if there are any empty rooms, people who are traveling together can request to room together

0At Jazz on South Beach Hostel, some rooms are divided by gender (four or six-bed rooms for women) while other rooms are 01b00mixed02b00. Depending on occupancy, and01b00 if there are any empty rooms, people who are traveling together can request to room together02b00 - just like they would in a hotel.02br
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00"But the point of the hostel is to meet other people," notes general manager Bobby Gera. "Or they can just pay for the rest of the beds in the room," essentially turning the dorm room into a private room.02br
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002. Can I replace mixed with coed?02br
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00Thanks!0250hrefhttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/05/26/miami.beach.hostels.ap/index.html