Budget traveler reveals inside of $7 per night hostel: ‘That’s just prison’

It costs $7— but it was hardly seventh heaven.

German backpacker Fiona Strack has shocked societal media aft sharing footage of an ultra-cheap lodging that she stayed successful during her travels to Manila successful The Philippines.

“Still not judge if it was a hostel, a canine shelter, aliases a prison” she wrote successful nan caption, “but hey, €6 (USD $7) a nighttime and I had WiFi, electricity, a fan, and a cleanable towel.”

The viral reel posted to her account, @fiona.strack— detailing nan hostel’s mini sleeping space, shabby bathroom, and padlocked metallic doorway — has racked up complete 32.5 cardinal views successful conscionable 3 days, and commenters expressed each emotion from daze to scary to somewhat blameworthy amusement.

“May this ne'er ever find me,” 1 commenter wrote. “Baby, that’s conscionable prison,” said different sympathetic viewer.

“Typical New York 1 bedroom,” quipped 1 commenter.

“Ma’am, you’re crate training,” joked a user, while different said, “Not nan quality kennel…”

Many commenters were besides concerned that nan influencer had mistaken nan bidet for nan ablution head, but unluckily for funny viewers, that was among nan only specifications she didn’t share.

“I americium truthful gladsome that my level of fund hotels is 4 stars and up. I’m not compromising safety, a bully night’s rest, a backstage bath and shower, and room work conscionable to prevention a fewer bucks,” based on a peculiarly detail-oriented traveler.

“I’d alternatively this than a shelter successful nan woods aliases sleeping successful my car,” replied 1 wallet-conscious Instagrammer. “It’s not bad for 1 aliases 2 nights to prevention money.”

Despite nan jokes and pity from commenters who were horrified by nan budget hostel’s appearance, Strack seems to beryllium nary alien to nan unexpected, peculiarly wherever recreation fails are concerned.

The influencer has been walking crossed Asia for nan past year, and has documented her adventures successful Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, among different locales.

While she shares immoderate undeniably beautiful sights from her travels — pink soil beaches, vibrant metropolis streets and verdant wood hikes — Strack is besides brutally honorable pinch her followers astir her lifestyle.

“Unfortunately, I’m not sponsored and I’m not walking from daddy’s money,” she explained successful another caller video. “I conscionable work. I’m a low-budget backpacker, truthful I don’t request a lot. I ever effort to find a occupation aliases unpaid task successful nan spot I’m at, and sometimes I activity successful speech for nutrient aliases accommodations,” she shared.

Strack besides added that she useful successful societal media guidance for a German company, and useful astir 15 hours a week connected that job. It’s capable for Southeast Asia, she says, but not for everywhere, truthful staying successful a fund lodging for illustration nan 1 successful her viral reel is sometimes necessary.

While nan recreation influencer whitethorn person expressed a small spot of apprehension while she navigated nan dingy hallways of nan €6 accommodation, her latest posts spot her spirits lifted aft what nan Internet supposes must person been a “traumatic” lodging enactment — snorkeling successful clear bluish waters pinch turtles and catching agleam orangish sunsets successful nan Philippines aren’t bad pick-me-ups, aft all.