The 11 Best Cities for Partying

Final Up to date: 3/23/23 | March twenty third, 2023

Some individuals journey to discover historical historic websites, others to pattern the tradition or meals or language of latest and thrilling locations.

And, generally, individuals journey to get together.

On the subject of funds backpacking, probably the most frequent methods vacationers break the ice is over a drink. Or two. Or three.

Whether or not it’s at bars, golf equipment, lounges, seashore events, or simply in small teams sitting round speaking whereas sipping a bottle of wine, alcohol — for higher or worse — is commonly a staple of life on the street.

Should you’re trying to embrace your wild facet and get together exhausting with different vacationers, right here’s my completely researched listing. I’ve been to over 100 nations and have drunk closely world wide, so I do know a very good get together once I see one!

In case you are trying to get together while you journey, go to one in every of these locations:

1. Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok is a hub for funds vacationers. It’s the place the notorious Khao San Highway is positioned. All journey roads lead out and in of this backpacker/vacationer avenue, and it’s at all times stuffed with vacationers taking after locals and consuming out of alcohol-filled buckets each evening. Then, when official bars shut, everybody heads out to the after-hours golf equipment till 5am.

Visiting Bangkok gained’t do something good on your liver, however the metropolis is a should for backpackers and partiers. Moreover Khao San Highway, there’s Patpong, Thong Lor, Silom (Smalls, a speakeasy cocktail bar, is my favourite on this space), and the brand new cocktail scene in Chinatown. Bangkok actually has a celebration for everybody.

Simply keep in mind to stay to beer for those who’re on a funds. Cocktails and wine are principally imported with excessive taxes and due to this fact price much more than the native beer.

The place to Keep: Mad Monkey Hostel – A backpacker establishment close to Khao San Highway, this hostel has a restaurant, pool, and tour desk with a few of greatest costs on the town.

For extra hostel recommendations make sure you try my listing of greatest hostels in Bangkok. And, to seek out out precisely the place within the metropolis you must keep, right here’s a publish that breaks down the very best neighborhoods in Bangkok.
 

2. Barcelona, Spain

Any metropolis the place individuals eat dinner at midnight is a metropolis that may begin and go late. Barcelona is a metropolis for evening owls. The golf equipment right here don’t get busy till about 2am and keep packed till daybreak. Right here, vacationers can benefit from the good climate and rooftop gin bars, drink sangria till the solar rises, go on a pub crawl, get wasted on the well-known Kabul hostel, and roam the medieval Barri Gothic searching for hole-in-the-wall pubs. The waterfront will get particularly nuts on a weekend.

The place to Keep: Kabul Celebration Hostel – That is one in every of my favourite hostels in Europe. It’s a full-on get together place, the place they set up nightly occasions and pub crawls. It’s tremendous social and very easy to fulfill individuals right here.

For extra hostel recommendations, try my full listing of the very best hostels in Barcelona, and to determine what space of the town you must keep in, try this information to the very best neighborhoods within the metropolis.
 

3. Rome, Italy

Rome is a superb metropolis to get together in. There are many bars, plenty of golf equipment, and many stunning individuals. Should you’re touring solo, the pub crawl excursions are an effective way to fulfill different vacationers. Whereas Romans themselves are a bit tame, the backpacker get together scene right here is loopy, with tons and tons of bar crawls littering the town. The Spanish Steps Bar Crawl (aka Rome’s Final Celebration) will get particularly wild. Come ready for a hangover.

The place to Keep: Alessandro Palace Hostel and Bar – A celebration hostel that’s additionally one of many most cost-effective locations to remain within the metropolis, there’s not one however two bars right here with low-cost drinks (together with one on the roof). It’s simply 5 minutes from the Termini station too.

For extra hostel recommendations, try my listing of the very best hostels in Rome, and to study extra in regards to the totally different areas of the town (equivalent to the very best ones for nightlife), right here’s a publish that breaks down the very best neighborhoods in Rome.
 

4. Prague, Czechia

Low cost beer (and low-cost flights) makes this metropolis a significant get together vacation spot for individuals world wide. Whereas I didn’t encounter any of these infamous stag events, the nightlife on this metropolis will go away you in a haze questioning what you probably did final evening and whose cellphone quantity is scribbled in your arm. A number of-story golf equipment, sturdy cocktail bars, low-cost beer halls — Prague has all of it.

The place to Keep: MadHouse – This place actually lives as much as its identify — it actually is a madhouse! The décor contains very cool murals, giving the hostel a really distinctive really feel and the educated workers organizes occasions each evening.

For extra hostel recommendations, try my full listing of the very best hostels in Prague!
 

5. Miami, Florida

Miami is the place you go for enjoyable within the solar. Folks come to Miami to get wild, go to nightclubs, lounge on the seashore, and drink the nights away. It’s not low-cost, nevertheless it’s an excellent place for the clubbers on the market. There’s plenty of music, plenty of nice DJs, plenty of dancing, plenty of fairly individuals, and most significantly, plenty of booze.

Take a look at E11even (the place the get together is 24/7), LIV Miami (the town’s most well-known), or Basement (full with an ice-skating rink and bowling lanes). There may be normally a $30-60 USD cowl to get in and most drinks are not less than $15-20 USD so be ready to splash out, although even on a backpacker funds, you’ll be capable of discover some enjoyable. Possibly you’ll even run into a star or two.

The place to Keep: Viajero Miami – Situated in South Seaside, this hostel affords a bunch of facilities, together with three swimming swimming pools. The poolside bar is a superb place to hang around and meet individuals and it’s additionally positioned only a block from the seashore.

For extra hostel recommendations, try my full listing of the very best hostels in Miami!
 

6. Sydney, Australia

Aussies know tips on how to get together and get together effectively. The hostels in Sydney set up nice hostel events to fulfill different vacationers but when that isn’t your factor, you’ll find your personal crowd at any of the golf equipment and bars round King’s Cross, the backpacker space. That is the place the beer is cheap and the backpackers (and locals) get together late. For a much less traveler-centric time, head to Manly, The Rocks, or the CBD (Central Enterprise District) the place there are extra locals and fewer vacationers (however dearer drinks). Aussies like to get together and are very happy to welcome newcomers with a drink. You may as well use the app The Happiest Hour to seek out the most cost effective glad hours within the metropolis. It’s an superior useful resource for going out in Australia!

The place to Keep: Mad Monkey Bayswater – There’s a celebration each evening, a film room, yoga lessons, a rooftop BBQ, and scrumptious free breakfast on the Mad Monkey Restaurant every morning.

For extra recommendations on the place to remain, try my full listing of the very best hostels in Sydney in addition to the very best neighborhoods in Sydney.
 

7. Ios, Greece

Any high get together listing has to incorporate a spot in Greece. Ios is get together central (although Corfu does give it a very good run for its cash). Through the summer season, the Greek Isles heave with individuals — particularly Ios, with vacationers coming right here to get together all evening to allow them to sleep on the seashore all day. On Ios, vacationers include the purpose of getting drunk, and…effectively, that’s about it. There are shot bars and bar crawls and bars that make you drink whereas taking part in bizarre video games. For epic events on the seashore, head to Far Out Seaside Membership, which has swimming swimming pools, DJs, seashore bars, and extra. Ios is the place morals, sanity, and dignity are left on the ferry to be picked up while you prepare to go away. It’s one of many wildest locations I’ve ever been.

The place to Keep: Francesco’s – That is actually the very best hostel on the island. They’ve a pool, a bar, and are only a quick stroll from Ios’ nightlife so that you don’t have to pay for taxis.
 

8. Bali (Kuta), Indonesia

Bali is a superb place to get down. After an extended day within the solar, all backpackers need to do is loosen up and get foolish on Kuta Seaside, the place there are loopy bars, large cups of alcohol, and large golf equipment that open till daybreak. It’s a hotspot on the journey path for a motive. The froth get together is a blast (any foam get together is) and, in Bali, you’ll spend your days hurting your pores and skin within the solar and the nights hurting your liver with alcohol.

The place to Keep: Clandestino – This hostel has a second-floor restaurant/bar that at all times appears to be bustling, in addition to a pool full with a swim-up bar. All of the dorm beds include lockers, lamps, electrical retailers to cost your cellphone, and curtains for privateness.

For extra suggestions, try this listing of the very best hostels in Bali.
 

9. Florianópolis, Brazil

Also called Floripa, this fashionable trip vacation spot in Brazil is thought for its scorching climate, scorching our bodies, and scorching events. The truth is, every little thing is simply scorching right here. In the summertime, a lot of the nightlife is concentrated across the seashores, whereas within the winter, the enjoyable strikes to the city of Lagoa da Conceição. Within the north of the island at Jurerê Worldwide Seaside, P12, Cafe de la Musique, and Milk all throw wild events.

Should you’re right here throughout February for Carnival, the streets fill with revelers dancing, having parades, and having fun with avenue meals and copious drinks. (Simply e-book your lodging effectively upfront for those who plan to come back right here throughout this time.)

The place to Keep: The Search Home Beachfront Hostel – Affords non-public seashore entry, a pool, surfboard leases and connections for classes, and an outside bar with a every day glad hour. The workers are very welcoming and there’s a hostel WhatsApp group to fulfill different vacationers.
 

10. Ko Phangan, Thailand

This island in Thailand is dwelling to the month-to-month Full Moon Celebration, an enormous seashore rave which sees 20,000 individuals on common and goes till daybreak. Every bar has its personal sound system, and the seashore is lined with individuals promoting alcohol, hearth dancers placed on exhibits, and little cubicles promoting glow-in-the-dark face paint. ’nuff mentioned.

(But when I needed to say extra, I’d additionally say that there are jungle events, half-moon events, individuals getting wild on the seashore, taking place slides, and taking part in tons of consuming video games. It’s one of many largest get together locations in your entire area.)

The place to Keep: Bodega Hostel – A energetic get together hostel with tons of social actions happening. That is the quintessential backpacker get together place, with pub crawls, seashore volleyball, a swimming pool, an enormous bar/lounge space, and occasions virtually each evening.
 

11. Cancun

Cancun is known for its nightlife. A lot of the nightlife is concentrated across the Lodge Zone in an space aptly referred to as “get together central.” Lots of the world’s largest DJs make common appearances within the many golf equipment. Throughout spring break, issues get much more crowded and dearer so make sure you e-book early for those who’re visiting then. Coco Bongo, Señor Frog’s, and La Vaquita are among the many hottest locations to go.

The place to Keep: Mayan Monkey Hostel – Situated within the coronary heart of the Lodge Zone, this can be a bumping get together hostel with themed nights, dwell music, and different social actions (like beer pong and jenga), a bar on-site, plunge pool, and nice views over the ocean.
 

Honorable Mentions

These are simply a few of my favourite locations on the planet to have enjoyable and get together. Different locations that I’d advocate are:

Not solely are these nice get together locations, however they’re a few of my favourite cities on the planet. In case you are trying to reduce free and flex your get together muscle tissue, make sure you try these cities. They’re among the greatest locations to get together on the planet!

Notice: I do know Ibiza is a superb place to get together so earlier than everybody asks why I didn’t embody it on the listing right here’s why: It’s just about membership central so for those who aren’t a clubber, then Ibiza isn’t a very good place. Plus, I didn’t need a listing loaded with simply Europe and Asian locations.