How to Improve Your Hostel's Experience

Learning is an indispensable part of the human soul. It is through learning and knowledge that we understand and address the complicated questions that nature put us through. Irrespective of the age, learning evolves as though an integral part of every individual.  And there is no second thought as to how institutions like school, college, or even a hostel contribute to the quintessential growth.

Individuals enroll themselves in hostels in view of the ethnicity and discipline it has to offer. It helps us to identify our area of interests and serve the true purpose of our well being. Be it a student or a working professional, or even a scientist who’s under a consequential exploration, a hostel is loved and admired by almost every individual.

Many people, who run hostels and other similar institutions, run it out of passion. Many others pursue it as a business. But one thing that remains common between the both is to provide a positive and conclusive hostel experience to all its guests. They urge their guests to bring about the best from them and make sure that the guests do not fall short of any facility within their reach.

Many a time, the owner-tenant equation does not work out efficiently, leading to adverse and pessimistic consequences, and wistfully, an unhealthy atmosphere inside the hostel. Owners cannot figure out where they actually lack, and hence improvisation acts at a much slower rate. And this is why we’re here!

We expect guests to be greeted with the best hostel experience and how Hostel owners can contribute towards revolutionizing the Modern Hostel Market Game, improving the hostel experience. In this article, we bring about the principal suggestions for Hostel Owners to improve their Hostel’s Experience.

Greet guests with fondness

Nothing can beat greeting people with love and affection. It imprints a good image of you as well as your hostel to the guests. Ask them where are they from, what profession are they into, what are their hobbies and everything on that matter. Don’t sound judgmental by drawing conclusions. You can probably invite them over a coffee at your hostel. Either way, you either end up getting a new guest or nurturing a new relation! This helps hostel owners to improve the hostel experience in an easy and dignifying manner.

Appreciate guests from diverse platforms

People get to learn a lot from each other. When you welcome guests from diverse locations and cultures, a positive learning environment is created which helps to naturally improve the overall learning and hostel experience.

You can probably scale your hostel from 1 to 30 by considering each state as one scale.

• 1   - You need to make it more diverse.
• 15 - That’s good!
• 30 - Wow! Just imagine the hostel environment right now

So what’s your D-scale? Let us know in the comments section below!

Assess the individual activity of the guests

Different individuals pertain to different activities and preferences. The hostel owner must be conscious to recognize the activities performed by the guests, without actually making them realize. And if something or someone seems to be misguiding, you can always have a word.

Ensure round the clock support to the guests

Problems are inevitable but mortal! It is normal for guests to face problematic situations and complications, and hence, it is your responsibility to ensure that all the issues masked by the guests are addressed in the best manner possible.

Make use of a proper feedback system

Feedback is a great idea, I bet you! Ask for continuous feedbacks from guests in order to bring light to the areas that can be improvised for a better hostel experience. After all, who can be in a better position to evaluate and suggest than the guests themselves?

You can make use of various feedback templates like scaled, descriptive, choice or make one which suits your hostel requirements.

Encourage guests to participate in outdoor contests

All the people have something special in them. Not everything, I bet, but something! Hostel owners should encourage the students and guests to take part in contests and challenges that produce the best of them. And imagine when they’d compliment you or your hostel for the achievements they’ve received.

Provide monetary concession to contributing guests

Guests, who do well, deserve a lot more than just getting to live in the hostel. Influential contributors to society should be granted with concessions in terms of hostel or tuition fees. It would also urge other students and guests to do well and contribute in some manner or the other. This helps a lot to improve and lift the overall hostel experience.

Hold interactive sessions with parents

Interactions with parents are necessary, especially in the case of teenagers. Reports detailing the performance of the guests can be shared with the respective concerned authorities or parents to understand the behavior of the guests.

All said and done, Hostel is not just a place to live; it’s a feeling, a home. Hostel owners should deem it responsible to improve the personalities and behavior of the guests, and treat them as if guests were their own!

Hope you provide the best Hostel experience to your guests!

From all of us at Bookwow.

Visit Us!

Be a part of the Bookwow community.

Have something to say? We'll feature it across our platforms! Mail us at tophostelsinfo@gmail.com with your name and story.

About Bookwow: Bookwow is a free search services company with classifieds such as hostels, hotels, travel, pubs, and restaurants from all over India. One stop shop for all you've been asking.