Under 18: hostels and camping

brownsinterrail
Traveller
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please help i dont want to turn up i another country on my own and be turfed away

Peter
Traveller
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Hi.

If you stay in cities, I recommend you hostels, as camp sites are usually outside of the cities.
Most hostel only accept minors accompanied by an adult. As someone adult has to be responsible in case something happens.
In the bigger hostels you will have problems traveling alone as minor - in smaller ones you might have more luck.

Peter :)

brownsinterrail
Traveller
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what would happen if i had already booked a hostel and checked in being under 18 would they refuse me on the door?

Peter
Traveller
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It depends on the staff. In the big hostels they will refuse you. Maybe send an email first to a hostel and ask for details, if they accept minors.
I know it is sad to hear this - but you have to understand the hostels as well - not the hostel made these rules.

maniek
Traveller
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I have read it somewhere here, that it *might* be possible to get a hostel room as a minor if you carry sth like a written permission from your parent, including the ID details etc., stating that he/she is responsible for you in case anything happens.

I'd like to believe that, being a minor myself (with booked rooms in several hostels around Europe)...
Can anyone confirm that (or not)?

Annemiek92
Traveller
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Wow, I'm glad I found this topic, I'm 17 aswell and during my trip I'm turning 18.
So the first part of my trip I'm underaged. I saw on a few websites that some hostels/hotels refuse people who are under 18 and by them selves.
You can check on booking.com, mostly you can see at the page of the hostel/hotel/camping if they alow people under 18. :)

brownsinterrail
Traveller
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does anyone know if u can take a letter from a parent or know any hostels that take under 18s in amsterdam or utrecht? thanks

Annemiek92
Traveller
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I believe that here in Holland you can book a room as long as you're 16 years or older. :)

brownsinterrail
Traveller
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really can you suggest any good cheap hostels in either amsterdam or utrecht?

brownsinterrail
Traveller
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now i'm only 2 days away from leaving and getting a bit worried what have people done before when travveling alone as a minor where did you stary there must be some facilities dat allow minors to stay??

Annemiek92
Traveller
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You can stay at my home (the netherlands) if you can't find any hostels there who alow under 18 :D

Annemiek92
Traveller
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But it's a good question though.. because I'm probably a minor when I'm leaving in October...