May 22 | The tenant in room 106

Whenever I’ve traveled and stayed at hostels I’ve usually stayed for one or two days at the longest, though oftentimes at some of the better places I’ve wanted to stay for longer. I find myself now on the other side of that, having just spent my 10th day here at the Jugendherberge in Zurich. You get a really interesting snapshot of the kinds of people who come by, so I’m going to make a small effort to chronicle the highlights during the remaining week I have here. But before I start, an introduction to the place:

Currently the rates are 42 CHF per night in a 6-person (mixed gender) dorm room, with a “Spring Special” discount if you stay for 6 nights for 195, shaving 10 CHF off the price. There’s two sinks in the room, with full-sized lockers as well. Showers are at two ends of the floor and are also impeccably clean. There’s no kitchen, and meals are 18 CHF with salad and drinks, or 12 CHF just for the main plate. 20 CHF for fondue, free breakfast (though you’ll be charged 6 CHF if you pack your own lunch - no idea how they enforce that). No microwave use either, though there’s a hot pot that one can use.

They clean the rooms every day at around 11. There’s free wifi as well as printing facilities, and relatively inexpensive souvenirs for sale. The general crowd is between the early 20s euro-tripper to the middle aged looking for a cheap place to stay. The rooms get pretty quiet at around 10pm.

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