Hostelworld!!

Hostelworld.com is an absolute god-send for students traveling on a budget around Europe. At hostelworld.com you can search over 24,000 hostels in 180 countries, so they definitely have you covered. What's best about hostelworld is that once you begin searching for hostels in a specific city you can organize hostels by price and ratings. But the ratings aren't just one overall percentage per hostel; the ratings include sub categories of ratings: character, security, location, staff, fun, and cleanliness. All of which are very important to making your hostel stay a pleasant one. The site also features reviews from people, usually students, who have actually stayed at these hostels. The reviews really help because the descriptions are usually written by the staff and make the hostels seem way better than they actually are, but the reviews sift through all of their lies and tell you exactly what you need to know about each hostel. So unless you have friends with a couch you can crash on in each city you plan on visiting I’d start making reservations as soon as possible. Hostels fill up fast during holidays and vacations. You may have your reservations about hostels, I used to (I used to think I would end up in a very horror film like situation if I ever stayed at one) but if you stay at a good hostel you will be pleasantly surprised by their helpful staff, clean, safe accommodations, and the acquaintances you’ll make with other student travelers.