Types of Hostel Rooms

There are assumptions that a hostel room can only be a room with minimum facilities and/or a flat system room. But there are 3 main types of room exists in hostel room category itself. They do have minimum facilities but the type changes according to the floor space, shape of the room, amenities provided, etc. Let us see these room types in detail with some examples below it.

1. Dorm Rooms:

The most common room type in any hostel is the dorm room. You can find it in almost every hostel. These start with a minimum of 3 beds per room and the number of beds can be more than that also. These are usually cost-efficient rooms as more the number of beds per room lower the price. Hence, they are perfect for a big group of friends. Within dorm rooms, we can find some variants also. They are mentioned below:

a. Female dorm: These are as the name suggests only for female travelers. They are mainly more spacious than normal dorms with some space for sitting and having a long gossip with your bffs.

b. Dorm without bunk beds: These dorms contain single beds instead of bunk beds. They are costlier than bunk bed dorms.

c. Pod-styled dorms: Started in Japan, now getting popularity n whole world, they are space efficient with better privacy and have separate charging points. Some places even have great views from these dorms.

2. Private hostel room types:

These are regular flat type rooms with high level of privacy. Perfect for couples and little high on the prices. They are highly spacious and cozy rooms. We can consider some of these rooms to be better than the 5-star hotel rooms also. Some of the private hostel room types are as follows:

a. Single private: Straightforward explanation of this room is single separate room with one bed only.

b. Twin Room: These are nothing but separate room with two single beds. That’s it.

c. Twin room with bunk bed: This is a regular hostel room type with one or two bunk beds.

d. Double room: The room which is most desired by couples at every travelling spot. It is a separate room with one king sized bed or double bed.

e. Family room: Starting with 3 beds and can go up to any number of beds. These are usually made for 4 people with space for more than 4 people if there is a big family. They are mentioned separately by hotels on their site if not you have to confirm about the space beforehand itself.

f. Apartment: They are apartments with private room even with separate kitchen setup for you. Little expensive but high on privacy and comfort for big family.

g. Suites: The one room which we talked about beating the 5-star hotel rooms are these ones. They are double floored perfect for 2-4 people. It is perfectly designed and decorated with rich interior.

h. Bathrooms- Ensuite vs Shared: Generally, all the hostels provide you with bathroom facility along with your rooms. They are of two main types, Ensuite which means a bathroom facility attached to your room which will be separate and only for you. Shared bathrooms are the ones which are most common in almost every hostel. The number of shared bathrooms depend on the number of beds in the hostel rooms.

3. Capsule beds:

These are mainly in big space with nice interior with many utilities present in the room. The beds are in a capsule type of single beds mostly. They are popular in Japan.