“Poshtels” gaining popularity among style and budget-conscious travellers

The Backpack hostel in Cape Town, South Africa is Lonely Planets 2014 pick for top budget hotel. - Photo from AFP

There’s a new kind of “luxury” for travellers who are tight on budget but want some creature comforts.

AFTER luxury, budget and short-term rental apartments, there’s another type of accommodation that’s squeezing its way into the hotel market enter, the “poshtel.”As its name suggests, it’s a hostel, without the prison cell bunk bed scheme and dirty showers.