My hostel in Prague overbooked and left me with nowhere to sleep at 10 PM

I got to the front desk after a long train ride from Berlin, and the guy just shrugged and said 'Sorry, we are full.' My reservation confirmation was right there on my phone. He offered a refund but zero help. I had about 80 euros left for the week, so a last-minute hotel was out. I ended up walking to the train station, buying a 12 euro ticket for a night train to Vienna that left in an hour, and slept sitting up. It got me to a new city by morning where I found a cheaper bed. Has anyone else been totally stranded like that? What did you do?

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2 Comments

sam_rivera1mo ago

Wow, that's some next level travel chaos. At least you turned a hostel screw-up into a cheap, if awful, night train adventure. The front desk guy shrugging is the perfect cherry on top.

elizabeth_williams1mo ago

That night train ticket was probably more than 12 euros, just so you know. The basic fare from Prague to Vienna is closer to 30, even for a seat. Maybe you got a last minute deal or a youth discount. Still, turning a hostel mess into a plan like that was smart. Sleeping sitting up is brutal, but it beats a bench in the station.