Homestays, Hostels, Cheap/Budget travel

I'm looking for ideas on Homestays, Hostels, Cheap/Budget travel in
Europe.
Places, websites, etc. I'm a 24 year old college grad from the East
Coast. I'm thinking about doing the whole "Eurail/hostels/backpacking
thing", but not so sure about the Eurail. I don't really want to spend
too much cash if not necessary. Are there cheap/budget ways to see the
best of Europe? Thanks...

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I'm looking for ideas on Homestays, Hostels, Cheap/Budget travel
in Europe.
Places, websites, etc. I'm a 24 year old college grad from the
East Coast. I'm thinking about doing the whole
"Eurail/hostels/backpacking thing", but not so sure about the
Eurail. I don't really want to spend too much cash if not
necessary. Are there cheap/budget ways to see the best of Europe?
Thanks...


I've been in Youth Hostels in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany,
Denmark, Ireland, Sweden , Norway and Italy and most of the hostels
where I've been were clean, cheap and located in very nice places
and/or close to the city center.
Check the IYHF website for more information:
http://www.iyhf.org/openHome.sma
I usually travel by car, so I've no hints about eurail or travelling
using trains or buses, apart for the zone where I live (northern
Italy, not far from Milan).

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Valter Minute
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I'm looking for ideas on Homestays, Hostels, Cheap/Budget travel in
Europe.

Hostel Watch is nice for finding the most comfortable hostels:
http://www.hostelwatch.com/

And Eurocheapo is a terrific site for hostels and cheap hotels:
www.eurocheapo.com

Hi,

Well I've used 2 sites in the past for cheap travel around Europe:

1) http://www.CheapAccommodation.com/ lists loads of different hotels,
hostels, apartments etc in most European cities. They're all sorted by
category and ranking so you can find yourself a nice hostel or a cheap
hotel etc.

2) http://www.EuropeByAir.com/ is a great tool for US visitors to
Europe. basically it's an airpass that you can buy, enabling you to
hop around Europe. As far as I know it's only $99 per leg, often
cheaper than what Europeans can end up paying!

happy travels

mel

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I'm looking for ideas on Homestays, Hostels, Cheap/Budget travel in
Europe.
Places, websites, etc. I'm a 24 year old college grad from the East
Coast. I'm thinking about doing the whole "Eurail/hostels/backpacking
thing", but not so sure about the Eurail. I don't really want to spend
too much cash if not necessary. Are there cheap/budget ways to see the
best of Europe? Thanks...