Expert reviews
“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.”
What guests liked
- Clean rooms
- Excellent Wifi
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
Steel House Hostel situated at the heart of Copenhagen is five minutes’ walking distance from Copenhagen central station. It is an ideal place for an international, lively, and entertaining stay. The luxury hostel provides all the facilities to its guests at a reasonable price. Restaurants and edgy retro cafes surround the place. If the traveler wants to enjoy the nightlife of the city, he/she should book a stay with the steel House hostel. The luxurious environment of the hostel makes you feel relaxed in a foreign location.
Rooms
There are various kinds of rooms available with the hostel such as twin room with two bunk beds, family room with private bathroom which has six bunk beds, quadruple room with private bathroom, double room with terrace, single room with terrace, female dormitory and a mixed dormitory with bunk beds. You can book the dorm, 6-bed or 4-bed shared rooms and private rooms with private bathrooms in the hostel in Copenhagen. There are also double sharing rooms are available for the guests to book.
Services offered
The hostel has all the luxurious facilities, including a fitness center, swimming pool, bar, parking place, lounge, and much more for the guests to enjoy their stay in the hostel. Due to the availability of budget-friendly rooms along with all the necessary services, it is one of the famous hostels in Copenhagen.
You can book your stay with Steel House hostel before your trip to avail of the discount and the kind of rooms you want. Travelers handsomely rate the hostel due to its services and amenities.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
22 June 2025
The staff were very kind, approachable , and friendly. Environment is clean. They have a lot of free activities to offer
The Place is near the tivoli garden and metro, which you can walk around 3-6mins.
Not enough privacy in mix dormitory, I hope they can add curtains in bed to have privacy inside the capsule or bed so the guess can sleep peacefully.
22 June 2025
Fabulous
Staff are so friendly, gym and pool area are great to have, kitchen facilities are good and cleaned regularly, the bar area has loads of space and great to meet new people. And the cinema room was amazing!
Nothing :)
22 June 2025
Very good
Clean and modern hostel. Beds were fine and sturdy, but less private than anticipated, could've done with some sort of curtain.
Rooms were quite small, and one toilet between 6 strangers wasn't enough. Also felt more like a hotel than hostel with ages of guests from babies to pensioners.
21 June 2025
Fabulous
Great facilities, excellent location
I find the room bit warmer for my taste. I had difficulty sleeping
21 June 2025
Good for a city trip if one likes the hostel atmosphere
Easy check-in and check-out, nice vibe with many activities offered. Bar. Luggage storage. Bike rental. Cozy beds. Close to train station.
No chair or table in the room.
21 June 2025
Pleasant
It's not very clear how to use the elevator from the first time.
20 June 2025
This hostel was just fine.
This hostel was efficient and popular.
My bed was so uncomfortable; it hurt my back.
20 June 2025
Great place. Would highly recommend it
Great place. Big,clean, lots of activities to do. Good pool and gym. Very modern in general
I could access the wifi everywhere apart for my doorm (308) :( so i ended up having to pay extra data pn my phone to use it. There was no curtains on the bunk beds so there wasnt much privary. The bathroom door doesnt fully close so again not that much privacy The self check-in is great but they should explain how to use the lift. It would also be good if they explained how to use the pool and gym (you have to book it online and then go to the desk, enter through the toilets etc)
19 June 2025
Very good
Very cozy and comfortable place to stay. Very close to central train station and metro line. I would love to stay here again
19 June 2025
Fabulous
Cleanness. Environment.close to stations
18 June 2025
Very good
The bathroom and toilet are inside the room, which can be very disturbing during late evening or night.
18 June 2025
Very good
The location is really good and the bed was comfortable, it was quiet in the room, perfect for resting
I think it would be good to add some shelves and chairs in the room.
18 June 2025
Relaxed and comfortable hostel environment
Such a good location- easy walk from station Access to a pool and gym for an additional fee Easy check in and out process Clean rooms
Small room and abit warm despite the aircon
17 June 2025
Fabulous
Facilities, good value breakfast, comfortable bed
Felt a bit over whelming at first as busy. Soon got used to it. Everyone helpful
17 June 2025
suitable for a short stay
Location is in the city center, room is very small - 9m2. It is very clean and beds are comfortable. Despite the size, you get all you need for a short time visit in Copenhagen. We stayed 3 nights and it met our expectations as we stayed in the room only during the night.
size of the room; window was a bit dirty from the outside; there were only big towels, not the small ones; no cup or glass for drinking water;
17 June 2025
Well designed and comfortable space.
I liked the big spacious open lobby area and the overall cleanliness of the place.
The room temperature couldn't be adjusted, the settings were fixed. The lobby could be noisy due to a lot of people being there during peak timings. A quiet area or working booth would've have been nice for people to use to take video calls or work in silence.
16 June 2025
Cozy hostel to stay ☺️
Great location with a comfortable open area, equipped with a kettle, free drinking water, and a dining space.
We stayed here last year and were impressed by how clean everything was, which is why we decided to come back this year. Overall, our stay was great again, but unfortunately, the cleanliness was not up to the same standard this time. The quality of cleaning was quite poor, we even had to change the bed linen ourselves, though luckily, fresh linens were available 😄.
16 June 2025
Very good
I was very pleased with the pricing during my stay. The online check-in and check-out processes were incredibly convenient. The lobby and bar provided a great space to unwind and plan my schedule. I also appreciated the option to buy beers and breakfast at the front desk, which were both reasonably priced and convenient.
The room could have been cleaner, as I noticed some hair on the bed. Additionally, there was a smell of smoke in the lobby. While the Wi-Fi signal was decent in the lobby, it was not very stable in my room.
16 June 2025
Very good
Very easy self check in and check out, Cool lobby, pretty good localization, very close to Tivoli.
Opening the door with the app takes a few minutes and only if you're lucky, so it's better to get the normal key cards at the entrance. No trashcan in the room. The light in the bathroom keeps turning off automatically every 2 minutes and you need to wave your arms to turn it on again - this is impossible to do when you're taking a shower, so be prepared to shower in the dark 😆
16 June 2025
Meets expectation - can definitely be better!
The room was clean. Small for 2 adults, 2 infants, but it was stated & expected. Location was excellent, very near to Train station/subways. Lots of food places nearby as well.
You have to buy extras for using every additional facilities like leaving luggage, using kitchen, or swimming pool. Early check in not available and late check out allso available on some cost.
16 June 2025
Perfect choice for short city trip
perfect location, incredibly helpful and friendly staff, modern facilities
the AC was not working properly so it got really hot in the room and there were no curtains for the beds
15 June 2025
all good
good location
small room
15 June 2025
Functional and convenient
Location, vibrant, comfy lounge, well equipped kitchen
Double room is not much bigger than the bed ! At least get a double with balcony.
15 June 2025
Central and comfortable hostel in Copenhagen
The bed was very comfortable and slept really well. The location was great - right by Copenhagen central station and sights such as Tivoli. Enjoyed using the pool too.
I wasn’t provided a towel at first and had to ask for one. The bathrooms were pretty dirty with hair all over the floor. The shower doors were really hard to close and the automatic lights kept turning off mid shower. My locker kept getting jammed and so I ended up keeping all of my valuables on me. The staff were helpful but felt they could be more friendly.
15 June 2025
Very good
Location
14 June 2025
10/10
Everything about this hostel was excellent. Probably one of the best I have ever been too. The room was so clean and comfortable. And the staff were lovely, and the main sitting room was vast and had lots of things to use.
The only issue that I had with this hostel was the loud music playing the in common areas in the main reception. It was so loud and bass heavy, made it impossible to sit and do anything quiet.
14 June 2025
Great, good value stay for friend group in Copenhagen
Modern design rooms and lobby Common area with free kickers and events Check in/out trough phone Room keys on phone
Room partly broken (Bed/door handles) Venting pipe was full of dust
13 June 2025
Great hostel/hotel.
A fantastic vibe in the hotel. A great mix of young, interesting, hip hostel guests and older travellers. The whole place was buzzing with activity. The breakfast options were reasonable and well thought through, especially for vegans. The gym and swimming pool were a great bonus and one of the main reasons I booked this hotel. The brutalist architecture was balanced by modern decor. The happy hour was very much appreciated.
Cleanliness in the communal areas was good but the private rooms did need to be better serviced between guests. Our room had an old sandwich carton under the bed and black curly hairs from a dubious source - neither my wife nor me have dark hair and certainly nothing curly. One other silly point, the swimming pool and gym areas and really need a wall clock so you know when your allowed time is over.
12 June 2025
Pleasant
+ great location (the railway station is 10 min away) + the bed was quite comfortable + a bath towel was provided for free, as well as shower / hand gels + AC in the room neutral: this hostel is pretty large: it has 6 floors and a very active (and noisy) first floor with a bar, a reception and a kitchen (access to which you need to buy separately). for some it might be a plus, but for me sometimes it was overwhelming (e.g. hard metals songs being broadcast on the speakers at 23:30 in the lobby and the kitchen).
- no curtains on the beds for additional privacy - the automatic light in the shower turned off every 3-5 minutes and I had to open the doors for the light to come back - it was a bit tricky getting on the top bunk as the bar to hold to was wobbly and I was scared it would break (room 214, bed 2) - there is almost no free space in the room. thankfully, my roommates woke up either earlier or later than me, so we didn't clash
11 June 2025
Super
Great
11 June 2025
Fabulous
Innovative concept of hospitality
10 June 2025
Really nice hostel! Would stay again for sure
Great location, super close to the trains and Tivoli. Room was clean and with assigned bunks. I had a 6 person female dorm and everyone was really respectful about not coming in late and warned us if they had to get up particularly early (though obviously that will vary by group). Shower was lovely with a little bench to put clothes etc one, toilet was clean and seperate from the shower. Didn’t use any of the other facilities (bikes, kitchen, gym etc) so can’t comment on them.
The laundry room is fairly small for how massive the hostel is. 3 washers and 3 dryers means there’s often a line. Dryer struggled to fully dry my clothes as well. Less annoying - there’s no curtains on the beds (but blackout curtains on the window work well) and there’s not any hanging areas if you did want to hand wash something except for 1 hook on the end of the beds. Nothing terrible, but things to be aware of.
10 June 2025
alright
location is fine
too many people in the room
9 June 2025
Good stay at Steel House.
Great location, clean and quiet. Great for solo travellers and I would stay here again.
A male worker entered the room (6 girls in) without knocking. No privacy in bathroom.
8 June 2025
Lovely stay
I loved the vibes of the place (the friendly and stylish-looking communal areas) and the location
Whilst the room was generally clean and cleaned every day by housekeeping, the bedding has some random fluff on it. I would also have appreciated an option to select a lower bunk when booking and more clarity on where to get the towels. Finally, whilst I understand why the lockers where one could leave a bag before check in and after checkout to walk around the town without bags are paid, given the overall quite high price, I would have preferred the lockers to be included in the price.
7 June 2025
Fabulous
The location was great both to reach from and to the airport close to the main attraction
7 June 2025
Pleasant
Good location and facilitated Neighbourhood with supermarkets and restaurants is access for Tivoli
The room was super small and it was not clean enough, there were hair strips near the bed from the previous stay
6 June 2025
Fabulous
Location, close to railway station and places of interest. Adopting user paid system
5 June 2025
Very good
Environment and the location
4 June 2025
Clear great for the value
Room was clean, great location, lobby with food and activities is amayzing
Lockers require to purchase a lock on reception. Even with a lock doors are not functional much and u need to go back to reception and ask to fix it.
4 June 2025
Great hostel!
Loved this hostel, one of my favourites in Europe so far. The all female room was great, with its own bathroom and shower. Lots to do at the hostel and so much common space. Good location near train station and a metro as well.
Wish the hostel beds had a curtain with more privacy as I was always being woken up from the light of the bathroom. Wish they had free baggage storage, but like everything else in Copenhagen, it’s expensive.
4 June 2025
Good for a quick city break in Copenhagen
Private room for 5 people (six beds). The towels and sheets were included. There were hair on the bed but overall the room was clean. Additional Toilettes on -1
The kitchen was not that clean… a lot a people using it (we paid extra to use it). There were 3 fridges, but full of old food … smelled not that nice.
3 June 2025
Unforgettable
Accessibility to the city center and close to most attractions and transport
It was kept clean and the staff were nice and helpful
3 June 2025
Pleasant
Close to the center. Lookers to save luggage
The room was not really clean. It is necessary to pay the access to the kitchen and was not really clean
3 June 2025
Very good
Nice bedlinen, good bathroom, great location.
Room was not particularly clean: floor needed a bit more cleaning.
3 June 2025
Very good
Lovely staff, excellent facilities, quiet streets and great location
2 June 2025
Great stay
I admit, I was a bit apprehensive before going having read some mixed reviews. But, I had a great stay. For a hostel, facilities were super. My Room was good. Kitchen large and functional. Staff friendly and efficient. Entertainment was good. Lobby lively and a good place to socialise. Ill definitely come back to stay on my next visit to Copenhagen. Thank you to the Team at Steel House!
Mattress was a bit soft for my liking but nit picking really.
2 June 2025
Busy hostel/hotel near the central station
Great location and facilities. There are all types of guests, from families to groups of all ages, and solo travelers. Nice bed setting, but more hooks and places to put things would be nice.
Cleaning of the common areas could be better, especially after the activities in the bar. The mattress has a plastic cover, which is understandable, but it becomes warm at some point.
2 June 2025
A good experience
Location was good. About 10 mins to central station. Food options nearby. Very vibrant atmosphere at the hostel.
Room was a squeeze.
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 and 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
22 June 2025
Could be back!