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How do I find out which hostels are open?!
I think this question was answered in a different thread a few days
back but I am on the verge of shouting at my computer! I want to find out which hostels are open next weekend - ie the New Year weekend. Using the YHA(E&W) website, do I need to click on each hostel's page and check their opening dates? I do not want an "Event", just a bed in a hostel. Bah! Can't I just use a nice simple search page to say I want to stay somewhere between Friday 29th Dec and Monday 1st Jan - and I really don't care if it's Hostel A or Hostel B? I had planned to camp (as the www.ukcampsite.co.uk website gives me all the info I need) but then thought I might fancy a couple of nights in a hostel. I reckon I'll camp if YHA don't want to share this information with me. Of course, maybe I've just not found the right button yet. Judith |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
"Judith" <no.spam.for.goofif.please@aol.com> wrote in message news:md52p2d2l3qkelej1n4sf60duov8lmdd99@4ax.com... > I think this question was answered in a different thread a few days > back but I am on the verge of shouting at my computer! > > I want to find out which hostels are open next weekend - ie the New > Year weekend. Using the YHA(E&W) website, do I need to click on each > hostel's page and check their opening dates? I do not want an > "Event", just a bed in a hostel. > > Bah! > > Can't I just use a nice simple search page to say I want to stay > somewhere between Friday 29th Dec and Monday 1st Jan - and I really > don't care if it's Hostel A or Hostel B? > > I had planned to camp (as the www.ukcampsite.co.uk website gives me > all the info I need) but then thought I might fancy a couple of nights > in a hostel. I reckon I'll camp if YHA don't want to share this > information with me. > > Of course, maybe I've just not found the right button yet. > > Judith if you go to... http://www.yhabooking.org.uk/ Set the from and too dates, I get Salisbury, York and Manchester. Most hostels other than city hostels are on Escape To or running packages at this time of year. HTH |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:38:01 -0000, "TonyK" <home@hom.e> wrote:
>> Of course, maybe I've just not found the right button yet. >> >> Judith > >if you go to... > >http://www.yhabooking.org.uk/ > >Set the from and too dates, I get Salisbury, York and Manchester. Most >hostels other than city hostels are on Escape To or running packages at this >time of year. Thanks, Tony, but that doesn't work for me. I have to choose each region - one at a time - but still don't get hostels which I think are open. For example, Ambleside and Keswick are supposed to be open 365 days a year but do not show up as available if I use http://www.yhabooking.org.uk/ Oh, I suppose that might mean that the hostel is full or, as it says on that site, they may have no online availability but be available to people who phone them. I have tried to stay at Ambleside twice in the past, as they are an "always open" hostel, but have never managed to get in. The first time they were closed for refurbishment and the 2nd time they'd had a flood (if I recall correctly)! I think I'll camp but may pop in to Keswick YH, as they are listed as being open every day of the year, and see if they have a spare bed. Booking in advance (ie more than a day) really doesn't suit me. Judith |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
Judith said...
> I want to find out which hostels are open next weekend - ie the New > Year weekend. Using the YHA(E&W) website, do I need to click on each > hostel's page and check their opening dates? I do not want an > "Event", just a bed in a hostel. > > Bah! > That was the problem Catharine had. I think we worked out in the end that it was all 'events' and no one actually opening as a 'normal' hostel. I suppose I can't really blame wardens for wanting to have a Christmas break, but surely not all of 'em want to? -- To reply see 'from' in headers; lose the domain, and insert dots and @ where common sense dictates. |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
My word, that's a useful site. Pity they don't tell anybody about it...
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
"Chris Hunt" <chris@leicesteryha.org.uk> wrote in message news:1167209860.343197.155600@48g2000cwx.googlegro ups.com... > My word, that's a useful site. Pity they don't tell anybody about it... > The trick on the criteria is to just put "YHA" in the hostel name, that way it does a search of *all* hostels, not just a specific region etc. |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
TonyK said...
> > "Chris Hunt" <chris@leicesteryha.org.uk> wrote in message > news:1167209860.343197.155600@48g2000cwx.googlegro ups.com... > > My word, that's a useful site. Pity they don't tell anybody about it... > > > > The trick on the criteria is to just put "YHA" in the hostel name, that way > it does a search of *all* hostels, not just a specific region etc. > Why don't they say so on the page? It would make life a lot simpler for those who just want to get away but don't really mind where to. -- To reply see 'from' in headers; lose the domain, and insert dots and @ where common sense dictates. |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:42:23 -0000, "TonyK" <home@hom.e> wrote:
>> My word, that's a useful site. Pity they don't tell anybody about it... >> > >The trick on the criteria is to just put "YHA" in the hostel name, that way >it does a search of *all* hostels, not just a specific region etc. A-ha! Now that *IS* useful! Thanks, Tony. Judith |
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Re: How do I find out which hostels are open?!
"Judith" <no.spam.for.goofif.please@aol.com> wrote in message news:tij5p2dpg0ccjbq9s18u5g8ln0u9l4goir@4ax.com... > On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:42:23 -0000, "TonyK" <home@hom.e> wrote: > > >> My word, that's a useful site. Pity they don't tell anybody about it... > >> > > > >The trick on the criteria is to just put "YHA" in the hostel name, that way > >it does a search of *all* hostels, not just a specific region etc. > > A-ha! Now that *IS* useful! > > Thanks, Tony. > > Judith Judith Bear in mind this doesn't have *every* hostel on it, but the majority, ie. those with Orion. The other consideration is the fact that it shows those that "currently have no on-line availability, or may be closed". In reality if it doesn't show online availability for individual beds the hostel is either closed or really is down to its last few beds. In August it could be worth ringing but outside of peak times its likely the hostel is either closed or has no availability. Still a useful tool that I used to use when hunting beds. Certainly easier and quicker than ringing around! |
