the Parliament Building, the Opera, and the old Castle Quarter, as well as the Hungarian National Museum.
The hostel offers free internet access, so there is plenty of opportunity for posting your travel photos for the friends and family back home. There is a kitchen area, hot showers and lockers. In true laid-back style, there is no curfew, and the check-out time is refreshingly flexible.
There are a variety of tours that are organised by the hostel, which include rather amazing caving expeditions under the city streets. Here you can see the system of caves, which is related to Budapest’s thermal springs.
With prices ranging from 12 to 17 euros depending on the number of people you want to share with, this hostel offers pretty good value for money.
