Aubergue de Jeunesse - Nîmes

I stayed at the Hostelling International Hostel (Aubergue de Jeunesse) in Nîmes. It was radically different than any hostel I had stayed at previously on my trip and I really liked it. Rather than being in the city center, it was a little ways out of town perched on a hill overlooking Nîmes. The hostel was combined with a campground and was set up as a little botanical garden with lots of greenery and interesting plants. There was a really nice patio with a fountain where people hung out in the evenings. The other hostels I had stayed at in cities thus far acted more like bases from which to sightsee, than destinations in themselves. This hostel was better suited as a place to just come and relax. It was still only a 30 minute walk into the city (or a shorter walk with a bus ride). The hostel buildings were pretty new with modern bathrooms and clean dorm rooms. It was also super cheap at 10€ a night. It is hard to top that.