5 Hostels with Cool Common Areas

Have you ever thought how much difference it makes if a hostel has a laid-back common area or not?

Our enthusiastic and professional budget travel team at HostelsClub strongly believes that one of the most important factors of a great hostel is a nice, cosy and somehow extraordinary common area. This space allows hostels to use their wildest and most creatice decoration ideas, keeping in mind the level of comfort for the guests.

From the point of view of hostel guests these are also the areas where you meet like-minded travelers, hear inspirational travel stories or get the best tips for your ongoing and future journeys - not to forget the possibility of making memorable friends of a lifetime!

We wanted to present you five hostels with cool common areas to relax and enjoy your stay:

1. Wombat's City Hostel LOUNGE in Vienna, Austria

Wombat's City Hostel Vienna - the Lounge is already a destination on its own! This laidback hostel has all standards and extras you need to relax, get informed, communicate, socialise and chill out! In the lively Wombar there are cheap, delicious drinks and food and since it's located beneath sound-proof brick vaults in the basement, no noise will keep you from having a good night sleep. In the kitchen there's free pasta, tea, coffee, spices and more essential freebies available for the hostel guests.

2. HelloBCN Hostel in Barcelona, Spain

There are at least 3 awesome reasons why HelloBCN Hostel rules: first of all, they have a cool bar with a satellite TV if you're an absolute football fanatic; secondly, there's a fitness room where you may train and stretch your muscles and feel your body getting ready for the bikini shape! And thirdly, HelloBCN also features a sun terrace where you can feel free to relax with a nice cup of coffee after a long day of sightseeing and shopping. Now hand's up who's in for a little city break in this amazing hostel?

3. Comics Guesthouse in Rome, Italy

If you are looking for the 'themest' hostel guesthouse in Rome with a budget, try Comics Guesthouse! It is the first themed hostel in Rome offering uniquely designed rooms and common areas where you can relax and rest together with all the marvel cartoon heroes and many other comics and movie characters. In the cosy and colourful TV lounge you can enjoy free videos as well as watch sports.

4. Heart of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Designed in the Hollywood Style, Heart of Amsterdam hostel provides rather a fancy common area with black leather coaches, red chairs and gigantic wall images of the most famous Hollywood movies. Heart of Amsterdam also features a vending machine with soft drinks and snacks. Guests arriving without their own laptop can use the internet terminal in the lobby, which is completely free of charge.

5. Mad Hostel in Madrid, Spain

Charmingly madrileño with modern and new facilities, Mad Hostel makes sure you'll find everything necessary for a comfortable stay in Madrid. In addition to a comfortable common room with a pool table, Mad Hostel also features a cosy kitchen and a beautiful terrace. Furthermore, there is a bar open on the weekends to enjoy a beer or just to sit, chat and mingle with your new friends

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