YHA reader offer – 50% off
The YHA is offering Guardian readers 50% off stays at 26 of its hostels as a thank you for it winning Best UK Hotel in the recent Guardian and Observer Travel Awards
YHA voted best UK hotel
En suite bathrooms, Wi-Fi and cool decor are no longer strangers to youth hostels, but despite the revamp, holidaying with the YHA still offers its traditional camaraderie
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The YHA’s finest, from a 19th-century shooting lodge to a Norman castle and a solar-powered mountain hut
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As Jakes boutique hotel in Jamaica prepares to open the island’s first stylish hostel, we round up nine other cool hostels for budget-conscious travellers seeking autumn sun
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Bed and breaking news: Ghent’s newspaper hostel
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Top 10 budget beach hotels, hostels and campsites near Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia's rugged beaches offer everything from wild camping to luxury lodges. All these places to stay near Vancouver start at under £100 a night
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Generator hostel London reopens as demand for budget beds rises
Relaunch of Generator's flagship London property coincides with report that bookings at some upmarket hostels have risen 600%