The 11 Best Cities for Partying

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

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

And, generally, individuals journey to social gathering.

In the case of budget 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, seaside events, or simply in small teams sitting round speaking whereas sipping a bottle of wine, alcohol — for higher or worse — is usually a staple of life on the street.

If you happen to’re trying to embrace your wild aspect and social gathering arduous with different vacationers, right here’s my totally researched checklist. I’ve been to over 100 international locations and have drunk closely world wide, so I do know an excellent social gathering after I see one!

If you’re trying to social gathering while you journey, go to considered one of these locations:

1. Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok is a hub for finances vacationers. It’s the place the notorious Khao San Highway is positioned. All journey roads lead out and in of this backpacker/vacationer road, 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 received’t do something good to your liver, however the metropolis is a should for backpackers and partiers. Apart from 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 in the event you’re on a finances. Cocktails and wine are principally imported with excessive taxes and due to this fact value 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 strategies be sure you take a look at my checklist of best hostels in Bangkok. And, to seek out out precisely the place within the metropolis it’s best to keep, here’s a post that breaks down the best neighborhoods in Bangkok.
 

2. Barcelona, Spain

Any metropolis the place individuals eat dinner at midnight is a metropolis that can 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 Party Hostel – That is considered one of my favorite hostels in Europe. It’s a full-on social gathering place, the place they arrange nightly occasions and pub crawls. It’s tremendous social and very easy to satisfy individuals right here.

For extra hostel strategies, take a look at my full checklist of the best hostels in Barcelona, and to determine what space of the town it’s best to keep in, take a look at this guide to the best neighborhoods within the metropolis.
 

3. Rome, Italy

Rome is a superb metropolis to social gathering in. There are many bars, plenty of golf equipment, and many stunning individuals. If you happen to’re touring solo, the pub crawl excursions are an effective way to satisfy different vacationers. Whereas Romans themselves are a bit tame, the backpacker social gathering 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 least expensive 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 strategies, check out my list of the best hostels in Rome, and to be taught extra in regards to the totally different areas of the town (corresponding to the perfect ones for nightlife), here’s a post that breaks down the best neighborhoods in Rome.
 

4. Prague, Czechia

Low cost beer (and cheap flights) makes this metropolis a serious social gathering 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 telephone 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 consists of very cool murals, giving the hostel a really distinctive really feel and the educated workers organizes occasions each evening.

For extra hostel strategies, take a look at my full checklist of the 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 seaside, and drink the nights away. It’s not low-cost, however 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 social gathering 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 a minimum of $15-20 USD so be ready to splash out, although even on a backpacker finances, you’ll have the ability to discover some enjoyable. Possibly you’ll even run into a celeb or two.

The place to Keep: Viajero Miami – Positioned in South Seashore, 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 seaside.

For extra hostel strategies, take a look at my full checklist of the best hostels in Miami!
 

6. Sydney, Australia

Aussies know easy methods to social gathering and social gathering effectively. The hostels in Sydney arrange nice hostel events to satisfy different vacationers but when that isn’t your factor, you could find your individual 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) social gathering 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 social gathering and are more than pleased 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 strategies on the place to remain, take a look at my full checklist of the best hostels in Sydney in addition to the best neighborhoods in Sydney.
 

7. Ios, Greece

Any prime social gathering checklist has to incorporate a spot in Greece. Ios is social gathering central (although Corfu does give it an excellent run for its cash). Throughout the summer time, the Greek Isles heave with individuals — particularly Ios, with vacationers coming right here to social gathering all evening to allow them to sleep on the seaside all day. On Ios, vacationers include the aim 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 seaside, head to Far Out Seashore Membership, which has swimming swimming pools, DJs, seaside 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 perfect 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 chill out and get foolish on Kuta Seashore, the place there are loopy bars, big cups of alcohol, and big golf equipment that open till daybreak. It’s a hotspot on the journey path for a motive. The froth social gathering is a blast (any foam social gathering 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 shops to cost your telephone, and curtains for privateness.

For extra suggestions, take a look at this checklist of the best hostels in Bali.
 

9. Florianópolis, Brazil

Also referred to as Floripa, this common trip vacation spot in Brazil is understood for its scorching climate, scorching our bodies, and scorching events. In truth, all the things 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 Seashore, P12, Cafe de la Musique, and Milk all throw wild events.

If you happen to’re right here throughout February for Carnival, the streets fill with revelers dancing, having parades, and having fun with road meals and copious drinks. (Simply e book your lodging effectively upfront in the event you plan to come back right here throughout this time.)

The place to Keep: The Search House Beachfront Hostel – Affords personal seaside entry, a pool, surfboard leases and connections for classes, and an out of doors bar with a day by day glad hour. The workers are very welcoming and there’s a hostel WhatsApp group to satisfy different vacationers.
 

10. Ko Phangan, Thailand

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

(But when I needed to say extra, I might additionally say that there are jungle events, half-moon events, individuals getting wild on the seaside, taking place slides, and taking part in tons of consuming video games. It’s one of many largest social gathering locations within the entire region.)

The place to Keep: Bodega Hostel – A vigorous social gathering hostel with tons of social actions occurring. That is the quintessential backpacker social gathering place, with pub crawls, seaside volleyball, a swimming pool, an enormous bar/lounge space, and occasions nearly each evening.
 

11. Cancun

Cancun is legendary for its nightlife. Many of the nightlife is concentrated across the Resort Zone in an space aptly often known as “social gathering central.” Most 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 be sure you e book early in the event you’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 – Positioned within the coronary heart of the Resort Zone, it is a bumping social gathering 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 this planet to have enjoyable and social gathering. Different locations that I’d suggest are:

Not solely are these nice social gathering locations, however they’re a few of my favorite cities in the world. If you’re trying to minimize free and flex your social gathering muscle tissue, be sure you take a look at these cities. They’re a number of the greatest locations to social gathering on this planet!

Observe: I do know Ibiza is a superb place to social gathering so earlier than everybody asks why I didn’t embody it on the checklist right here’s why: It’s just about membership central so in the event you aren’t a clubber, then Ibiza isn’t an excellent place. Plus, I didn’t need a checklist loaded with simply Europe and Asian locations.