Eurail Reservations

Backpacking and staying at Hostels in Europe?

Is there a hostel company in Europe where I can pay a membership fee and stay at different hostels in Europe for free or for a lesser price. I’ll be backpacking for about a month and stay at all different places. I was looking to see if there was a pass like the eurorail pass. You can go to all countries in a month for a certain price.

The HI hostels offer a membership card. You buy the membership in your home country and get discounts (usually 1-2 EUR per night) for your stays.

http://www.hihostels.com/

But even though I stay at hostels all the time, I never bother with this membership card. I like to stay at independent hostels since they are often cheaper and have a more laid-back feeling to them. And at these hostels the membership card is useless.

Another company that had a similar thing to what you want were the hostels associated with the Plus group and with Busabout. When I was in Italy I had a chance to use the Plus pass. But after a quick calculation I decided against these options too, since this scheme didn’t save me any money. They stopped offering plus passes this year.

http://www.plusvillages.com/

So seems to me your best bet is to search online for the cheapest place to stay.

Tip: Depending upon the places you travel to you might want to look into bringing a tent. Camping sites tend to have cheaper rates than hostels and a tent gives you more privacy.