Berlin Hostels

The good news for backpackers traveling to Berlin, is that despite its capital status the city remains surprisingly cheap to lodge, live and let loose in. Footloose youngsters arriving in town will find a great variety of rooms and dormitories on offer at a range of top class hostels. Free internet and lockers, and good kitchen and bathroom facilities are the norm in Berlin, but despite the degree of luxury afforded by the city's best hostels you will still end up paying considerably less than you might in Paris or London for example.


With Berlin being such a big city your hostels location should be a big factor to consider... There's no one central district to Berlin however so a good location is dictated entirely by what you want to see. Mitte probably has the most to offer with Museuminsel and Alexanderplatz top tourist attractions, and trendy nightlife and shopping scenes. A bit more conservative is the prim and proper Charlottenburg district, which boasts high end shopping options, the Schloss Charlottenburg Palace and access to the splendid lakes in the West. Up-and-coming Schoneburg, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg are popular with artistic types and offer edgier insights into the city. Take a look at our Berlin hostels directory below.

Take a look at our Berlin map to help you with your bearings, and whilst you're at it why not use our site to read up on eating out, weather reports, language tips and the best Berlin bars. The nightlife in Berlin is reckoned on a par with Ibiza so you can spend the money you saved on your hostel raving it up 'til sunrise!

Ab Greifhostel

Greifswalder Strasse 154

No grief at Grief

Alcatraz

Schönhauser Allee 133a

No rush to escape

Aloha

Torstrasse 60

Say Aloha to your Berlin pad

Amadeus Hostel

Brunnenstrasse 70-71

Decent night's sleep at a decent price

Amstel

Waldenserstraße 31

Taking on all comers

AO

Köpenicker Straße 127-129

A warm welcome for all

Baxpax Downtown Hostel

Ziegelstrasse 28

Well-located hostel which ticks all the right boxes

Berlin City Lounge

Pariser Strasse 19

Lounge about in comfort

Circus

Weinbergsweg 1a

Free beer!

Citystay Hostel

Rosenstrasse 16

Modern hostel in historic building

Come Backpackers

Adalbertstrasse 97

A real hosteller's hostel

Corner Hostel

Driesener Strasse 17

Meet me at the corner...

Cozy Hostels

Bredowstraße 35

Alternative everything

East Seven

Schwedter Str. 7

The awards just keep coming

Eastener

Novalisstrasse 14

A breath of fresh air

Eastern Comfort

Muehlenstrasse 73 - 77

Rock-a-bye baby

Frosch

Schivelbeiner Straße 26

Hop to it!

Generator Hostel

Storkower Strasse 160

Mammoth hostel with bar to boot

Grand Hostel

Tempelhofer Ufer 14

Grand designs

Happy Bed

Körnerstraße 53

Save cash for when you're awake

Heart of Gold

Johannisstrasse 11

Don't panic

Helter Skelter Hostel

Kalkscheunenstrasse 4-5

Come along for the ride

History Hostel

Stresemannstraße 72

Mixing it with the past

Hostel Die Etage

Katharinenstr. 14

To die for?

Hotel 4 Youth

Bernauer Straße 45

Beds 4 U

Industriepalast

Warschauer Straße 43

Fun and functional

Inn Berlin

Prinzenallee 49

Hostel with hotel comforts

Jetpak

Pucklerstrasse 54

Forest hideaway

Jugendgästehaus

Antwerpener Straße 40

JGH to friends

Meininger Hostel

Hallesches Ufer 3

Seven floors topped by a terrace

Metropol

Mehringdamm 32

A base in the centre of the city

Odyssee Globetrotter

Grünberger Str. 23

Nautical but nice

Ostel

Wriezener Karree 5

Blast from the past

Ostel Design Hostel

Wriezener Karree 5

Blast from the past

Pegasus

Str. der Pariser Kommune 35

Legendary hangout for backpackers

Pfefferbett

Christinenstraße 18

Right in the centre, out of the ordinary

Pirate Hostel

Proskauer str. 20

Ooh arrrr

Raise a Smile

Weidenweg 51

Charity begins at the hostel

Rixpack

Karl-Marx-Str. 75

Spend a night in the Creepy Box

Schlafmeile Hostel

Weichselstrasse 26

From New Zealand with love

Schreber City Hostel

Franz-Künstler-Straße 10

At the heart of it all

Sleep Cheap

Spandauer Damm 101

Massage on tap!

St Christopher's

39-41 Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse

Patron saint of hostellers

Sunshine House

Wexstrasse 8

Here comes the sunshine

The Circus

Weinbergsweg 1a

Hard act to follow

The Sunflower Hostel

Helsingforser Str. 17

Bright choice for budget digs

Three Little Pigs

Stresemanstrasse 66

Safe sleeping quarters in Kreuzberg

Vannis Haus

Danziger Straße 100

Sleepover at Vannis

Wombat Hostel

Alte Schonhauserstrasse 2

Perfect place for the thirsty traveller