tomf@bunny.UUCP (Tom Fawcett) (05/13/85)
Last weekend I went with a friend to Nantucket Island, off Massachusetts. We had planned to stay at a hostel (the only one on the island), but on arriving (at 5) discovered that it had an 8 o'clock curfew and demanded lights out at 10. The AYH booklet gave no mention of such times. We were interested in having a leisurely dinner in town and seeing the night life of Nantucket, so we decided against staying there and chose a hotel in town instead. My questions are: Are such times typical? How much do they vary? I understand that a hostel should be something of a community, but these curfew hours seem fairly restrictive, especially if one likes a leisurely dinner and a stroll around town after a day of travelling. Also, we are planning to tour Europe this summer, and want to stay at hostels occasionally. Do European hostels have similar curfew hours? Thanks, Tom Fawcett -- Tom Fawcett XXXYYY