There can be multiple reasons to live away from your family; during academic years it can very well be that there are bigger academic institutions in the other cities or the institutes in other cities offer subjects more suited to your interests. The entry tests of the universities begin with a lot of young college pass outs aspiring to see themselves in medical colleges, engineering universities, business, fashion or other exciting fields of their interests. Parents of most of these students, as well as the youngsters themselves, remember in back of their heads that it might be inevitable to move to another city in order to pursue their future in the desired field; while it might be an intriguing thought, the students have to prepare themselves for hostel life.

It is not only the students that travel between cities, in recent times the professional opportunities have also been a motive for displacements. Sometimes these stays are short-termed and at other times these placements are long term; either way the importance of a good accommodation is vital for students as well as people with professional careers.

Hostel life in Pakistan is rather challenging for every student but more so for a girl since there are a lot of aspects that the families as well as the students themselves are concerned about while opting for an accommodation that is not their own home, much less a hostel with a host.

Security at hostels

The misconception about hostels is that they are free establishments where all rights and wrongs are happening without checks; that is not how things happen in hostels in Pakistan. You experience the feeling of independence with a lot of liberty, that is true but this independence and liberty is available until you do not you conform to the hostel rules, yes that’s right, there are strict hostel rules that the residents have to comply with. These rules ensure the safety and security in the hostel. There are nigh-time curfews to be observed very closely and non-compliance can end up in termination of the agreement of occupancy. If there has to be an exception such as a night shift, the agreement has to have it in advance. There are night attendances to ensure that the occupants are back safely. In case of a breach of curfew, like a night-out, there is documentation needed for that to happen.

The hostels and hosts that we work with or recommend are evaluated on their security and safety aspects too, especially if it is an establishment housing girls. Having said that, the importance of security is not overlooked by any measures; our recommended hostels and hosts are very keen about safety of the young men living way from their homes, too.

Food

Food at hostels certainly does not taste as good as at home because we are used to a certain recipe at home and it comes as a shock when you first time shift to a hostel. Since it is the change and the hostels and hosts also are open to the suggestions and friendly criticism on food and hygiene; it is also necessary because they are always evolving in order to make it comfortable for the residents to live away from their homes. At the same time it is very common in hostels in Pakistan to order food from outside at any time of the day or night; no food delivery franchise generally refuses to deliver to the hostels. So, the people living in hostels in Pakistan are usually very well-versed in the places affordable too expensive, yummy to just bearable.

Our dedicated teams are very particular about keeping this aspect of a hosteller’s life in view while evaluating a property to be authorized to be on our list of the recommended hostels and hosts. So, while you are choosing from the recommended hostels and hosts from our platform you can be sure of the good food being available around them or delivery services being frequent there.

Distance

One very important aspect that the hostellers keep in mind while choosing a hostel is the distance of the hostel from the university, college or offices that they have to reach in time. It is particularly exhausting when you live away from your workplace or college or university; if you are living with you own family, the travel is worth the fatigue and exhaustion but for the hostellers it does not make sense to compromise on the distance when you anyway are living by yourself.

Keeping the distance in view, a lot of times hostellers compromise on many other aspects such as quality of life, hygiene and ambiance. In this regard trying to find a good hostel and host in the vicinity of their workplace or academic institute is a very tiring as well as challenging job. Our app and website are a perfect facility for the perspective and meaning to shift hostellers.

Active lifestyle

Hectic lives of hostellers do not leave them with much time to actively take care of their health. Hostels, if they have a gym or activity center in the owned by the host, are very expensive and it is not ideal for the hostellers, especially the students. We as a team do understand the importance of the health clubs and facilities being present nearby the accommodations so we keep a keen eye out for facilities of active lifestyle if they are present around the hostels listing with us since they help keep the mind and body active and the laziness that is associated with the hostel life would be not be a matter of concern anymore.

Cupboard space

If someone has had an experience of living in a hostel they know the importance of closet space in hostel. The hostels are designed for the people living away from their homes especially for the academic and professional reasons, so it is not logical to expect all the facilities available at home to be present in hostels too; although some good hosts try to make up to the hostellers in that part, too. We try to bring such places onboard with us that have understanding of such small issues and are willing to accommodate too.

Roommates

One thing that is not changeable in families but is totally workable in hostels is changing of the room-buddy or roommates. In hostels rooms are allocated to two or more people sharing the living space. Often the roommates figure it out and establish the said or unsaid boundaries which makes it easy for them to work along but at times the roommates cannot hit it off nicely, in this case, there is a very nice option available for the people living in hostels and that is change of the rooms. After having a word with the hostel host r management, the living arrangements can be shuffled in order to make it a comfortable living space for the hostellers.