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alexvsim
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Posted 14 years ago

Do hostels provide showers or laundry? If not are there public laundromats & showers in France/Italy/Germany?

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Peter
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replied 14 years ago

Hi.
All hostels offer showers. Hostels are like hotels.
In the big stations you will also find public showers for some Euros.
Most hostels have washing machines - but you will also find them in the cities.
On a 1 month InterRail trip I always have clothes for a period of 1 week with me. After 1 week I wash everything - in most cases in a hostel.
Peter :)

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alexvsim
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replied 14 years ago

Peter,
Thank you for answering my questions so throughly! I really apricciate it and will make sure to by my pass from your website :)

PS This may sound like a stupid question, but do any of the trains have showers?

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Peter
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replied 14 years ago

Hi.

Some [b]high quality night trains[/b] in Western Europe have showers. But only if you have a 2-bed or 1-bed sleeper compartment.
So do not really count on it.

Most Western-European [b]stations[/b] have a really clean [b]shower facilities[/b] for about EUR 1-5.

In Eastern Europe simply stay at a [b]hostel with a dorm[/b] which you can get for EUR 10-12.

Also good is to go to a simple [b]public swimming pool[/b], as you have lockers there and of course: showers.

Peter :)

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catflo
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replied 14 years ago

Hello,

I just arrived from my Interrail trip (Italy, Greece, Bulgary and Croatia) and in Rome Termini Station, Athens station, Thessaloniki station and Sofia station there is NOT a shower. In Zagreb train station there's a good shower inside the toilets for +/- 7 euros (45 Kuna).

Hope it help...

Caterina