Staying in a hostel these days is not just about finding a cheap place to stay. The best hostels offer a plethora of services and lend themselves to travel networking. To explore this concept, Kelvin, Aaron and Steven hit as many hostels as they can in beach towns between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on a pilgrimage of sorts to Carnival. They use as many hostel services as they can. For example, Aaron, who is definitively a non-cook, cooks every night using the hostel kitchen and whatever ingredients Kelvin finds.