Help me understand the whole "donation" thing. Some hostels say "Donations Accepted" or "Your donations help run the hostel" ect... but they do not mention an ammount. Then there are hostels that have suggested donations. Then there are the ones with a mandatory donation. Is that still a donation? I thought a donation was given freely by a person, and whatever ammount they wanted. Why dont they just call it like it is and say "It costs X ammount for bunk, X to camp..ect"? Is it a tax thing? , Do the hostels word it like that so as not to be taxed?