September survey research

Reed Business Insight

Research by Reed Business Insight has found us to be 7.9% cheaper than Hostelworld. The independent study compared the prices of properties in 66 destinations around the world and found HostelBookers to be cheaper than Hostelworld in 95% of cases.

The survey was carried out between the 20th of Sep 2012 and 26th of Sep 2012 for two nights, checking in the 30/10/2012.

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.

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How the costs were calculated

The costs below are calculated, based on booking the same room for 2 people for 2 nights, arriving Tuesday 30/10/2012.

Between 2 and 25 hostels were compared in each city, depending on the accommodation available.

The number of hostels we compare was never less than 8% of the total accommodation on HostelBookers site for the city compared. The price for Hostelworld includes their £1 service charge.


Price comparison summary

Click here to download the detailed survey results.
HostelworldHostelBookers customers save:% saved:
AmsterdamGBP 120.12GBP 131.99GBP 11.879.0%
AthensGBP 53.83GBP 60.22GBP 6.3910.6%
BangkokGBP 43.21GBP 49.43GBP 6.2212.6%
BarcelonaGBP 104.45GBP 110.42GBP 5.975.4%
BeijingGBP 50.26GBP 55.84GBP 5.5810.0%
BelgradeGBP 64.04GBP 68.04GBP 4.005.9%
BerlinGBP 83.33GBP 92.26GBP 8.939.7%
BratislavaGBP 78.40GBP 82.04GBP 3.644.4%
BrusselsGBP 136.70GBP 146.64GBP 9.946.8%
BucharestGBP 113.82GBP 143.19GBP 29.3720.5%
BudapestGBP 63.95GBP 68.33GBP 4.386.4%
Buenos AiresGBP 70.62GBP 75.26GBP 4.646.2%
CairnsGBP 75.82GBP 81.50GBP 5.697.0%
CairoGBP 30.73GBP 34.09GBP 3.369.9%
Cape TownGBP 69.74GBP 77.12GBP 7.389.6%
ChristchurchGBP 87.03GBP 92.21GBP 5.185.6%
CopenhagenGBP 130.32GBP 144.03GBP 13.719.5%
DublinGBP 95.68GBP 104.80GBP 9.128.7%
DubrovnikGBP 68.98GBP 71.52GBP 2.543.6%
EdinburghGBP 127.57GBP 128.71GBP 1.140.9%
FlorenceGBP 105.06GBP 113.09GBP 8.027.1%
GlasgowGBP 86.50GBP 93.00GBP 6.507.0%
GranadaGBP 78.76GBP 82.71GBP 3.944.8%
HamburgGBP 102.99GBP 107.03GBP 4.043.8%
HanoiGBP 27.71GBP 37.29GBP 9.5825.7%
Ho Chi Minh CityGBP 33.01GBP 36.06GBP 3.048.4%
Hong KongGBP 80.97GBP 87.01GBP 6.046.9%
InterlakenGBP 128.20GBP 135.11GBP 6.915.1%
IstanbulGBP 98.68GBP 115.47GBP 16.7914.5%
KrakowGBP 63.19GBP 72.72GBP 9.5213.1%
Kuala LumpurGBP 39.96GBP 44.03GBP 4.079.2%
LimaGBP 46.75GBP 51.03GBP 4.278.4%
LisbonGBP 90.43GBP 100.28GBP 9.859.8%
LiverpoolGBP 85.00GBP 86.00GBP 1.001.2%
LjubljanaGBP 86.35GBP 92.44GBP 6.096.6%
LondonGBP 134.94GBP 137.66GBP 2.722.0%
MadridGBP 102.90GBP 112.02GBP 9.128.1%
MelbourneGBP 106.47GBP 115.76GBP 9.298.0%
MiamiGBP 96.62GBP 100.28GBP 3.663.6%
MilanGBP 111.51GBP 117.85GBP 6.345.4%
MoscowGBP 110.32GBP 120.44GBP 10.128.4%
MunichGBP 113.32GBP 120.40GBP 7.085.9%
NaplesGBP 90.04GBP 100.13GBP 10.0910.1%
NiceGBP 96.99GBP 104.42GBP 7.437.1%
ParisGBP 132.71GBP 144.18GBP 11.478.0%
PisaGBP 99.86GBP 132.78GBP 32.9224.8%
PortoGBP 62.88GBP 69.43GBP 6.559.4%
PragueGBP 92.67GBP 98.87GBP 6.196.3%
RigaGBP 52.29GBP 57.54GBP 5.259.1%
Rio de JaneiroGBP 92.44GBP 98.25GBP 5.815.9%
San FranciscoGBP 120.61GBP 126.11GBP 5.494.4%
SantiagoGBP 68.53GBP 72.64GBP 4.115.7%
SarajevoGBP 84.22GBP 97.95GBP 13.7414.0%
SevilleGBP 91.87GBP 97.30GBP 5.435.6%
ShanghaiGBP 44.70GBP 48.27GBP 3.577.4%
Siem ReapGBP 33.57GBP 44.81GBP 11.2425.1%
SofiaGBP 53.65GBP 60.35GBP 6.7011.1%
StockholmGBP 155.16GBP 163.32GBP 8.165.0%
SydneyGBP 121.83GBP 133.40GBP 11.578.7%
TorontoGBP 80.74GBP 83.47GBP 2.733.3%
ValenciaGBP 81.12GBP 83.61GBP 2.493.0%
VancouverGBP 71.31GBP 78.74GBP 7.429.4%
VeniceGBP 135.07GBP 144.28GBP 9.206.4%
ViennaGBP 93.12GBP 98.83GBP 5.715.8%
WarsawGBP 74.65GBP 79.17GBP 4.535.7%
ZagrebGBP 103.41GBP 112.34GBP 8.937.9%