Comments on: Zostel Changes The Way You’ll Backpack India

By: Severn Jones

Severn Jones — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 21:35:39 +0000

I stayed at Zostel in Agra and had such a lovely experience! The guys working there helped us navigate the hectic city and avoid tourist traps. Everyone we met at the hostel was excellent company. It was fun to trade stories and tips with fellow backpackers!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:43:30 +0000

Very neat – I wouldn’t have minded trying out a zostel when we were in India last year. Next time I guess!

By: rebecca

rebecca — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:28:59 +0000

This is really great news! I noticed Zostel when I was in Jupair but I had already booked somewhere. Though the way my budget went and considering I was alone I do wish I had of noticed Zostel beforehand.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:07:26 +0000

In reply to Rachel. That's so interesting that you saw girl's only dorms in Europe.. I love that.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:06:01 +0000

In reply to shilpa Balakrishnan. Yeah, i forgot to ask who did it!

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:05:46 +0000

In reply to Elen. That's exactly the problem.. they aren't great for meeting people. I think hostels are going to make it so much more appealing to travel here.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:05:02 +0000

In reply to RunawayBrit.

Yeah it’s hard in Goa for hostels because there are beach huts – but i guess for solo travel it’s ideal. I’ve been hearing this on IG about Udaipur.. need to go check it out!

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:04:15 +0000

In reply to Jo. You're right, they are going to make a huge difference. I still say go for the gomowgli tour though while you're in the south! :)

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:03:44 +0000

In reply to Tink Jayne. that's great news! I think adding hostels will draw in a lot of travelers.

By: Christine | The Traveloguer

Christine | The Traveloguer — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:21:13 +0000

That’s great news! Zostel hostels look really nice, and cheap. I didn’t see any sort of hostel when I was in India last year. :)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:26:15 +0000

This is great to hear! I stayed in so many mediocre budget hotels in India (and also some wonderful, quirky budget hotels too!) but hostels like this would have been good as it’s quite hard to meet other travellers in the hotels.
I think girls dorms are on the rise, I found many in northern Europe over the winter.

By: Victoria@ The British Berliner

Victoria@ The British Berliner — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 05:09:35 +0000

At last! This is such great news! I spent most of my time in hotels and havelis when I was in India and depending where you are, it’s not always easy to find people. I eventually joined up with a Swiss girl whom I found on the street. She was speaking English interjected with German so we got talking LOL!
Thanks for letting us know Rachel!

By: shilpa Balakrishnan

shilpa Balakrishnan — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:43:34 +0000

I can’t wait to try the one out in Goa. The artworks look lovely at Zostel.

Cheers,
Shilpa

By: Elen

Elen — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:50:11 +0000

This is great, so glad to hear about this! I have always stayed in cheap hotels in India, and it’s great that because the country is generally pretty cheap, you can often find good places for little money. But I never found cheap hotels to be very social, perhaps with the exception of some places up in Himachal. I hope the availability of this kind of thing changes travellers’ perceptions of India for the better.

By: RunawayBrit

RunawayBrit — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:30:25 +0000

Great write-up. We considered checking into the Goa Zostel a few weeks ago, but went with a beachfront cabin instead. I can highly recommend Zostel in Udaipur. We stayed there in October and our (private) room was really comfortable with a wonderful view. They also had a great rooftop bar overlooking the lake. The staff were really helpful and friendly, and the food in the restaurant was good.

There are some pics of the hostel here: http://www.runawaybrit.com/2014/09/13/unwinding-in-udaipur/

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:13:15 +0000

This is great to hear, and might actually make me take the plunge and do India solo. I’d been planning a group tour simply because I was worried about not meeting people and there were those media stories a while back about single women being attacked in hotel rooms (it’s obviously not likely, but I’d never forgive myself if I was the unlucky one it did happen to), so having ‘proper’ hostels really makes a difference! Thanks for sharing!

By: Tink Jayne

Tink Jayne — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:21:27 +0000

India was somewhere that never took my fancy. But the more I read about it, the more I'm warming to it and especially looking at these hostels. Or Zostels, rather! They look fantastic and remind me of a lot of the hostels I stayed in Asia and Australia. I might be booking a trip to India sooner than I think :) x Tink Jayne x