City Backpackers Hostel, Stockholm

Upplandsgatan 2a, Norrmalm, 111 23 Stockholm, Sweden (show on map)

Expert reviews

Telegraph review:

“This city-centre hostel melds practicality and style, with cosy public spaces and facilities ranging from the commonplace – laundry and free Wi-Fi – to the eccentric – sauna tours, buckets of free pasta and ice skate hire.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of City Backpackers Hostel, Stockholm. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 4th in Stockholm

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What guests liked

All you need to know

City Backpackers Hostel is located near Stockholm Central Station, welcoming travelers for two decades. The hostel is set in a 19th-century building and has modern architecture. The location is five minutes’ walk from Drottaninggatan shopping street, and the traveler can access public transport from the hostel for easy accessibility. The hostel has its café, which provides breakfast to the guests, snacks, and drinks throughout the day. The individuals staying in the hostel can also enjoy various fun activities like ice skates in winter, rent bikes for their tour, etc.

Rooms

The hostel has a mixed dormitory as well as a female dormitory with bunk beds, a private budget room with shared bathrooms as well as a private bathroom. A variety of rooms with comfortable amenities is available for the guests. Whether you are traveling solo or with family and friends, the hostel provides the most suitable accommodation at a reasonable price. You can book the dorms, twin rooms, quadruple rooms, superior apartments, or apartments with Sauna at your convenience.

Services offered

The luxurious services include wellness facilities, evening entertainment, movie nights, BBQ facilities, and much more to make the stay enjoyable for the guests here. The hostel is one of the high-rated places in Stockholm by the visitors because of the service it provides at an affordable price to its guests.

If you are looking for budget-friendly accommodation for yourself or your group in Stockholm, City Backpackers is one of the best places to book your stay with.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
Patrycja

6 June 2024

Great place to stay

I can't really complain about anything. The staff was very friendly alnd helpful, room was clean and well mantained, the kitchen in apartment for 6 people was fully equiped and it's location is very comfortable. Also the design of this place is giving sucha a cool vibe! We loved our stay there :)

I don't know if it's how it works in hostels, but including towels in price of reservation could be better

4.0
Bernardo

2 June 2024

Great for backpackers on a budget.

The facilities are very clean and everything was provided.

Unfortunately, the noise isolation was not the best. Some people in the next room were having a conversation quite late in the night, so it was hard to get a sleep.

5.0
Hao

31 May 2024

Very Good hostel,nice experience

Well management. Position. Staff are professional,friendly, helpful.

No.

5.0
Nina

29 May 2024

Love it

It's the 4th time I have stayed in this hostel, and I love it. It's well located, super clean and safe.

4.5
Adma

28 May 2024

Fabulous

Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. They were very organized throughout the stay.

4.0
Sophie

28 May 2024

Accomodation was great. Expected it to be quite a social hostel and it was not. But facilities were clean and there was

Had some great communal facilities. Very clean everyone was friendly. Has a sauna!!

We stayed upstairs and all the showers are downstairs. Showers are tiny and hard to get changed into clean clothes.

5.0
Elizabeth

23 May 2024

Exceptional

Best location,best staff , best vibes!close to central station,plus free sauna and tea!top

Linen and towel is not included in price so you have to make the bed after checking in fact a bit hard during the night

5.0
Aria

23 May 2024

Exceptional

It had a great vibe

4.0
Yan

22 May 2024

Very good

A standard hostel!

The basin is tiny,also our dormitory is a sperated house with public area,it' inconvenience to use kitchen/ bathing room/rest room.

4.5
Julia

22 May 2024

Fabulous

Good location, cozy feel

The beds were very noisy, you basically woke up every time you turned around.

4.0
Daniela

21 May 2024

Great value for the price

The staff was super nice, the location is excellent as it's super close to the center and the metro station. The area feels safe and you have a lot of options for food and shopping. You need a code to enter different areas, which feel safe and also convenient as you can enter any time you need to.

If you're traveling light you'll be ok, but the only thing I didn't like is that to go to some of the dorms you have to go through a lot of stairs, so it's really difficult to go in and out if you have a big suitcase, as it was my case.

3.5
Zee

20 May 2024

Okay for a Stockholm hostel

Great location, spacious hostel. Stylish decor and lots of board games for community vibes.

Similar to other hostels in Stockholm, this one is underground without windows, has tiny bathrooms and the hand towels are always wet. It's quite expensive in comparison to similar hostels while you also don't get linen and tower included, even though linen rent is mandatory and separate from the Booking.com price.

4.0
Anders

20 May 2024

Very good

Very good location close to the central station and the city centre. Nice facilities, comfortable bed

Thin walls, noise from the hallways could be heard very clearly.

5.0
Alison

19 May 2024

Exceptional

Location, rooms, and staff were perfect. I would stay here again anytime.

5.0
Eden

18 May 2024

Amazing!! So happy I decided to cancel my Airbnb and book my stay at the hotel!!

Everything!!! The staff is amazing!! Everyone is so helpful and welcoming!! The people in the hostel are amazing!

What's there not to like??? I wish all hostels all over the world would be like this!!!

4.5
Fiona

18 May 2024

Fabulous

It’s a good hostel with a lot of toilet and bathroom

4.5
Astrid

16 May 2024

Friendly staff, comfy beds and for a hostel very clean.

Close to the centre, easy access to all public transport and plenty of shops and cafes nearby.

Room got a little too hot in the night.

4.5
Samuele

9 May 2024

As expected

The staff was very kind. The hostel very clean and all worked fine. The beds were comfortable.

3.5
Stewart

9 May 2024

Pleasant

Smooth checkin and friendly staff

Some advertisements on the website for features were out of date. Also prefer to have assigned beds.

4.0
Priscila

4 May 2024

Good location, staff top, kitchen equipment well, clean ,

The location, staff , they offer kitchen for guests and pasta for free .

Should Have one heating inside the bathroom or the room a little be cold inside . And curtains in the beds to get more privacy into the room

4.5
Tserpelis

3 May 2024

Fabulous

The staff.

5.0
Nerea

2 May 2024

comfortable

everything

the showers are small, also the bathrooms

4.5
Jana

1 May 2024

Fabulous

Clean place with lot of facilities.

A bit like labyrinth. The bigger map will be helpful. If stay here only for 1 night will be lost. And all pleasant impressions about the place will not take place.

4.5
Anet

29 April 2024

Fabulous

Maybe more showers would have been nice.

5.0
Ivan

26 April 2024

One of the best hostels I’ve ever been to

Perfect location, great staff, price and interiors

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Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar

Activities

  • - Sauna
  • - Games room
  • - Movie nights
  • - Walking tours (additional charge)
  • - Live music/performance

Outdoors

  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor furniture

General

  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Family rooms
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area

Services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Fax/photocopying
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Lockers
  • - Shared lounge/TV area

Kitchen

  • - Shared kitchen

Entertainment and family services

  • - Board games/puzzles

Miscellaneous

  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - Fire extinguishers
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