A holiday in a hostel may sound like a contradiction in terms — once you reach a certain age. The look that my husband gave me on hearing we would be spending time in three this year was priceless.

Maybe do a bit of toe tapping up the stairs and a shoe shuffle into the chill out room. But the fact that the name rhymes is ...

"Even when YHA builds brand-new, purpose-designed hostels with all en suited rooms and a high ratio of private rooms, we still place a huge emphasis on communal living aspects," she says.

You could also gather in the common rooms to sing and talk and play. This system pioneered the principles of self-help and cooperation that would go on to characterize the youth hostel movement.

A four-bed dorm room can be had at YHA Sydney Harbour for under $70 a night. That's because I'm in YHA Sydney Harbour at The Rocks which has undergone a dramatic refurbishment to take it a world ...

Much of the YHA’s income is made through housing Britain ... another hiking woman tells me as we sit by the living room fire. It’s a clear but cold night, the mercury dipping to -5C.

The new cohort of interior designers tackle their first challenge, demonstrating their signature style on YHA bunk rooms in the Lake District. Show more Alan Carr introduces a brand new cohort of ...

You could also gather in the common rooms to sing and talk and play. This system pioneered the principles of self-help and cooperation that would go on to characterise the youth hostel movement.