The Youth Hostel

When we arrived at the Youth Hostel, Barbara the Director, presented us the hostel with a video. There was first the reception desk with employees and there were two security men because the hostel is always open. 

We had a card to come into the hostel because there were automatic doors.

On the ground floor there was a game room in which we could play pool and in front of this one there was a cafeteria but we should pay if we wanted something. 

Next to the cafeteria there was the computer room. We had to pay 2 dollars to use the computer as we wanted. Finally there was a last room on the ground floor which is called «the World Room» where people could just talk, work or read.

There was a little patio where there were green, orange and red lights. For the room it was special but amazing. In each room there were 3 bunk-beds. There were about 3 floors in this hostel. The boys were on the 3rd floor and the girls were on the 1rst floor. On each floor there were only 2 Bathrooms. 

The showers weren't luxurious but it was correct for us except for the boys who didn't have always hot water to take a shower.

There was a kitchen where everybody could cook but we had to buy the food if we wanted to.

Next to the reception desk, there was a room in which we took breakfast the first morning after our arrival. Then, we took our breakfast in a big room on the first floor which might be used for something else.

For the other meals, we had to manage on our own.

For the first lunch, some of us ate in Refreshments on Liberty Island and others in a kind of fast food on Ellis Island. There was a lot of choices, and it wasn't really expensive. For diner, everybody went to eat what they wanted. Some of us ate in an Italian restaurant. We were very impressed by the size of the pizzas.

The quantity was huge. The medium size was just like our large size in France and the prices were reasonable.

The second day, we took as always our breakfast in the youth hostel, and for lunch we dispersed according to what we wanted to eat. Some ate at Mc Do, and Ariane and me ate in a kind of sandwich shop in the Fifth Avenue.

After our long day we came back in the youth Hostel and everybody had to organize  to have diner. Then, some of us went to bed whereas other spent time in the main room of the Youth hostel or in the cafeteria. 

The last day in New-York wasn't very different about the organization of how to eat.

As we had to leave the Youth Hostel we cleared out our rooms.

Ariane & Nassima