About our mission
Built around the people who call a hostel home.
HOSTELL is built on a simple belief: hostellers helping hostellers. We want to make it easier to discover accommodation and, over time, learn from honest experiences shared by people who have actually stayed in those places. Our aim is to help new joiners make more informed decisions while giving property owners useful tools to manage their properties through the HOSTELL app.
Shared living, honestly told
Hostellers helping hostellers
Peer-driven
Peer transparency over commercial hype.
The current reality
The reality of finding a place to stay
Choosing accommodation is often stressful: photos that hide the details that matter, unwanted calls, and commitments made before you really know the place.
- Photos that don’t tell the whole storyWide-angle shots make small rooms look big and hide the things you only notice after moving in.
- Calls you didn’t ask forShare your number once and it can be passed around, leading to follow-up calls you never wanted.
- Pressure to pay before you’re sureToken advances are often requested before you’ve seen the terms or spoken to anyone who lives there.
- Little visibility into daily lifeFood, Wi-Fi, water and noise are hard to judge from a listing alone.
- Clear details up frontSee where a property is, what sharing options it offers and roughly what it costs before you do anything else.
- Browse without handing over your numberNo account or phone number is needed to look around. Owner contact details are kept off the public site.
- Learn from people who stayedWe’re building a place for residents to share honest experiences, so new joiners can decide with more context.
- Everyday tools in the appOnce you’ve found a place, the HOSTELL app helps residents and owners manage the stay.
What we stand for
The three pillars of HOSTELL
Designed to remove the hurdles of discovery without turning shared living into a commodity.
- Pillar 01
Open property discovery
Anyone can browse listings on the web without signing in or handing over a phone number. Finding a place to stay shouldn’t sit behind a wall.
No sign-in needed to browse
- Pillar 02
Hostellers helping hostellers
Over time, we want people who have lived in a hostel to be able to share what it was really like, from food and Wi-Fi to noise and community.
Built on real stays
- Pillar 03
Privacy and spam-free connection
Owner contact details aren’t published on this site. When you’re ready to get in touch, you do it through the HOSTELL app.
Contact details stay private
One product, two journeys
The website and the app
Explore freely on the web when you’re searching, and use the app to manage the stay once you’ve found a place.
Exploration
On the web: discover
Designed for taking your time to look around, with no sign-up prompts getting in the way.
Photos of each property
Browse photo galleries for every listed hostel and PG.
Published rent and sharing options
See the rent range and the room types on offer at a glance.
Search by city or state
Narrow the list to the place you’re moving to.
Active residence
In the app: manage
For residents and owners once a stay begins, so everyday routines are easier to handle from a phone.
For hostellers
- Rent and payment records
- Requests to the property owner
- Reviews of places you’ve stayed
- Move-out and stay changes
For property owners
- Property and room management
- Tenant records and rent tracking
- Incoming stay requests
- Notifications
Ready to discover your next stay?
Browse properties on the web without barriers, then use the HOSTELL app when you’re ready to take the next step.