{"id":619,"date":"2016-08-01T11:40:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T10:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/?p=619"},"modified":"2016-08-02T11:27:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T10:27:21","slug":"independent-hostel-guide-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/2016\/08\/01\/independent-hostel-guide-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Hostel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Independent Hostel Guide<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/independenthostels.co.uk\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-529 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Independent-Hostel-Guide-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Independent-Hostel-Guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Independent-Hostel-Guide-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Independent-Hostel-Guide-339x240.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Independent-Hostel-Guide.jpg 494w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/213;\" \/><\/a><span class=\"729471509-29072016\">Independent hostels, like youth hostels, have private rooms and dorms, flexible lengths of stay and self catering kitchens.\u00a0 Designed with walkers and cyclist in mind they have drying rooms, boot racks and no chintz.\u00a0Bunkhouses and camping barns are both types of independent hostels.\u00a0 All hostels welcome groups and are able to let the whole building sole use to a group of the right size. \u00a0They also welcome individuals, families and smaller groups and\u00a0provide a friendly way to experience a local community. Often family businesses\u00a0the owner\u00a0at the hostel will be a wealth of information about the area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"729471509-29072016\">Many independent hostels provide a Best Price Guarantee, ensuring the prices they offer you through the independent hostels website and their own website\/offices are the best value you will find.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information see:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/independenthostels.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Independent Hostel Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Hostel Guide Independent hostels, like youth hostels, have private rooms and dorms, flexible lengths of stay and self catering kitchens.\u00a0 Designed with walkers and cyclist in mind they have drying rooms, boot racks and no chintz.\u00a0Bunkhouses and camping barns are both types of independent hostels.\u00a0 All hostels welcome groups and are able to let<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/2016\/08\/01\/independent-hostel-guide-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-mike_d","post-619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news","category-links"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mike","author_link":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/author\/mike_d\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Independent Hostel Guide - The Gentian Mountain &amp; 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