said she and her friends were used to staying in nice hotels with their parents ... "It's not only youth filling up the hostel anymore like in the '70s," she said. Hostels aren't always cheap.

But hostels, preferred by some travelers because ... getting into more of that summer leisure traveler. And what’s nice about spring here in Denver is we cater to a lot of conference travelers ...

Even the International Youth Hostel Federation has removed the word ... Besides the usual dorm beds, most have plenty of double rooms and offer nice extras such as bike rentals and movie nights.

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But hostels, preferred by some travelers because ... getting into more of that summer leisure traveler. And what’s nice about spring here in Denver is we cater to a lot of conference travelers ...

A potted history of the youth hostel Two Germans, Richard Shirrmann, a teacher, and Wilhelm Münker, a conservationist, are credited with founding the first youth hostel, in Germany, in 1912 ...

But hostels, preferred by some travelers because ... getting into more of that summer leisure traveler. And what’s nice about spring here in Denver is we cater to a lot of conference travelers ...