Like the thread says, FUCK HOSTELS!!
For one I will play devils advocate against my own argument and say that I have had good times at hostels and do see some positive aspects to staying in them. That said, I decided to spend a few nights here at my current location at the Nomadas Hostel in Merida, Mexico. I met a couple hot European chicks at the hostel I was staying at in San Cristobal de las Casas, who raved about it and said it was the best hostel they have ever stayed in, so going off that and the fact it was number one on hostelbookers.com, I decided to book 3 nights.
I was almost about to not book it, solely on the premise that the private room didn't have a private bathroom, only a shared one, but I said fuck it, at $20 a night the price was right and it would help me save a little money before dropping $75 a night in Playa del Carmen.
Well this morning at 5:30 AM I got up to use the bathroom which was outside the room around the corner, I was going to lock the door, but I was in my boxers and didn't feel like carrying the key, and figured the chances of someone going into my room to steal something in the 3 minutes it would take to go for a piss were slim to none.
3 minutes apparently were enough, later this morning around 11:30 when I went into my bag to get my sunglasses, but they were gone, the case was there, but the sun glasses weren't. Now I know for a fact they were in my case when I left my hotel in Campeche, and I had my bags with me, right next to me, within my sight the entire time, except when they were locked up in the bottom of the bus, but it was a direct route, with little chance of someone having the time to go through my bag and find them.
To me the only time they could have been stolen were early this morning when I went to take a piss. Fucking 3 minute piss, and that was enough time for someone to slip in and steal my $200 pair of Ray Bans. Ofcourse the owner of the hostel claims they looked at the security tape and saw no one, but me enter the room. I'm pretty sure they are just saying that to try to cover their own asses, even though I know that they can't and won't accept responsibility for lost or stolen items at the hostel.
I guess there is no real point to this post, and for sure stuff can get stolen even if you are staying at a nicer hotel, but the chances of something like this happening at a nicer hotel are way slimmer. If anything I learned that I need to not stay at hostels or at least stay at one with a private bathroom adjacent to my room, keep my door locked at all times even if I'm only going to be gone for a few minutes, and keep all valuables in a locked bag.
If anything I am trying to be grateful that it wasn't my passport, money, and credit/debit card. Normally I keep all that buried at the bottom of my duffle bag in a cargo short pocket, and keep a lock on my duffle bag, but last night, I left my duffle bag unlocked, so theoretically they could have dug threw and found all that stuff as well.
I fucking hate thieves and I got to admit that this has put me in a really bad mood and pissed me the fuck off, but live and learn I guess.
For one I will play devils advocate against my own argument and say that I have had good times at hostels and do see some positive aspects to staying in them. That said, I decided to spend a few nights here at my current location at the Nomadas Hostel in Merida, Mexico. I met a couple hot European chicks at the hostel I was staying at in San Cristobal de las Casas, who raved about it and said it was the best hostel they have ever stayed in, so going off that and the fact it was number one on hostelbookers.com, I decided to book 3 nights.
I was almost about to not book it, solely on the premise that the private room didn't have a private bathroom, only a shared one, but I said fuck it, at $20 a night the price was right and it would help me save a little money before dropping $75 a night in Playa del Carmen.
Well this morning at 5:30 AM I got up to use the bathroom which was outside the room around the corner, I was going to lock the door, but I was in my boxers and didn't feel like carrying the key, and figured the chances of someone going into my room to steal something in the 3 minutes it would take to go for a piss were slim to none.
3 minutes apparently were enough, later this morning around 11:30 when I went into my bag to get my sunglasses, but they were gone, the case was there, but the sun glasses weren't. Now I know for a fact they were in my case when I left my hotel in Campeche, and I had my bags with me, right next to me, within my sight the entire time, except when they were locked up in the bottom of the bus, but it was a direct route, with little chance of someone having the time to go through my bag and find them.
To me the only time they could have been stolen were early this morning when I went to take a piss. Fucking 3 minute piss, and that was enough time for someone to slip in and steal my $200 pair of Ray Bans. Ofcourse the owner of the hostel claims they looked at the security tape and saw no one, but me enter the room. I'm pretty sure they are just saying that to try to cover their own asses, even though I know that they can't and won't accept responsibility for lost or stolen items at the hostel.
I guess there is no real point to this post, and for sure stuff can get stolen even if you are staying at a nicer hotel, but the chances of something like this happening at a nicer hotel are way slimmer. If anything I learned that I need to not stay at hostels or at least stay at one with a private bathroom adjacent to my room, keep my door locked at all times even if I'm only going to be gone for a few minutes, and keep all valuables in a locked bag.
If anything I am trying to be grateful that it wasn't my passport, money, and credit/debit card. Normally I keep all that buried at the bottom of my duffle bag in a cargo short pocket, and keep a lock on my duffle bag, but last night, I left my duffle bag unlocked, so theoretically they could have dug threw and found all that stuff as well.
I fucking hate thieves and I got to admit that this has put me in a really bad mood and pissed me the fuck off, but live and learn I guess.