Hostel Survey
Apr 5, 2016, 5:52 pm
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Hostel Survey
Hey fellow travelers,
I was hoping you could help me and my partners out with a quick hostel survey for our class business plan/research project. As avid travelers we love the hostel concept and thought it would be fun to try and develop that here in Denver, CO. Most of the questions pertain to hostels in general with one specifically about Colorado. Any information and feedback you could provide would be greatly appreciated. The link is below, thanks and happy traveling!
https://qtrial2016q1az1.az1.qualtric...Jj74zhUTZk0S8Z
I was hoping you could help me and my partners out with a quick hostel survey for our class business plan/research project. As avid travelers we love the hostel concept and thought it would be fun to try and develop that here in Denver, CO. Most of the questions pertain to hostels in general with one specifically about Colorado. Any information and feedback you could provide would be greatly appreciated. The link is below, thanks and happy traveling!
https://qtrial2016q1az1.az1.qualtric...Jj74zhUTZk0S8Z
Apr 5, 2016, 6:07 pm
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What is the name and location of your school or university, your degree program, and major? If this is a project for a course, exactly what is the class?
Apr 5, 2016, 6:17 pm
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Great questions which I probably should have already answered. We attend CU Denver and are pursuing our MS Accounting Degrees, I'm getting a minor in entrepreneurship. The class is an entrepreneurship class called Business Plan, thx for the questions. We recently had an upscale hostel open in downtown Denver and I've always thought the concept could work great if executed properly so really just looking for any feedback we can get. Thx for the questions.
Apr 6, 2016, 4:10 am
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I'm not sure you're going to get much of a balanced insight on hostels from most people here. The last time I stayed in a hostel was when I was in boarding school and travelling around Europe. You may wish to ask moderator to move this to the Budget Hotels forum, but that's not as frequented as the rest of the site. Good luck!
Apr 6, 2016, 5:49 am
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This is a forum frequented mostly by people who fly frequently for work, and generally a much older demographic that you are looking for, you're better off asking in a different forum like thorntree.
Apr 6, 2016, 7:42 am
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Took the survey!
One suggestion is on the price question. It's really location dependent. When I was in SE Asia, I wouldn't spend more than $10/night for a dorm bed. In Zurich? Good luck finding anything for under $40/night for a bed, if not more.
Also, another key thing you forgot in the what is important in a hostel : User reviews. I use hostelworld to book and I exclude any hostels that are under 80%. Most big cities have enough hostels to choose from that are over that 80% threshold that I don't need to deal with less than great ones.
One suggestion is on the price question. It's really location dependent. When I was in SE Asia, I wouldn't spend more than $10/night for a dorm bed. In Zurich? Good luck finding anything for under $40/night for a bed, if not more.
Also, another key thing you forgot in the what is important in a hostel : User reviews. I use hostelworld to book and I exclude any hostels that are under 80%. Most big cities have enough hostels to choose from that are over that 80% threshold that I don't need to deal with less than great ones.
Apr 6, 2016, 8:50 am
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Great questions which I probably should have already answered. We attend CU Denver and are pursuing our MS Accounting Degrees, I'm getting a minor in entrepreneurship. The class is an entrepreneurship class called Business Plan, thx for the questions. We recently had an upscale hostel open in downtown Denver and I've always thought the concept could work great if executed properly so really just looking for any feedback we can get. Thx for the questions.
Apr 6, 2016, 9:05 am
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Most hostels are more like this:
Apr 6, 2016, 9:15 am
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Done. I like upscale hostels. Ones with a mix of private and dorm rooms.
Here are the ones I like.
http://www.thepodhotel.com/pod-disco...tel-locations/
http://www.ostellobello.com/
http://aubergeinternationaledequebec.com/en/
I stay in hostels when travelling with my teen kids and their friends. They like their own bunks and I do too.
I can totally see one in Denver.
Here are the ones I like.
http://www.thepodhotel.com/pod-disco...tel-locations/
http://www.ostellobello.com/
http://aubergeinternationaledequebec.com/en/
I stay in hostels when travelling with my teen kids and their friends. They like their own bunks and I do too.
I can totally see one in Denver.
Apr 6, 2016, 9:40 am
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Done.
It'll be interesting to see if a mini-culture around hostels pops up in Denver (if it hasn't already). I mean, I think we all know what this is about, as none of the Marriotts I stay in regularly in Denver will let you blaze anywhere on the property.
It can probably work, but that "smoking area" you asked if I'd be offended by had better be pretty well-isolated from the nonsmoking parts of the hostel.
It'll be interesting to see if a mini-culture around hostels pops up in Denver (if it hasn't already). I mean, I think we all know what this is about, as none of the Marriotts I stay in regularly in Denver will let you blaze anywhere on the property.
It can probably work, but that "smoking area" you asked if I'd be offended by had better be pretty well-isolated from the nonsmoking parts of the hostel.
Apr 6, 2016, 9:46 am
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Took the survey!
One suggestion is on the price question. It's really location dependent. When I was in SE Asia, I wouldn't spend more than $10/night for a dorm bed. In Zurich? Good luck finding anything for under $40/night for a bed, if not more.
Also, another key thing you forgot in the what is important in a hostel : User reviews. I use hostelworld to book and I exclude any hostels that are under 80%. Most big cities have enough hostels to choose from that are over that 80% threshold that I don't need to deal with less than great ones.
One suggestion is on the price question. It's really location dependent. When I was in SE Asia, I wouldn't spend more than $10/night for a dorm bed. In Zurich? Good luck finding anything for under $40/night for a bed, if not more.
Also, another key thing you forgot in the what is important in a hostel : User reviews. I use hostelworld to book and I exclude any hostels that are under 80%. Most big cities have enough hostels to choose from that are over that 80% threshold that I don't need to deal with less than great ones.
Apr 6, 2016, 6:36 pm
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Took the survey. I also feel that the question on how much you would be willing to spend is very location-specific. Instead, I typically think of the cost relative to a hotel. For example, if a hotel/motel costs $80 and the hostel costs $60, it may not be worth the savings, but a $60 hostel in a more expensive city can be an excellent value.