Ours hostels in comparison with European expencive. Probably, because while it is not enough of them.
The first Russian hostel has opened in 1992 in St.-Petersburg. The national hostel-association (Russian Youth Hostel Assosiation RYHA) has been based one year later. Today it unites placing means in St.-Petersburg, Moscow, Great Novgorod, Petrozavodsk and Irkutsk. Optimum there was a hostel-movement development in two capitals. In St.-Petersburg today functions an order of ten hostels - Metro-Tour, Antonio House, Base Camp, Griboedova 71, Zimmer Ertel, Cuba Hostel, Sleep Cheap, Nord Hostel, ETAGI, etc. In Moscow the first hostel has appeared in 1993 Moscow Hostel Sherstone, G&R Hostel offer a cot in many-placed number plus of souls, a breakfast for 17–18 dollars, and Travellers Guest House — for 23 dollars.
Duration of stay of tourists in Russian hostels averages 1-2 nights. For St.-Petersburg this indicator a little above (2-3 nights). hostels are focused first of all on reception of foreign tourists. Their share in occupancy exceeds 60 %-90 %.
Our tourists are for the present frightened such format, and many are not ready to divide a room with strangers. But those who have estimated democratic character хостелов, can safely use possibility seriously to save on a trip. And for absolutely ridiculous money to take places in the downtown.