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		<title>By: Douglas</title>
		<link>https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown/#comment-136735</link>
		<dc:creator>Douglas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, thanks a lot my friend, very good tips. I didn&#039;t know about these independent Hostels. It seems very interesting. I&#039;ll check them, now!!!

Thanks again, Darren

Douglas Silvestre, from Brazil</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, thanks a lot my friend, very good tips. I didn&#8217;t know about these independent Hostels. It seems very interesting. I&#8217;ll check them, now!!!</p>
<p>Thanks again, Darren</p>
<p>Douglas Silvestre, from Brazil</p>
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		<title>By: Darren Overby</title>
		<link>https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown/#comment-136716</link>
		<dc:creator>Darren Overby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Douglas, 

HI Hostel Downtown San Francisco is a fine hostel, but you should know there are many other good San Francisco hostels that might suit your needs and desires better.  

Rather than relying solely on booking site (like the one mentioned here), I personally, would encourage you to do some independent research before deciding where to stay.  We have heard from number of hostels in the USA and throughout the world who are choosing not to list on booking sites because of the high commissions they charge.  Because most hostels are practically (if not actually) non-profit, listing on these sites means the hostel would need to raise their prices by 15-20%.  Some hostels simply don&#039;t want to do this to their guests.   In addition to diving deep on Google, there are sites like Hostelz.com that list ALL hostels and will provide a link to the actual hostel website.  

Disclaimer: I operate a top-rated independent hostel in San Francisco. 

As for some to-do tips, I&#039;m a huge fan of spontaneous travel.  Once you&#039;re at your hostel and the staff get to know you, they can recommend the best things for you.  In addition, you will other fun guests to have fun in San Francisco with.  If you structure all your time before you arrive at the hostel, you&#039;ll have less flexibility to join the really fun stuff.  

Happy travels.  - Darren</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Douglas, </p>
<p>HI Hostel Downtown San Francisco is a fine hostel, but you should know there are many other good San Francisco hostels that might suit your needs and desires better.  </p>
<p>Rather than relying solely on booking site (like the one mentioned here), I personally, would encourage you to do some independent research before deciding where to stay.  We have heard from number of hostels in the USA and throughout the world who are choosing not to list on booking sites because of the high commissions they charge.  Because most hostels are practically (if not actually) non-profit, listing on these sites means the hostel would need to raise their prices by 15-20%.  Some hostels simply don&#8217;t want to do this to their guests.   In addition to diving deep on Google, there are sites like Hostelz.com that list ALL hostels and will provide a link to the actual hostel website.  </p>
<p>Disclaimer: I operate a top-rated independent hostel in San Francisco. </p>
<p>As for some to-do tips, I&#8217;m a huge fan of spontaneous travel.  Once you&#8217;re at your hostel and the staff get to know you, they can recommend the best things for you.  In addition, you will other fun guests to have fun in San Francisco with.  If you structure all your time before you arrive at the hostel, you&#8217;ll have less flexibility to join the really fun stuff.  </p>
<p>Happy travels.  &#8211; Darren</p>
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		<title>By: Douglas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Douglas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Zara!!!  

Thanks a lots for your tips, they&#039;re much interesting. I&#039;ll follow them, for sure. 

All the best ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Zara!!!  </p>
<p>Thanks a lots for your tips, they&#8217;re much interesting. I&#8217;ll follow them, for sure. </p>
<p>All the best &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Zara</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Douglas,
SF is huge, so it really depends on what you&#039;re into!
We strongly suggest visiting the different &quot;ethnic neighborhoods&quot; and communities. Like Chinatown for Chinese stuff (and food), Mission for all things LatinAmerica, etc. 
I&#039;m not sure if this is still happening, but we did an extremely interesting tour of The Tenderloin a few years ago - y&lt;a href=&quot;https://bkpk.me/in-san-francisco-a-walking-tour-of-the-tenderloin/&quot; title=&quot;Walking tour The Tenderloin San Francisco&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ou can see the details here&lt;/a&gt;. If it&#039;s still running, we highly recommend it!
Have a great time! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Douglas,<br />
SF is huge, so it really depends on what you&#8217;re into!<br />
We strongly suggest visiting the different &#8220;ethnic neighborhoods&#8221; and communities. Like Chinatown for Chinese stuff (and food), Mission for all things LatinAmerica, etc.<br />
I&#8217;m not sure if this is still happening, but we did an extremely interesting tour of The Tenderloin a few years ago &#8211; y<a href="https://bkpk.me/in-san-francisco-a-walking-tour-of-the-tenderloin/" title="Walking tour The Tenderloin San Francisco" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ou can see the details here</a>. If it&#8217;s still running, we highly recommend it!<br />
Have a great time! :)</p>
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		<title>By: Douglas Silvestre</title>
		<link>https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown/#comment-136692</link>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Silvestre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi A&amp;Z !! I&#039;m planning a trip to San Fran in July 2019, could you please help me with some to-do tips there? I&#039;ll stay there for 3 days.

thanks for while, 

Douglas, from Brazil</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi A&amp;Z !! I&#8217;m planning a trip to San Fran in July 2019, could you please help me with some to-do tips there? I&#8217;ll stay there for 3 days.</p>
<p>thanks for while, </p>
<p>Douglas, from Brazil</p>
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		<title>By: 2013 Backpack ME Awards &#124; Backpack Me</title>
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		<dc:creator>2013 Backpack ME Awards &#124; Backpack Me</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2014 08:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] with HostelBookers that sponsored our stay in a hostel that does everything as it should be: HI Hostel Downtown San Francisco. A great combination of comfy and friendly atmosphere, with all the practical details a hostel [...]</description>
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