Groups have no trouble finding the sweet things - there's at least one person in a group who has a homing pigeon's instincts for such things. The better restaurants which parents would choose are often very expensive in Europe, and serve portions too small to fill up a hungry teenager who has just cycled 30 miles. At most hostels, each hosteller is asked to do a quick chore before departing in the morning - this helps keep the costs down. Most hostels are closed during the daytime. Although city hostels cater to lots of Americans, you're more likely to meet students from many other countries in the countryside hostels.
Hostels are in everything from farmhouses to castles to modern school dorms.
The Student Hosteling Program Web site was created by two-time tripper and former trip leader Adam B. Hocherman .