Alley at night with Tibetan style hostel and motorcycle in Lijiang Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

Loch Ossian Youth Hostel on the Corrour Estate, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Asanidake Youth Hostel in winter under snow, on Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Marina and youth hostel cabins, Aalborg, north Jutland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Historic Yamen Youth Hostel courtyard built in 1591 for the Emperor's city visit, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pingyao City, Shanxi Province, China, Asia

Burg Stahleck castle, now housing a youth hostel, on the bank of the River Rhine in the Lorelei Valley, Hessen Province, Germany, Europe

A YHA Youth Hostel on the cliff tops near Tintagel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Castle, Half-timbered house, Church, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, Blankenheim, Eifel, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Stahleck castle at Bacharach, River Rhine, Cultural Heritage of the World: Oberes Mittelrheintal (since 2002), Mittelrhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Old schoolhouse in front of a forest in the sunlight, settlement of Okarito, west coast, South Island, New Zealand

Ortenberg Castle near Offenburg, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Ortenberg Castle with vintage, near Offenburg, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Room number labelling, "Generator" Hostel, Berlin, Germany

Room number labelling, "Generator" Hostel, Berlin, Germany

Reception, "Generator" Hostel, Berlin, Germany

Rustic youth hostel at Fljotsdalur, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean

Burg Ortenberg Castle youth hostel, Ortenberg near Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Ortenberg Castle, near Offenburg, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Wewelsburg castle in Almetal, now youth hostel and local district museum, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Burg Ortenberg Castle youth hostel, Ortenberg near Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Burg Ortenberg Castle youth hostel, Ortenberg near Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Nuremberg Castle, Kaiserburg panorama, gables of the Fembohaus, former imperial stables, now a youth hostel, illuminated in red evening light, historic city centre, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ortenberg Castle, near Offenburg, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Church on the island of Skeppsholm, Skeppsholmskyrkan, concert hall, with the Chapman Boat sailing ship, youth hostel, Skeppsholm, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, Europe

Bilstein, castle, youth hostel, Lennestadt, Ebbegebirge natural park, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Festung Aarburg fortress, former fortress of the bailiff, now youth hostel, Aarburg, Canton Aargau, Switzerland, Europe

Ortenberg Castle, near Offenburg, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Wildstein Castle near Leibertingen in the upper Donautal Valley, since 1972 a youth hostel, county of Sigmaringen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Youth hostel, Burg Stahleck Castle, Bacharach am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Youth hostel, Burg Stahleck Castle, Bacharach am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe