Youth Hostels for Family in Spain - considerations?

I haven't been to Valencia and couldn't find any reviews of Quart Youth Hostel on any of the usual websites. In general, if you are quite concerned about noise, it's a good idea to avoid school vacation periods. It's also good to avoid weekends if your destination is a known party spot for college age young adults and stag or hen parties. Having said that, the noise profile on any given night in a hostel is as unpredictable as the noise in a hotel. I wouldn't count on soundproofing whatsoever in a hostel, and I've stayed in plenty and contributed to one of the threads you linked. But also there are no guarantees with hotels either. My only piece of consoling advice is that often in hostels, you find people who are as interested in lots of sleep as you are, so it totally depends on whether a particular hostel has a party spot reputation.

Incidentally the placement of your first post was better, as this is a division of the forums for reviews from people who have already stayed somewhere.

https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/sleeping-eating/europes-hostels

Above is the RS article on hostels. When my wife and walked the camino, the albergues were reputedly quiet by 11 pm-ish.

(We rarely stayed in them-- much to our loss-- because we had hotels pre-booked for us by a great Irish camino company .) Ear plugs were a great anti-snoring device!

Everyone we talked to who stayed in the albergues loved them! Great way to meet folks and sounds fun! Just. be prepared to share the space.

Have a great time!

I don’t usually stay in a hostel, but sometimes I do (in Valencia I had an apartment). I looked at the Quart Hostel there and Google reviews are decent. The only thing I would dig deeper on, after noise levels, (if you care) are shared bathrooms. Sometimes I care and sometimes I don’t. In my limited experience, I haven’t encountered any bad ones - but I know they are out there.

Other things to read for are: private rooms (or in your case a room for 4 people); plugs for charging devices; curtains for privacy if you are staying in a shared room like I will be in Dublin in June; locks? ways to secure valuables?; provided sheets and towels; and just like hotels, location.

There’s no across-the-board answer. If the savings is good, go for it and then you will have tried it! I stayed in one on the island of Harris in Scotland and met a young couple from Hungary I still meet up with when I am there (and they have been here). One in Honolulu where I had my own room in a suite of three rooms - the 2 girls from Australia in one room adopted me as the room mom and the 3 guys in the other room were never there. Lol.

Consider it part of the adventure.

Hi All, thanks!

I think it will be a good travel experience for us, but I may, as suggested reach out via email and get a sense of what the feel of the place is and if they'll have any specific things going on, like a school group.

I appreciate your inputs!

I often stay in hostels when I travel. I'm 65 and have had no significant issues with noise anywhere I have stayed. The public areas may be busy and loud, but in most hostels the sleeping rooms are far enough away that there is no problem. I've never had any roommate issues or noise from the rooms nextdoor.

Are you getting a priviate room or are you going into a 4-bed dorm? If it is the dorm, please ensure that they will place all of you together. You don't want to be in 4 seperate rooms.

Hi jkh,

The Hostel has an "apartment", so I am really optimistic. the following is what was included in the Details on my confirmation email:

Featuring a private entrace, this air-conditioned loft has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The kitchen is equipped with a fridge and washing machine, while the living area comes with a flat-screen TV and dining area. Free Wifi is provided.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with hostels and advising that you've not had issues with the noise. That makes me feel comfortable with my choice!