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From: tomf@bunny.UUCP (Tom Fawcett)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Question about hostels, American and European
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 13:40:40 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 13 13:40:40 1985
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Last weekend I went with a friend to Nantucket Island, off
Massachusetts.  We had planned to stay at a hostel (the only one on the
island), but on arriving (at 5) discovered that it had an 8 o'clock
curfew and demanded lights out at 10.  The AYH booklet gave no mention
of such times.  We were interested in having a leisurely dinner in
town and seeing the night life of Nantucket, so we decided against
staying there and chose a hotel in town instead.

My questions are:  Are such times typical?  How much do they vary?
I understand that a hostel should be something of a community, but these
curfew hours seem fairly restrictive, especially if one likes a leisurely
dinner and a stroll around town after a day of travelling.

Also, we are planning to tour Europe this summer, and want to stay at hostels
occasionally.  Do European hostels have similar curfew hours?

Thanks,
Tom Fawcett
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