A hostel is a cheap travel accommodation somewhat like a hotel, except you sleep in a room with like ten other people and you all share a bathroom. This is why they're so cheap. It's really not as bad as it sounds, you really only use the room to sleep in anyway. The quality of the hostel varies a lot as well. Some seem like mansions for the price you paid and others make you worried you'll be shanked while walking back from the showers. Every hostel is different and will provide you with some sort of entertainment.
The room comes with a bed, and usually a locker to put all of your valuables in. Some rooms have an attached bathroom and shower, others have the dorm style thing where they are at the end of the hall. Most have a kitchen and some free food. The food ranges from free tea to non perishable items that some backpacker left like pasta or oil or something. One hostel I went to had free oranges. I ate way more oranges then I needed to as a result. All hostels have a common room to meet new people in. Some (the good ones) have bars attached. Others offer a more chill vibe and just have a huge collection of movies and a large TV.
If you ever end up staying in a hostel, make friends asap and ask the receptionist for tips on fun things to do. They are usually natives and know all of the intricacies of the place you're visiting.
Don't be a loser and sit on your phone or computer all night. Those guys are lame.
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