A Traveler's Perspective on Hostel Booking Engines

[Hostels]

Interesting review of hostel booking engines by a traveler:
http://travelonthecheap.wordpress.co...-booking-site/

The traveler compares HI, Hostelworld, Hostels.com, and Hostelbookers.

So who wins in my book? Well, it’s certainly HI because I don’t need to shell out that much to make a booking and that suits my needs just right.

(The post says HI charged 5% deposit plus 1.92 euro booking fee for the hostel he searched for as opposed to the 10% for other booking engines.)

[HostelTraveler]

Comments on HostelTraveler.com's cost would be welcomed. Apparently HostelTraveler was not compared in this review.

The previous post indicates that HI charged 5% deposit plus 1.92 euro booking fee.

HostelTraveler.com's typical pricing is 8% deposit plus $0.75 per bed. In Euro terms this equates to 8% deposit plus 0.52 Euros. This means that for a 1-2night stay and a hostel bed at 20-25 Euros, HostelTraveler.com is the cheapest for the traveler.