Once a niche market for frugal backpackers, hostels are becoming a popular form of alternative lodging. No longer just rows of bunk beds, many hostels now offer private rooms and luxury features like ...

I spent the better part of my early 20s in hostels. I had adopted this notion of myself as a backpacking world traveller; an open-minded, up for anything, lust for life person. And I was. Now, many ...