15$ per night!?

i got e-mail from emi-chan, & she pointed at my choice for hotels, as "celebrity"!

NO WAY!

yes, this time i have chosen a kind of fancy hotel, but till 5 - 6 years ago, i always used economy hotels when i traveled. they were actually youth-hostels or YMCAs.

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i don't remember exactly, but when i traveled across USA as my univ. graduation trip (almost 20-yo ago?) with my four friends, i stayed in hostels/YMCAs in:
- san francisco,
- los angels,
- hollywood,
- las vegas,
- denver (but it was a "hotel"),
- washington cd, &
- new york.
(wow! i didn't realized that.)

they were cheap, but kind of fan. for example, in san francisco, one backpacker guy (totally stranger , he seemed in his 50's?) introduced me other japanese young people in the hostel. even the guy didn't understand japanse at all.

or in hollywood, rental blanket was only one left, so we shared it. actually four of us wore our jackets, then we spelt.

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again, they were so cheap, oops i should say economy, but because of that, when i travel anywhere now, most hotels are ok for me :)

i have more stories about cheap hostels, but maybe next time...