Bachelor Party Accommodation: Your Options Compared

People love to hold a stag or hen do in an exciting city, and there isn’t always a friend living nearby. So you need to find bachelor party accommodation. The choice is between hotels, holiday homes or a cheap hostel.

Which one suits you best depends mainly on two things: your budget and how much you want to keep to yourselves. We compare the three options and tell you which group each one is worth it for.

Summary

• If you’re celebrating in a city, a hotel or a hostel is the best bet, depending on budget
• But check private rentals too! Sometimes there are bargains, and you get more space.
• If you want peace and quiet and to party with just your friends, a holiday home out in the sticks is the best choice!

Which accommodation suits you?

Where you stay is first and foremost a question of budget, which decides what’s even possible. But there are a few other differences:

• Price: Cost per night
• Freedom: To cook, play games, party and so on
• Service: Ordering breakfast, food and so on

Accommodation	Price	Freedom	Service
Hotel	➕	➕	➕➕➕
Holiday rental	➕➕	➕➕➕
Hostel	➕➕➕	➕	➕

Bachelor party accommodation compared: ➕➕➕ = good | ➕➕ = average | ➕ = poor

Hotel

Every larger city has a wide choice of hotels, which should be enough for your purposes. Of course a 2-star hotel differs from a 5-star hotel in its facilities, price and service. Depending on the place, prices are around €40 to €150 per night and person.

• Look for some kind of “common room” if you stay in a hotel. That way you can at least have a drink together and don’t always have to retreat to the lobby.
• Book as early as you can; it makes a real difference to the price. And availability won’t be a problem.
• If you have special activity ideas, such as a strip show at breakfast, you should clear it with the hotel beforehand.
• You can book directly with the hotel, via Booking.com, Google or other platforms.

Check the hotels in the area on Google Maps, or have a look on booking.com.

Holiday rental or villa

You can of course choose a holiday rental as your accommodation. It can even be a villa. Especially if you’re a big group, it doesn’t have to be expensive, because a price of €1,000 a day may well be split between 15 people. In other words, a holiday rental is often the coolest and the cheapest option.

• The main advantage of a holiday rental is the space you get. You have a kitchen, a living room, perhaps even a garden.
• Remember that you have to leave the place clean and tidy. Otherwise you won’t get your deposit back.
• Ideally choose a holiday rental that’s a bit out of the way or has no neighbouring flats. That way you won’t be disturbed, can party, make noise and keep to yourselves.
• Think carefully about whether to mention that you’re celebrating a stag or hen do. In most cases it doesn’t go down too well…
• You can book via Airbnb, a holiday home platform or sometimes directly with the owner.

The best place to find holiday rentals is Airbnb.

Hostel

Even if a hostel at first seems like a place for school trips, it’s a perfectly workable option. Hostels are often very central, have stylish locations (in a castle, on a ship and so on) and are cheap. A bed in a group dorm often costs only €10-€20 per person and night.

• You pay for the low price with little comfort. But if you’re only planning a short night’s sleep anyway, that doesn’t really matter, does it?
• Definitely book early here, or not all of you will get a bed in the hostel.
• You probably won’t find a hostel everywhere (more likely in bigger cities), but it’s worth a look.

Browse hostelworld.com for a hostel in the area.

Conclusion

In the end, the accommodation for a stag or hen do is just a means to an end. You want to have a brilliant time, and you will! When choosing where to stay, we’d recommend going about it like this:

1. Ask the guests about their budget. Depending on the answer, the choice is limited anyway.
2. Check what’s available locally. What kinds of accommodation are there in the city where you want to celebrate?
3. Ask yourselves whether the activities fit with the accommodation.

Off you go – have a great party! 😉