Hostels in South East Asia
Hostels in Asia vary greatly from those in Europe, North America or Oceania. In fact there are actually not that many typical hostels in Asia and backpackers generally stay in family run guest houses and budget style hotels. YHA organisations do exist in India, Thailand, China, Japan and Hong Kong.
The South East Asian destinations including Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos mainly offer guest house accommodation for backpackers but there are also a variety of beach huts, cabins, beach resorts and jungle/forest retreats on offer.