Collocations for hostel - noun

student (esp. BrE), youth

stay at
We stayed at a youth hostel in Perugia.

accommodation (BrE), accommodations (AmE)

at a/the hostel
We stayed at a student hostel during the conference.

refugee
bed-and-breakfast
bail, probation
a probation hostel for young offenders

stay at, stay in
homeless families staying in bed and breakfast hostels

in a/the hostel
He lives in a hostel for the homeless.