Should you stay in hotels, hostels, or strangers' homes? Where should you stay when you travel? Hotels are great if you are traveling with someone or a group of people. It's the most expensive way, and there are incredibly beautiful hotels around the world if you have the money. But I find hotels the loneliest.
I prefer hostels, nowadays some hostels are just as nice as hotels, they have beautiful bars, pools, amenities and for a fraction of the price. Most hostels cost around 10-30 per night. Hostels have activities scheduled every hour of the day so you can meet so many people, making it the most fun way to travel, especially if you're alone. You can take group tours during the day and then hit the bar all night. I met great people in hostels, you know who you are! If you don't like sleeping with a group of strangers. You can book a private room in a hostel and get the best of both. Privacy and company.
For long-term stays, a private room in a hostel or Airbnb can be a bit more comfortable and affordable.
The last way is to visit strangers' homes, this is for the people who want to practice new languages and enjoy a different lifestyle with the locals. With workaway you live with a local family or business that houses and feeds you every day in exchange for a few hours of work. There are farms, babysitting, house cleaning, companionship, every kind of experience you can imagine. I currently help a small horse farm in Arizona and I stayed on a family banana farm in the mountains of Colombia. Great, what's your favorite place to stay when you travel?

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