BraveSpeaking: At the Hostel

Noun someone, esp. a young person without much money, who travels with a backpack

backpacker
We met a lot of fellow backpackers traveling through Europe.

Adjective inexpensive

budget
Staying at budget accommodations like hostels means you can extend your time abroad!

Noun a board on which notices and advertisements are posted

bulletin board
Most of the rules for our hostel were posted on the bulletin board.

Noun a piece of furniture consisting of two beds, one above the other

bunks
The first thing we did when we got to our room was choose which bunks we wanted.

Noun an area either within or outside the hostel which is intended for use of all guests

common area
Other guests were in the common area, which included a kitchen and a lounge space.

Noun the requirement that guests be indoors after a certain time at night

curfew
I hope Brock gets back to the hostel before curfew begins, he could get locked out!

Noun a large room that provides sleeping quarters for a number of people

dorm
Once we settled in to our dorm it got really messy really fast!

Noun a storage compartment for clothes and valuables

lockers
The beds have lockers built-in underneath them. It's nice to have a place to keep our stuff safe.

Noun a person occupying the same room as another

roommates
Our roommates were really nice! We swapped travel stories and had dinner together.

Noun an available room at a hotel or other establishment providing accommodations

vacancies
It was getting late but thankfully we were able to find a hostel with vacancies.