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Bike friendly hostels

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Cycling has always been on of the cheapest and healthiest ways to get around, and is perfect for sightseeing on a budget. But if you’re planning a cycling holiday, finding somewhere to rent or park your bike can be tricky, especially at larger hotels in city centers.

Luckily more and more hostels are introducing facilities for safely storing cycles, and some even allow guests to rent a bike for the duration of their stay. It’s not just bike-friendly locations such as Holland that are making it easier to cycle abroad on a budget – there are a whole host of destinations that are getting in on the act.

Green Tortoise Backpacker Guesthouse, San Francisco

This hostel in San Francisco has found the perfect antidote to weary travelers trekking the city’s hilly streets – bike racks so guests can cycle to all the main sites! With a fun and friendly atmosphere, the Green Tortoise is in Little Italy, a district famous for its bookstores and as the home of the Beat Generation.

The hostel offers dozens of freebies, from a hearty breakfast and dinner, to Saunas and a whole host of entertainment, from Open-Mic nights to Pub Crawls. A large, turn-of-the-century ballroom has been transformed into a lounge, complete with foosball table and a piano, and the rooms are all clean and comfortable, each with their own private lockers for stashing your belongings.

Green Tortoise Backpacker Guesthouse

Kairos Garden, a small, family run hotel

This little hotel on the way from Athens to Turkey is an excellent stop over regardless which direction you go. Located east of Thessaloniki the Kairos Garden is situated on the edge of the village Eleftheres outside Kavala in northern Greece. 

Do yourself a favor and visit Tove and Christos in the Karios Garden and as Eleftheres is only 3 km from the sea, you can have a nice little dip after a short bike ride. Here is what Tove and Christos themselves say about their hotel

Kairos Garden, a small, family run hotel

Bicycle Hotel in Amsterdam

The Dutch love to cycle, so it’s no surprise that many hostels provide storage facilities for cyclists. But this bicycle hotel does exactly as the name suggests – it allows guests to rent out bicycles during their stay for only €7.50 a day. Located in the heart of multi-cultural De Pijp area, the city is yours to explore with this homely hostel, housed in a traditional Amsterdam house.

The hostel is modern and funky inside, and run as environmentally friendly as possible, with paper and bottle recycling. There’s a free breakfast to fuel you up for day on the cobbled streets, and ample parking when you return home from sightseeing. There’s also the chance to hire carrier bikes for cycling with children.

Youth Hostel in Amsterdam

The Hostel Belægningen

This unusual hostel in Copenhagen is housed in a former fort, with rooms in the old soldier’s dormitories. But the hostel has been thoroughly updated and modernized –there’s an internet café and kitchen for preparing small meals, a spacious lounge, washing machines and a travel desk for organizing excursions.

The beautiful historic buildings are surrounded by parkland and gardens in the neighborhood of Avedørelejren, on the outskirts of the city. Best of all, the hostel offers bike rental, so guests can cycle into the city center.

Hostel Belægningen Copehagen

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