Do A&O Hostels or Booking.com charge a booking fee for hostel bookings?
Neither charges a booking fee on a hostel stay. A&O Hostels has no booking fee and its prices include VAT (No booking fee; prices include VAT), and Booking.com lists no booking fees (No booking fees). The conditions differ. A&O keeps bookings free until the cut-off time on the arrival day (Free until 18:00 on arrival day (FLEX)), while Booking.com offers free cancellation at most properties (Free cancellation at most properties). Read more in our A&O Hostels review.