Here at HostelBloggers, if there’s one thing we know it’s hostels (the clue’s in the name!) Which is why we thought we’d start pulling them all together in an ongoing series of cheap hostels of the world.

Anyway, to kick the series off in style we’ve chosen an old favorite amongst backpackers in India: the Akash Hotel in Pushkar. A hotel by name it may well be, but it’s a backpackers’ hostel through and through. Akash has its own rooftop cafe – where brothers John and Filter serve good cheap food – an attractive courtyard with a tree in the middle (like the rest of the place, painted a bright blue) and a downright chilled out vibe.

But we digress. It wouldn’t be much of a ‘cheap hostels roundup’ if we didn’t mention the price at some point. So… amongst a range of cheap rooms on offer, their most basic option comes in at – cue drum roll – just over one euro a night!!!

Away from the hostel, the town, which clings to Pushkar lake in a ring of five hundred dazzling white temples, is most famous for the Pushkar Camel Fair. With 25,000 camels raced, traded and gawped at by over 10,000 visitors in late October/early November, the Pushkar Camel Fair is one of the biggest events in India. (And it’s fair to say that for those dates, prices at Akash Hotel, along with all the other Pushkar hostels, tend to be a little higher than usual!)

After this surge of interest, though, things go back to normal and travelers can explore this sleepy little town on the edge of the desert, before returning to a place that – even for a hostel in India – is pretty damn cheap.