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Old 04-28-2005, 07:37 AM   #1
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SO I'm on the verge of booking all my hostels...but it occurs to me, that if I pre-book everything, then my shedule is pretty much fixed.

But what if i get sick or want to stay longer in a city or something? Then my entire schedule and booking scheme goes out of wack.

On the other hand, I don't want to not book anything and have the cheapest and best places all booked up when I get around to deciding where I wanna go.

So it seems like a tradeoff between knowing i have a good hostel and having a flexible schedule.

Any thoughts?
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I think this was covered in a thread over the last few days. If you book a hostel they ask for a 10% deposit. That usually comes out to $2usd. If you decide to change your plans mid-trip just call and cancel w/that said hostel at least 24 hours in advance and all you lose is the deposit. Hope that helps.
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Check out this thread

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