8.7% cheaper than Hostelworld

Reed Business Insight

Research by Reed Business Insight has found us to be 8.7% cheaper than our closest competitor. The independent study compared the prices of 784 properties in 77 destinations around the world and found HostelBookers to be cheaper than Hostelworld in 95% of cases.

Read the report on Eye for Travel

94% of 201,155 customers would recommend us to a friend

At HostelBookers, we believe in providing the cheapest prices possible combined with the best service – which is why so many of those who’ve booked with us would recommend us to a friend. We’re constantly looking for new ways to improve our service, and keep a close track on all the feedback we get so we can make HostelBookers even better.

*Data collected from July 2010 to June 2011

No service charges or booking fees

If you make a booking with HostelBookers, you won’t pay us a booking fee or service charge. We believe in value for money, which is why we work closely with the properties listed on our site to ensure that we get the best deals for our customers.

Find the same deal cheaper and we will refund double the difference

We are now so confident that HostelBookers is the cheapest online accommodation provider that we are offering a robust lowest price guarantee – find a property listed on HostelBookers.com cheaper elsewhere on the internet (for the same travel dates and booking conditions) and we’ll refund double the difference.

See full terms and conditions

How the costs were calculated

The costs below are calculated, based on a booking for a double room for 2 people for 2 nights, from the 4th-5th September 2010.

Between 2 and 26 properties were compared in each city, depending on the accommodation available.

The figures below show the average prices for each destination and the money saved when booking with HostelBookers instead of Hostelworld.