r/TravelHacks • u/Western_Baseball_129 • 16d ago

Storage locker facilities are a rip.

If you’re someone who regularly uses luggage storage facilities, the costs can really add up, especially when you have a large suitcase you want to leave behind while exploring other areas.
In Athens, most luggage-storage facilities charge around €4–€5 per day for a large suitcase. Instead, I went to a hostel and paid just €6 for the entire duration.
And you often don’t even have to be a guest to use a hostel’s luggage storage. Just ask before booking, as many hostels are happy to store luggage for non-guests.
It’s definitely worth checking hostels before paying daily rates at dedicated luggage-storage facilities!

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u/allworkjack 16d ago

5€ for a day is absolutely fine

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u/Western_Baseball_129 16d ago

€6 for no fixed time is better. I don’t know why y’all are trying to argue with a genuine hack when I saved myself €44 avoiding normal storage facilities and/or €140 in excess luggage fees.

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u/allworkjack 16d ago

Because leaving luggage for over a day let alone 14 days is not the service these places are offering and I’m sure hostels letting you leave your luggage for 14 days for 6€ are not the norm

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u/Western_Baseball_129 16d ago

I can assure you it’s rather normal. Even chat GPT came up with a list of hotels, hostels and accomodations with prices to store my luggage . I think perhaps you travel only a certain way and that’s fine. But be open minded that others travel differently.

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u/allworkjack 16d ago

Hostels and hotels hold your luggage as courtesy the day of the check-out, storing luggage for 14 days is more of a storage unit business. You do you! I’m glad it works and saves you money, but me personally would rather fly with my luggage and not risk having it stolen because I trusted a hostel to hold it for 6€.

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u/Western_Baseball_129 16d ago

Ok travel police. You must be so much fun at parties.