Book a dorm bed at the Riders Palace hotel and hostel (riderspalace.ch) from £182 through PowderBeds (0845 180 5000, powderbeds.com).

In Hong Kong, the cheapest dorm beds are around US$10 a night, and they are pretty spartan.

Gîtes d'Etapes are mountain refuges that offer dorm beds, communal showers, dinner and breakfast for between 35 to 45 Euros.

Prices increase during peak season and summer weekends, but even then a dorm bed won't break the bank.

I'm going to Lebanon in 20 days from now and Saifi gardens have no dorm bed for women till october 10th.

Soft cotton jersey bedsheets and pillowcases made in Denmark come in extra-long twin size for dorm beds.

The 310 dorm beds for tourists - usually six to a room - now run $26.05 a night apiece.

The cheapest price is Y888 for a dorm bed.

But maintenance of the facilities is lackadaisical, and the mattress of the old dorm bed in my grungy room sagged like a hammock.

"We thought you might like to get some lunch before we leave," Grace said as she put sheets on Kate's narrow dorm bed.