One colourful, modern and lively property at a time, the Generator group is transforming the experience of shared accommodation from one of dour, linoleum-lined barracks for impoverished Gap Year students to one that is smartly appointed, design-led and, dare we say it, desirable. Billed as Europe’s fastest growing hostel brand with a penchant for on-trend destinations like Dublin, Berlin, Paris and Barcelona, the group has just opened in Amsterdam.