Weekend Goals: Plan A Solo Trip To Rajasthan & Stay At Moustache In Jaipur

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What Makes It Awesome

I just came back from a road trip across Rajasthan and had the most amazing experience at this place in Jaipur. If you have a limited budget but want to travel then staying at hostels is the best option. Although I was sceptical at first while booking my accommodation at Moustache because I didn't know just how popular or safe the concept of hostels-cum-dormitories was in India. But once I reached there I was relieved to lay aside all my doubts. It was a really cool place decorated in pop colours with open spaces nicely decorated with swings and couches in traditional Rajasthani art. There was a lot of flexibility in terms of the kind of things you want to experience. The hostel itself did a lot of activities with all their inmates {mostly European students out there to explore India during the Diwali holidays}.

There was a morning walk around the city's heritage buildings where you get to mingle with new people while seeing the tourist spots. A lot of the guests were also given diyas to paint - mainly to get in the festive mood. There was also a 'party in a bus' night where they put all the guests {the ones who were willing to go sight-seeing this way} on a bus, get them some booze, they also put on some music and went around the city again touching important tourist spots.

There is no hard and fast rule that you have to include yourself in all these plans. Even so, it is a very clean, hygienic and safe place for not only solo travellers but also young people travelling in groups open to new experiences. So go sleep in on one of their cosy blue bunk beds or play fussball with that mysterious hippie, learn something about a different culture or better still tell them exciting things about India.

What's My Pro Tip?

There are three different dorms for different preferences - a) Male dorms - as the name suggests only for men, b) Female dorms - again only for women and c) Mixed dorms - men and women both can be put in one dorm.

So make sure to call the place and book accordingly as per your convenience. You can also book them through here - {www.hostelworld.com }. The Moustache has its presence in a couple of places across Rajasthan. So if you are doing these places in one go you can book with them and get a discount as well!

Anything Else?

The members of staff are very friendly and hence are so approachable. In fact, they give you a very simple set of instructions on arrival without even asking {about the dos and don'ts in the city}.

Also, they will also give you a map {that will contain, apart from the roadmap, different transportation options that you can take from one place to another along with their respective prevalent rates so that you don't get duped for absolutely any reason} for you to find your way around the city in case you plan to explore everything by yourself. The map also gives the reader all the popular places where you can get popular local food along with their fares in case you don't want to miss out on striking even one thing from your to-do bucket list.