Comments on: Worldwide Hostel Ratings Released http://coachclassblog.com/2010/02/02/worldwide-hostel-ratings-released Travel for Real People Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ria http://coachclassblog.com/2010/02/02/worldwide-hostel-ratings-released/comment-page-1#comment-4626 Ria Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:01:15 +0000 http://coachclassblog.com/?p=3039#comment-4626 I agree that opinions do vary, but may i also point out that Trip Advisor is not specifically a hostel-related site, and therefore most of the people commenting on this site a not likely those used to hostelling. Sites like Hostelworld (the hoscar sponsors) are primarily for hostel users. The ratings are done by customers themselves and these are the primary audience of hostel companies. I've stayed in hostels in more than 40 countries and i find that for the most part, you are better off looking at ratings on sites geared for hostels. You are guaranteed to only have comments from people who actually stayed there. This is not the case with trip advisor or yelp or any site that anyone, even a competitor hostel, can post on. I agree that opinions do vary, but may i also point out that Trip Advisor is not specifically a hostel-related site, and therefore most of the people commenting on this site a not likely those used to hostelling.

Sites like Hostelworld (the hoscar sponsors) are primarily for hostel users. The ratings are done by customers themselves and these are the primary audience of hostel companies. I’ve stayed in hostels in more than 40 countries and i find that for the most part, you are better off looking at ratings on sites geared for hostels. You are guaranteed to only have comments from people who actually stayed there. This is not the case with trip advisor or yelp or any site that anyone, even a competitor hostel, can post on.

]]> By: Someone's evil twin http://coachclassblog.com/2010/02/02/worldwide-hostel-ratings-released/comment-page-1#comment-4410 Someone's evil twin Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:47:20 +0000 http://coachclassblog.com/?p=3039#comment-4410 There's a nice hostel outside of Harper's Ferry, WV, (a lovely place) that's really nice - shared rooms/baths for $20 or so. There’s a nice hostel outside of Harper’s Ferry, WV, (a lovely place) that’s really nice – shared rooms/baths for $20 or so.

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