"While staying in a hostel in Barcelona in 2013 a very drunk roommate took a shit in our dorm room and then locked himself out; when I woke up to let him in I realized what had happened (thanks to the shit on my hand), freaked out, yelled, and washed my hands like never before. Out of thousands of nights in hostels, this was the grossest thing that has happened to me, and afterward I vowed to only stay in dorm rooms if absolutely necessary — and to avoid hostels with a reputation for partying." - Matthew Kepnes