Keen on spending Christmas in prison? Stay at the Ottawa International Hostel in Canada, a renovated century-old jail which is just one of the off-beat accommodation options within the global youth hostel network.
Or you can stay in a lighthouse with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean.
Then there's the mysterious Room 27 of Loch Lomond Youth Hostel in Scotland, the floating hostel aboard a Swedish ship, Sioux teepees, or tropical rainforest huts in Ecuador.
These hostels are among 5,000 worldwide, run by about 60 youth hostel associations (YHAs) that are affiliated to the International Youth Hostel Federation.
YHAs are non-profit-making organisations which promote youth travel and international understanding through the provision of budget accommodation that is comfortable and safe.
Every year, more than four million people travel using the youth hostel network. For $110, you can obtain membership to the Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association (HKYHA). Your card gives you access to facilities everywhere.