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Steel House Hostel, Copenhagen

Herholdtsgade 6, 1605 Copenhagen, Denmark (show on map)

On Copenhagen’s trendy Vesterbro district, Steel House Hostel completely reimagines the traditional backpacker experience. The building has a fascinating blue-collar history, serving for decades as the industrial headquarters for the Danish Union of Metalworkers. When it reopened as a luxury hostel, the creators leaned heavily into its past, preserving that urban rawness to craft a sleek, New York-inspired “industrial chic” aesthetic filled with raw concrete and dark metal accents.

You won’t find squeaky metal bunks here; instead, the hostel features custom-built pod beds complete with luxury Danish Getama mattresses for maximum privacy. What really sets Steel House apart, though, is its incredible lineup of amenities that put many standard hotels to shame. Guests can hang out at the 24/7 lobby bar, catch a movie in the on-site cinema, hit the fitness center, or take a dip in the indoor swimming pool.

Location-wise, it’s a perfect launchpad for exploring. It sits just steps from the Lakes—Copenhagen’s scenic waterfront paths—and is a quick six-minute walk from the iconic Tivoli Gardens and City Hall Square. For foodies, the nearby Meatpacking District (Kødbyen) offers an amazing mix of microbreweries, retro cafés, and underground restaurants, while the famous Nyhavn canal is just a short bike ride away.

Expert reviews

Telegraph review:

“The distinctive steel-clad building that was once home to the Danish Union of Metalworkers has now been transformed into a cool urban hostel, with smart dorms (or small private rooms), plenty of communal space for meeting fellow travellers and an impressive range of facilities.”

Guest rating

4.3 out of 5.0

Ranked 7th in Copenhagen


This an aggregated guest review rating of Steel House Hostel, Copenhagen. 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 guest review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0


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Value for Money

88.41 %

Ranked 4th in Copenhagen


We use a smart algorithm to determine the value for money each hotel offers. The score is based on a combination of aggregated guest review ratings and the average nightly rate. The higher the percentage, the better the overall value you receive for the price you pay.


Location

Recent guest reviews

4.0
Raluca

11 June 2026

What you woukd expect from a motel

Close to the train station. Glad we could checkin and checkout through an app and that we could get a 6 beds for 4 people, the place is cramped! It was clean.

Super small, even with 6 beds for 4 people, still felt a bit claustrophobic. I guess that’s expected from a motel, but I’ll probably skip this type of accommodation in the future

4.0
Ufuomanefe

11 June 2026

Great social spot for young travellers

Fantastic location. Clean 4 bed dorm was very spacious and considerate to needs- privacy curtains, hooks in the bedroom and bathroom, lockers, large floor area. Was very impressed. Good social spaces throughout with the games, cinema room and bar etc.

Extra charges to use the kitchen, pool and the gym. This wasn't clear at the time of booking. However, I understand the reasoning behind- the pool was very small (looks bigger on pictures) so it stopped it getting crowded and all the facilities were clean and well maintained considering the age of the majority of guests.

4.0
Jennifer

10 June 2026

Comfy but bathrooms weird

I thought the bed was cozy and I liked how it at least covered my face so it tricked me into thinking there was privacy

Having the bathroom and shower IN the room was bad for light, smell, and noise. Woke up every time someone needed to use it and I just stayed up at 5:30am. Also I used the self check-in and I got all the way to the fifth floor before it occurred to me to ask for the wifi password.

4.5
Mathilde

10 June 2026

Fabulous

Great location, private bathroom

4.0
Nikos

10 June 2026

Very good and valued experience in total. Totally recommended for short time visit.

Location, staff, activities, modern construction

4 days for towels to be changed or trash can to be emptied is a long time for a room of 4.

3.5
Florian

10 June 2026

Great value for money

Great location and value for money. We booked out one room but only for 3 people. This gave us enough space otherwise it would be a bit crammed. Staff was very friendly and the social areas were buzzing with people most of the time. So there seems to be an active social life going on as well.

Shower and bathroom were very small. You have to pay extra for the gym, which seemed a bit weird. Same as for the pool. If you advertise it as part of the hotel, either mention that this has to be paid extra or don‘t mention it as part of the package.

4.5
Steven

9 June 2026

50th at the Steel House

The location was great, amenities were plenty and everything appeared to work!

I liked everything, the family moaned a little about a blocked shower drain, but this was quickly sorted.

4.0
Erin

8 June 2026

Good for a short stay, not very spacious

It was in a great location, walking distance to the train station/bus stops. Nice peaceful area. Super clean hostel with lots of activities to do in the hostel.

I stayed in a 6 bed dorm and it was really squishy not much room for luggage. No blinds for the beds meant I kept getting woken from the sensor lights in the bathroom as my bed was right beside it.

4.5
Hannah

8 June 2026

Book this Hostel!

Great location, great bike rentals, kind staff, clean facilities. Quality cafe with any snacks or food you might need. Great kitchen space as well. Easy self check-in.

No early check-in and luggage lockers are paid only

4.5
Evelyn

6 June 2026

Fabulous

Location, price, facilities locker rents was the best!

Checking in with staff, not really friendly.

4.5
Scott

4 June 2026

Great value

The Steel House is located a relatively short distance from the central train station. We tried to use the AeroGuest app as suggested by Stell House, but it took several attempts to check in on line prior to arrival and issues with using the lifts. You can still check in on arrival and have key cards which we chose to use in the end. and the lifts, Although the rooms were small it was what we expected, and having the small balcony was great. The cafe/bar was great.

AeroGuest App was a bit buggy when we were using it. The room was clean but there was some rubbish on the balcony (beer can, plastic wrap).

4.5
Rosaline

4 June 2026

Fabulous

Location was in the middle of everything. We could walk everywhere. Facilities were modern, rooms were clean, beds were comfortable

A lot of people smoking outside and the doors are left open so the smoke drifts indoors

3.5
Bradley

3 June 2026

Pleasant

Great location for seeing Copenhagen. Fairly close to Tivoli Gardens and the train station and easy walking distance to the main square, the pedestrian street, and other sights. Right next to the lake with walking and running paths. Pretty close to food options, including inexpensive grocery stores. The shared kitchen is inexpensive and easy to use, well stocked with dishes and cooking equipment. Plenty of space in public areas to sit down and plug in. The hostel seems safe and lots of on-site staff. The hostel has bikes onsite in a big, safe inner courtyard - you can rent bikes for a 24-hour period. There is (expensive, daily) parking available in an underground parking garage as well as lots of (expensive, hourly) parking on the street nearby.

It's a hostel, so things are tight and personal space is limited. Lots of music and things happening - but just not my vibe. It can get pretty loud into the night. Parking is expensive.

4.0
Georgian

3 June 2026

Good stay, somehow fair accomodation for the money, good location.

The room was clean and the bed too. It was a bit too warm inside and the ventilation system was not working properly until it was fixed by maintenance.

Too hot and the ventilation worked only after maitenance fixed it.

4.0
Shaislamov

3 June 2026

Overaĺl good but a bit small room.

Location, overall atmosphere, staff.

It feels a bit small room.

4.0
Maayeh

2 June 2026

Very good

nice that they had an extra service for lockers

all was nice

4.5
Wenonah

2 June 2026

Fabulous

Great location, family friendly, clean, easy check in & out 🙂

3.5
Blanlot

1 June 2026

No cheap but Good location

Clean and Good Service

Too small room se and no breakfast offer

4.0
Korzun

1 June 2026

Very good

Great location...fun things to do inside and out

No privacy in the room... no curtains for room darkness

3.5
Alberto

1 June 2026

Pleasant

Position, cleanliness, hostel

There is nothing to "close" the bed like a curtain and the bathroom is inside the room with a very strong light

4.0
Nathan

1 June 2026

Very good pick for affordable & decent quality accomodation!

Good price-quality ratio. Clean & sleek rooms.

Rooms are rather small & the bathroom lets in a lot of light.

4.0
Hernan

31 May 2026

Great (and cheap) place to spend a few nights at CPH!

The location is perfect! Near Vesterport Station, in an area with plenty of bars and restaurants. The staff were very friendly. The building has various amenities (gym, pool, kitchen, bar, etc).

I don't think it's a good idea for each room to have its own AC control; it tends to cause arguments among the guests. The music in the bar was pretty loud, considering it's a place where many people are clearly working.

4.5
Rochelle

31 May 2026

Fabulous

Location was great and most tourist spots were walking distance. Central Station was a 5-min walk to and fro. This hostel has everything -- bar, pool, gym, cinema etc, but an an extra cost. I also like that the whole building is just the hostel itself. It was clean everywhere. Great value for money. Most staff were friendly and willing to help. Bed was spacious enough to move freely.

I hope the door to the bathroom and toilet were not see through. It was made of glass and though not clearly transparent, silhouette was visible. It is a sliding door and keeps making noise everytime someone would use them. I can also hear the shower sound, which is kind of weird. I wish the beds had curtains at least.

4.5
Tsuang

31 May 2026

Fabulous

The room is clean, location is next to the train station. I really like their bed. Most of hostel, they always provide very soft bed and quality is not good. Their bed is reasonably firm.

When I do the self check in. there is no information regarding the kitchen and other facilities. I suggest you can add this informaiton in the app.

4.5
Francisco

30 May 2026

Fabulous

All

Rooms to crowded

4.5
Eniola

29 May 2026

I enjoyed my stay, thank you so much

The cleanliness And the staff were amazing

It was perfect

3.5
Niall

29 May 2026

It was all about Copenhagen instead, great city. Nice facilities, room meh.

Nice location. Nice amendities. Gym, pool, game room, relaxation areas, work desks.

Room is very small. Bathroom small. Shower not the best as water spills out onto main bathroom floor. Some issues with the app to unlock the lift/door. It doesn't say it, but you go to unlook the lift, it also opens main entrance door. If you have trouble opening, staff at main desk 10ft away seem used to this and just ignore a lot of people trying to get in, maybe assuming they have key card. You must have device location on your phone, but the app will tell you you need bluetooth on instead.

4.0
Fangfei

29 May 2026

Good vibe

The public area of the hostel is spacious. It’s quite nice to have a private bathroom in the room.

I stayed in the 4-people room, and the room was not ventilated enough, we felt too warm to sleep well.

4.0
Sebapiccoli

29 May 2026

Modern and clean hostel in a beautiful location

I loved the neighborhood, there is a beautiful lake just a block away. The facilities are nice, modern and clean. The common area is huge.

Maybe put some curtains on the bed bunks so the light does not affect too much.

4.0
Susan

27 May 2026

We would come back!

Steel House catered for all our needs perfectly, whether dependent on catering and easy check in and departure online. Super storage facility post check out too. We had late flights booked and wanted to make the most of our day without cumbersome luggage in tow

We were lucky to book a room with a balcony and personal shower, but space around our bed was very tight. It limited access to our belongings, which we used regularly. It wasn't easy to access everything stored under the bed

4.5
Jools

27 May 2026

Fabulous

Staff were very helpful

3.5
Chantal

27 May 2026

Pleasant

Great location right in city centre and value for money, comfortable beds and clean facilities, large common areas downstairs around the lobby, and pool / kitchen / etc. available also (for extra money)

shared room was a bit crowded (too many beds crammed into too little space) which inevitably made storing luggage (even just once the floor) a bit challenging if you still wanted to be able to walk somewhere between the beds

4.0
Ukm

26 May 2026

Very good

Very good location. Nice design. Room mates were friendly and respectful. Locker to lock and store your belongings in the room (bring your own lock though).

Unhelpful staff, only referring to online check-in. Very small room and super small toilet/shower with no place to put anything (clothes, toiletries). No shelf or curtain next to the bed. Very hot in the room.

3.5
Carlotta

25 May 2026

Good stay

Vibrant hostel next to the central train station Bed is comfy and a towel is already included Bring your own lock for the locker!

- The bathroom in the room had a frosted glass door which is a problem when someone goes to the bathroom at night because all the room lights up - Room very small with little space - Difficult to climb in the upper bed !! Never saw an hostel that asked you to pay extra to access their kitchen!! All amenities such as pool, gym, games, kitchen, etc. are not included and need an extra fee

3.5
Maria

24 May 2026

Pleasant

Stay was comfortable. Common kitchen was a big help and at a reasonable fee.

Room with private bath/ toilet was too small for 2 persons. TV not working.

4.5
Filipa

24 May 2026

Fabulous

It is a very modern hostel, great facilities, great staff.

I stayed in a very comfortable 4 bed all female room. Which was great. The rooms were a luxury compared to all the other hostels I have been. The only problem was that it was a Friday night and in the right next building there was a night club that played very loud music until 4 am and no one could sleep in my room. Besides the music you could hear people shouting at the street coming off the night club (probably deaf from the loud noise) and a lot of noise from the cars there was a car hoking constantly at about 3 am (which I thought it was forbidden by law to honk at night).

3.5
Aysegul

22 May 2026

Pleasant

Lockers in the room was broken

4.5
Rebecca

22 May 2026

Best hostel I’ve ever stayed in, even if my room was a sauna :)

Really great facilities and spaces to hang out, clean, friendly and safe.

My room was like a sauna due to the sun beating down on the windows all day. Not so much an issue when there’s plenty of places to hang out around the property, but a little steamy trying to go to sleep.

3.5
Lht

21 May 2026

Pleasant

It is clean and easy to access and safe.

Other people making to much noises late and also the glass doors of the bathrooms because they don’t stop the light even when closed so people who wants to shower or go to the bathroom late/early wake up the others

4.5
Estelle

20 May 2026

Fabulous

The location is great. Very close to the train station, easy access to the airport.

Have to pay extra to use the kitchen.

3.5
Michał

20 May 2026

Pleasant

its stink (pee)

4.5
Thomas

20 May 2026

Staff were great, would definitely come back.

Staff were helpful and the dorms were comfortable.

Privacy in dorms, curtains would be nice.

4.5
Grigor

20 May 2026

Fun

The hostel is great, has a lot of different spaces (laung, cinema...etc),

I didn't know that the kitchen, the pool....have extra payment. When we checked in nobody explained us how it works. Also when I made the booking, I didn't see this information.

4.5
Victor

20 May 2026

Fabulous

everything

the light in the bathroom and toilet shuts down automatically after 20 seconds and you need to move it move it :)

3.5
Girts

20 May 2026

Nice stay.

Location is very good. Center is very near. Kitchen is very usable. Sometimes when it is crowded there might now be enough bowls or space to sit. The baggage storage is very nice. I liked the self check in option. Ventilation is quite strong. I liked that in morning it was not feeling that all people slept there.

The corridor in the room is very narrow. If someone does leave their baggage there then it is hard to walk there. I was suprised that there were no curtains for bed. That made it less private. It is understandable that with limited corridor capacity, rolling doors are used, but they do not have as good sound insulation and smells also travel freely. Ventilation unit is loud. It would be cool if there would be more storage space in area of bed.

4.5
Sioned

19 May 2026

Family can stay there, parents can chill out while children have a fun at games/cimena

Children loved it, no boredom in evenings

Extra pay for access kitchen for cook

3.5
Amirhosein

19 May 2026

Pleasant

Good price

4.5
Vanessa

19 May 2026

100% recommend it for solo travellers!

Great facilities, a lovely atmosphere, and a good location. I stayed in a 6-bed female dorm and had a really pleasant experience. The vibes were great, and if I ever come back to Copenhagen, I would definitely stay here again.

Having the toilet and shower inside the room, although convenient can also still feel a little uncomfortable, specially when they were right in front of my bed.

3.5
Stanko

19 May 2026

Pleasant

stuff very hospitable, lot of facilities,good location

This was smallest 4 person hostel room and bed in my 20 years hostels experience.There is even not chair or table to sit there and take on shoes..Or sort clothes.

4.0
Rahul

19 May 2026

Great but there is rooms for improvements

The atmosphere, gym, pool, tv room, games, eventhing was phenomenal. Really nice staff. Clean toilets and good evening programmes.

The rooms were small and feels cramped if entire room is occupied. The sliding translucent doors gets switched ON everytime someone moves close to the door. This puts a lot of light into the room. While showering the automatic lights goes OFF. Then you need to come out to get it ON again. The sensor needs to be moved close to the shower and away from the door. The locks for the locker are poorly designed. I could open the locker just by pressing and turning, eventhough I had padlocks. The ladders to go up the bed looks aesthetically beautiful but ergonomically it is flawed.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Bar
  • - Snack bar
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
  • - Coffee house on site

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Luggage storage (additional charge)
  • - Private check-in/check-out
  • - Lockers

Activities

  • - Fitness centre (additional charge)
  • - Games room
  • - Billiards (additional charge)
  • - Karaoke
  • - Cycling
  • - Indoor pool (additional charge)
  • - Indoor pool (all year) (additional charge)
  • - Evening entertainment
  • - Fitness
  • - Yoga classes
  • - Temporary art galleries
  • - Pub crawls
  • - Stand-up comedy
  • - Movie nights
  • - Walking tours
  • - Happy hour (additional charge)
  • - Tour or class about local culture
  • - Live music/performance
  • - Live sport events (broadcast)
  • - Bingo
  • - Bicycle rental (additional charge)

General

  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Packed lunches
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area
  • - Shared lounge/TV area

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)

Business facilities

  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Kitchen

  • - Shared kitchen

Entertainment & family services

  • - Board games/puzzles

Parking

  • - Parking garage
  • - Accessible parking

Outdoors

  • - Outdoor furniture

Pool and wellness

  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming pool

Miscellaneous

  • - Key access
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
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