colm

hi Colm
i am going to Phuket, Thailand next month. could you recommend me the name of the hostel i can stay near to the Phuket bus terminal, or near to Patong beach?
thank you

hi Colm,

i'd like to visit ur Dublin office and talk to u about a hostel featured in ur website.

cheers

Hi

I have sent a few emails to your customer services team as I have been charged the full amount - one nights stay - for a hostel that I have proof I had cancelled. My bank is treating this as fraudulant but they want me to discuss with your team how the hostel got my card number - please can you reply to me asap.

Thanks

Funny you say South America. I used to be fluent in Spanish and I promised myself that in 2010 I'm getting it back by traveling south for total immersion! Good luck to you (wish me the same!)

Hi! My name is Wagner, I'm from Brazil... I saw you are caming to south america... If it is possible, came to Brazil... You will love it!
I'm going to USA on January... 5 days in NY, 5 days in San Francisco and LA... I hope i spend a good time... see you!!!

Hi Colm,
I'm waiting for an answer of customer service because a property ask me for the whole amount of my booking before our arrival. I would like to know if you have guarantee about this apartment, if it exists... etc
Could you help me? I haven't got answer and I have to make a decision because I talked with the property and I said her that I'll pay today...
Thank you!

Colm i share marinam's problem below, a hostel i booked is asking for more money up front which im not comfortable with, but cant find a direct email for you guys. Can you help please?

Hi Colm, you are my so-called travel buddy. In short time I am going to Warsaw to New World St. Hostel. Do you have any experience with this hostel or a city? thx a lot

hi. i'm with a problem with one of the hotels that i booked and i'm trying to contact the hostelworld by e-mail but i can't. could you help me please?
send my an e-mail marinammcarrilho@yahoo.com.br

Hey, how are you? Just repeating a query I had a few weeks ago... because I think it needs to be addressed. Seems like it's a glitch in your review system:

I wrote a review for Dallas Irving Backpackers Guesthouse (my reference is 15482-15215136), but.... and check this out - it got deleted!

I did write a critical review of the place, but that was in order. Of all my reviews, this is the only one that has been purely negative - but I don't think that would be why it got deleted? I see that my booking there is now listed as "cancelled".. but I did stay there for five days.

Is it the hostel owner that's been manipulating the system, or maybe he's told HW that I didn't stay there..?

In any case, I'd like my review to stay there, because I think it's a relevant one - and there is no reason to remove it anyway, based on the review regulations.

Could you please reply as to how I can restore the review, or write another one? And how come it got deleted in the first place? Foul play, or a mistake..?

All the best, Pål

Hi
You r welcome to hk. If you come here i wish I could help you for accomedation as well for tour around Hongkong.
subeg lama

Hi there !!!

Unfortunately I haven't been to any place you have been planning to visit but if you decide to come to Brazil, I think I can help you.
By the way, any tips from Israel or Jordan (Petra)?? Thanks

Hiii!
just joined the other day. A friend and I are traveling to Ecuador and Peru in South America and I was wondering if you know if I can find some people through this site who are staying at the same place @ the same time?
cheers!

Hi Colm,

I just booked through this site and find it's community driven approach fantastic. I've just got one question - hostelworld auto-made my account when I booked and gave me a funny user name that I'll probably forget, is there a way to change this?

Thanks!

Hey Colm! I'd love to hit Lima eventually. I was wondering, is there any way to find travelers that have booked a particular hostel the same day as you? I see where you can share your booking, but don't see a way to look at others with the same. Thanks =)

Hey! I just reviewed a the USA San fran hostel but thought I was reviewing the la one. Is there any way to change a review?
Cheers
D

hey colm, great site...lucky you with such a cool job!!

Hey Colm

i am travelling to the Solo backpack hostel in Malaga on November the 5th, how do i connect or find some people travelling at the same time to this hostel,

thanks

keep going south until uruguay

hi! i need to change my email address that i've been using. i couldn't figure out how by looking at my profile pages. i couldn't even find a contact info of the customer service. can you please help?

hope you are having a great day and thank you in advance!

andie

Hi
In lima go to barranco,miraflores and the center of lima.Try pisco sours,ceviche and other dishes.
In cuzco you have a lot to do...when you are in mahu picchu go to wayna picchu too a fantastic view! ...i recommende yo the north of peru too , good beaches and nice people there. have fun

Hi Colm,

You are travelling a lot.
Question, are you interested in a very interesting business opportunity form an international company who is working in 20 countries? If yes, please let me know info@paperwork.nl and if not have a nice trip to Ireland.
Ivy

hi colm

Whenever you arrive vietnam please call me:
84 936743136 or 914634842
email: 83victory.hotel@gmail.com
web: Hanoicivilityhotel.com

When in Lima make sure you try a bottle or three of Inka Kola (adding Pisco is optional, but will temper the sweetness a bit); the walk along the cliffs west of Miraflores to Parque de Amour is cool, especially in mid-afternoon when the fog rolls in off the Pacific.

Hey colm,

From one traveler to another, I just thought I’d share with you this new social networking site for travelers called sosauce.com. The site is very young and hip, and offers various applications that range from photo uploading to travel blogging to localized reviews of places all over the world.

Seeing you get to travel a lot, I think its definitely worth checking out. Great for organizing all your travels, and also touching base with a lot of like-minded individuals

Hope you'll give it a look!

Maggie

hi colm, was wonderin if u knew da best nd most affordable way 2 transport 16 ppl from memmingen airport 2 da wombat hostel in munich?

Hi - first a few tips for you: Lima isn't as bad as most people say.. Miraflores is nice for a day or two, but Barranco is the best part of town in my opinion.. not as "big city" as Miraflores. Nice restaurants in both places!

In Cuzco, look for the four day/three nights bike/hike to Machu Picchu, and try to get it for $150. Best tip I've got for there.. and yes! Try to reach Waina Picchu while you are on the top, it's great!

And you're headed for Santiago? I'd say Andes Hostel is the best hostel there (and one of the very best all over), but Bellavista is a cooler area.

Now for my other question:

I think you might have a "bad seed" in your selection of hostels, or at least it seems that way.

I wrote a review for Dallas Irving Backpackers Guesthouse (my reference is 15482-15215136), but.... and check this out - it got deleted!

I did write a critical review of the place, but that was in order. Of all my reviews, this is the only one that has been purely negative - but I don't think that would be why it got deleted? I see that my booking there is now listed as "cancelled".. but I did stay there for five days.

Is it the hostel owner that's been manipulating the system, or maybe he's told HW that I didn't stay there..?

In any case, I'd like my review to stay there, because I think it's a relevant one - and there is no reason to remove it anyway, based on the review regulations.

Could you please reply as to how I can restore the review, or write another one? And how come it got deleted in the first place? Foul play, or a mistake..?

All the best, Pål

Hi Colm,

It's jeanne here from cork, aoife's friend - I know its been a very long time since I bumped into you in Rathmines! how are things with you? I see you're still in hostelworld and its seems to be going very well - I am living in NZ at the moment and am off to Oz in 4 weeks and then onto South America for a few months before heading home so have been doing a lot of research and booking hostels on your site, its dead handy, thanks! hope all is well with you. J

Lima is a pit, but the Miraflores area is really nice and relatively safe. Lima is well known for scams, DO NOT TRUST ANYONE. The coast is very rocky and beautiful, have a drink at Rosa Nautica restaurant on the pier. The narrow gauge railway up to Huancayo is a stunning feat of engineering and a great couple of days.
Cusco is awesome. Machu Picchu usually has to be booked well in advance for an overnite but day trips are OK. The Urubamba valley train ride down is worth it in itself. Check out Sacsayhuaman (Sexy woman), pretty impressive and right in town. Cusco was a popular destination for US draft dodgers in the 70's. check out Abraxis bar if it is still there. Retro!

Wow...：O That's Tian‘anmen Sqare on your picture!! .. Niceee...)

Hi ! I live in Lima Perú, i have just returned from Cuzco, is was really great! The first day in Cuzco u must rest, because of the altitud sickness, next day you can go to Machu Picchu by train, it's better because it's 1000 metres less altitude than Cuzco, and finally u can do Cuzco.

Any question my email is angelialt@hotmail.com

bye!

Hy Colm,
i really wanted to vote for you with my friends. But we are maybe stupid tourist or something, but we couldnt findout how to vote on that link you posted...

Hi Colm, I submit wrong review to the wrong Hostel, can I delete it - correct it somehow?

I am in Lima Peru until Oct 18. I know really great restaurants. kschatzmann@gmail.com.

I'm heading to South America this weekend (Chile, Peru, and maybe Argentina) please let me know any hotspots or places to avoid you run across during your travels. I'll be there until November 1 and noticed you'll be there the same time as me. Thanks bro,,...!

Hi - like many other people I can't find an email address to send this to. several weeks ago I booked a hostel in Palermo, Italy, for two nights. I arrived this morning at about 11:30am - hung around until about 12:30. No one was answering the door or the phone - so I left a note and then sent them an email telling them that since they were around that they should consider my booking cancelled and not to charge me. Can I get a refund of my deposit?? It left me quite in the lurch as you can imagine - and very annoyed!!! Amanda

Dear Colm

We stayed at the Holiday House in Bayswater, UK, checked in 30 September, out 3 October 2009 (3 nights). When we arrived, there was a notice said Twin/Double occ was 15 pp, the staff said it was tax included. Meaning that if we were walking in guests, we would save for 15 pounds sterling, that was a lot for us. The only advantage was we did not walk around to find the accommodation. We did not argue with the hotel to get the rate the announced though.

We always thought booking anything online would get better deal.

Best regards
Pornthip Yoskittiphat (Ms)

hi colm, i am trying very hard to send a message to staff about a problem i am having with my gold card, but it is nearly impossible to find the place where you can send a message (that is private, unlike it is here). please help. perhaps you may all design the site better so that it is easier to contact staff. the support centre is very unhelpful as i can not find the link to send an email, although a few days ago i did find it. thank you.

hi colm, i am trying very hard to send a message to staff about a problem i am having with my gold card, but it is nearly impossible to find the place where you can send a message (that is private, unlike it is here). please help. perhaps you may all design the site better so that it is easier to contact staff. the support centre is very unhelpful as i can not find the link to send an email, although a few days ago i did find it. thank you.

Hello Colm! Would you tell me what a gold card is and what I can do with that one??

Hi Colm, may I change my booking from Yamashiroya Ryokan to Station Hotel Seiki with no cancellation fee. My booking is between 22 -24 Oct.

Hey!
So I see you are going to South America, I think that once there, Ecuador is a must! I might be a little biased, but Ecuador is such a fascinating country with a lot of diversity and incredible sites to visit!

Hi Colm I would like to book in hostel in Los Angeles Venice... but I don't have a credit card is it possible to pay in an other way. I'm from Switzerland

Hi Colm I would like to book in hostel in Los Angeles Venice... but I don't have a credit card is it possible to pay in an other way. I'm from Switzerland

Hi Colm I would like to book in hostel in Los Angeles Venice... but I don't have a credit card is it possible to pay in an other way. I'm from Switzerland

Hi Colm I would like to book in hostel in Los Angeles Venice... but I don't have a credit card is it possible to pay in an other way. I'm from Switzerland

Hey Colm,

I just posted a bad review and realised it was for a different hostel but I can't delete it. The hostel I accidently posted it on (Black Sheep Cologne) was really good and I want to post a positive review. How can I write a new one?

Cheers
Jason

Thanks for your response and it appears its all sorted

another suggestion - a reply button to messages sent so they attach to your respons - which should make it easier for you or others to follow the converstion flow...but hey maybe thats already there but just didnt see it.

cool thanks anyway

Hi Colm,

Thanks a lot for you help. Good day.

Ritienne

Hi Colm,

I've had to cancel my holiday in italy.Despite more than 24h ago, I cancelled reservation, the hotel took %100 of prise:(( Have you ever had that situation?
Ciao!
Sely