Staying in a hostel is surely a wonderful experience. But since the hostel offer semiprivate and common rooms, it is recommended that you watch some of your actions to ensure that you will not be a nuisance to the other guests.
Once you are able to choose a good hostel, your next step should be to determine what is the proper hostel etiquette. To help you out, here are some things that you should keep in mind:
- Know when to stay quiet. You do not have to tip toe your way into your room but you should keep quiet after 10 or 11 pm. During those times, people are trying to sleep so you should be careful in making loud noises. Avoid talking in the phone or playing music. If you need to use the phone, do it outside.
- Know when you should turn off the lights. There are some people who can easily sleep even with the lights on. However, there are also people who can not be able to sleep with the lights on.In order to pay respect to these people, you should know when you should turn on or off the light. To help you out, you should turn off the lights when it is past 11 or the times before sunrise. If you need light, then you should use a flash light instead.
- Pack up your things early. Each and every noise you make can be heard by the other people inside the room. If you will be leaving the next day, it is recommended that you pack your things the night before. This is because you tend to wake up other people who are sleeping when you pack your things in the wee hours of the morning. By avoiding the morning packing routine, you can give your roommates some favor.
- Stay away from using plastic bags. When you pack your bag, you create irritating sounds. Well, the rustling of plastic bags is a lot more irritating than that! When you carry plastic bags or even when you go through plastic bags to find your things, the plastic creates lots of noise which may disturb the other people staying in the hostel. That is why you should avoid using plastic bags because you can not find a way to muffle its sounds.
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