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My house doesn't have carpet, which I am thankful for every time my cat throws up.
I think carpet is a really bad idea for hostels. They are difficult to clean and look dirty even in a new hostel. Also it is one more place where bed bugs and fleas can live.
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How about built-in kitchen units?
It is of course the fashion to replace open shelves with built-in cupboards, because they 'look better', and they reduce dust and fat accumulation. But how many times have you opened 6 cupboard doors in a hostel kitchen before you find the item you wanted? And have you noticed how a cupboard typically holds only about half as much as a shelf area of the same size (because shelving within fitted cupboards is prescribed, and leaves a lot of space). |
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i've only worked in one hostel that didnt have carpetted floors - the globetrotter up here in edinburgh - and they had ugly ugly linolium flooring. hideous.
our carpets here are stained pretty badly in some places (when cleaners drop a bucket of bleach... it doesnt go well) and it doesnt look good. that said, any flooring in a hostel is going to be hard to keep unmarked and carpet feels nicer. im definately torn on this one; i think carpet is better from a guests point of view, but its bloody high maintenance and turns bad quickly. still havent made my mind up... |
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It's probably expensive, but I think my ideal floor material is wood.
A hostel in Taiwan: .Here are some wood floors in Japan -- no shoes allowed indoors: ![]() Not sure what these floors from Wombats are -- wood? I've seen nice tile floors also... |
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We have carpets in the rooms and are not unhappy with it. Cleaning with a vacuum cleaner is quick and easy and I think it makes the feeling of a room warmer and more homelike.
Bedbugs will find there space anyway, with or without carpets, with sleeping bags allowed or not. We do once a year (in the winter time) a deep cleaning of the carpets and until now, despite of a few spots, our carpets look ok. Wooden floors give the room a warm feeling as well, so this is a nice idea too. Depends on the country, in the warmer ones even tiles can be all right and still not converting the hostel into a hospital. |
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I added a section to the How to Start a Hostel Guide about carpets. I only have a photo of a stained carpet, but if anyone wants to add another perspective or photo, feel free to edit the page. I haven't worked in hostels with carpets so I can't add anything about the cleaning and maintenance...
Feel free to add your opinions anywhere to that page... ![]() The Start a Hostel Guide is out of "draft mode" so I'm going to mention something about it in the email newsletter next week. |
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