Families can save money in Cortona by staying in a "family room" at the youth hostel: you get a private room, with clean bathroom across the hall, for a very reasonable price.
Bunk beds rule in youth hostels, but the ambiance of a centuries-old building makes up for spartan sleeping quarters.
Here's where you'll have breakfast (included in your nightly price): bread and jam, and lovely hot chocolate or coffee with foamy milk.
*photo (c) Teresa Plowright
