Are there hostel search engines with which you can search for family rooms in Japan?
I've worked in several backpacker hostels in a couple of countries and stayed in many in many countries. Many, perhaps most, offer twin, double, and even family rooms, as well as dormitories.
But I always travel alone or with one friend and I do stay in dorms. I've never had to search online for a family room. Now a friend is asking about family rooms in hostels in Japan.
Many accommodation search engines cover hostels but they usually have one of two problems:
- They mainly focus on hotels and mix the hostels in with the hotels, and mainly focus on double rooms. Finding dorm prices is hard with these sites. I'm not yet sure how they are at family rooms in hostels. Examples: Booking.com and Agoda
- They mainly focus on young people staying in dorms or double rooms and don't make it easy or possible to search for family rooms. Examples: Hostels.com and Hostelworld.com
There are also sites for specific chains of hostels such as YHA and HI, but they only allow you to check for the few hostels in any locale that are part of the chain, though they do have proper support for looking up family rooms.
So my question is, is there any such site, or any such method, that would work for finding hostels with family rooms in Japan that you know of?
(In case you're wondering why, hostels can be considerably cheaper than hotels and are usually also more social.)
Best Answer
Actually, it turns out that the regular hostel search engines do allow you to search for private rooms specifically, and sometimes for family rooms even more specifically. But on all of them you have to do an initial search, and only then can you access the "filters" that let you specify room type. This was not straightforward to me, and I thought I was pretty experienced at hostels and Internet. Maybe this is completely obvious to some people but hopefully this answer will still be useful for other people like me who didn't realize you could do this.
HostelWorld
Does let you look specifically for family rooms.
HostelBookers
Doesn't let you look specifically for family rooms, but you can at least search for private rooms for 4 or more people. After that you'd have to dig further into the page for each property.
Hostels.com
Does let you look specifically for family rooms.
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Can a family stay at a hostel?
In fact, there are plenty! Some love kids and provide kid play areas or rooms designated just for families. Also, there are many perks to staying in a hostel with kids: They are usually significantly cheaper than a hotel.Do hostels have private bedrooms?
While most HI USA hostels do have private rooms, staying in a shared dorm is your best bet if you want to meet other travelers and make your travel budget go further.What other rooms are there in the hostel?
Types of Hostel Rooms- Mixed dorm (all genders)
- Female only dorm (women only rooms)
- Double bed dorm rooms (shared rooms with double beds)
- Pod/Capsule dorms (more privacy in a shared room)
- Dorms with hammocks.
- Dorms in converted planes, trains & automobiles.
- Prison cell dorm rooms.
Is Hostelworld com safe?
Yes, Hostelworld is reliable and legit and it's safe to book through the platform. In fact, it is one of the most popular websites for backpacker! They have a safe payment gateway so there's no need to worry about credit card details and the safety of your bookings.Best Hotels In Tokyo, Japan - For Families, Couples, Work Trips, Luxury \u0026 Budget
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