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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Recent guest reviews

5.0
Mikhail

5 March 2024

Excellent - will come again!

Awsome hostel: large rooms, high ceiling 8 beds dont feel that many in that space. They have some free food, free skates rent and free sauna!

It seems they have 1 week stay only policy, so if you come for more than 1 week => will need to move elsewhere.

4.0
Sardana

5 March 2024

Good weekend stay.

Amazing central location. Friendly and helpful staff.The beds were comfortable. All the areas are pretty clean.

You need to be aware that there is no lift, only stairs.

5.0
Giasemi

3 March 2024

Exceptional

This was one of the best hostels I've ever been and I've been to a lot around Europe. It was very comfortable, organised, clean, spacious. Although it was in fact mainly an underground hostel therefore mostly windowless, interestingly, I've never felt trapped or suffocated. I will definitely choose it again next time.

Nothing wrong with it.

4.0
Camille

2 March 2024

Great people

Convenient location to everything parts of it are really old

Parts of it are really old

3.5
Elene

2 March 2024

Pleasant

Staff was excellent. Super helpful.

Would be nice if beds had small shelves to put phone while sleeping and don't have to put it under the pillow.

5.0
Amela

1 March 2024

Exceptional

One of the friendliest hostels I have ever been to and I look forward to coming back again!

4.5
Iryna

1 March 2024

Amazing!

Everything was amazing - clean, cozy and overall great. I loved the additional bonuses (free pasta, tea and coffee, skates, sauna). It’s my first stay at a hostel ever, so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I really enjoyed it.

My only complaint would be the quality of beds (specifically bed frames) - they were extremely shaky and felt dangerous. Whenever I climbed up, I was worried the bed might crumble. In general from the lower bunk bed you can feel the person from the top bunk bed turning in sleep, it’s very shaky.

3.5
Arya

29 February 2024

It was good not great

It was clean and good location

No footwear allowed inside and they don’t provide returnable slippers . This should have been informed in advance .The locks are not provided while in most hostels Thsi is there . The worst part is that they charge for mandatory bed linen. This is the basic thing and no hostel charges for this .

3.5
Rodrigo

27 February 2024

Really good value for money and location

Good staff and precise information for late comers. The room was big and lockers were in a good shape, also kitchen facilities were really good.

Isolation on the room was not good at all. maybe some advice about producing noise during the night can help. We all know that it's hard but good reminder.

4.5
Kinga

21 February 2024

Fabulous

There were a lot of showers and toilets, the sauna was amazing, and the common area was comfy aswell.

Our bed was creaking and it was a little bit annoying, but overall a great experience.

3.5
Myriam

20 February 2024

Pleasant

Nice staff, sauna, great common places and amazing location

Poor quality of bed frames, moving easily. Lack of organisation into 2 bunk beds room (hooks, shelves) Bed sheets should be included into the price since mandatory to pay for it (sleeping bags not permitted)

4.5
Lotte

20 February 2024

Perfect cosy stay with friends or as solo traveller

It’s very cosy and cute. I love the place and the concept. You have free pasta to cook. This was my second stay here.

During previous stay we had the option for delicious breakfast and also in the room was written breakfast 7-11. So we went down for breakfast in the morning, but then they didn’t have anything and we needed to leave.

5.0
David

18 February 2024

Exceptional

I did an Interrail trip across 6 countries, and this was by far the best hostel I stayed in. There is a common kitchen all guests can use, and the hostel provides the guests with free pasta (as well as free tea or coffee after 11 AM). Moreover, there are also many activities the guests can try out, the hostel is equipped with a sauna, and I was able to rent ice-skates for free. The staff was very friendly, and so were the other guests.

4.5
Viktoria

16 February 2024

Fabulous

Great hostel for a good price and it’s close to the city Centre

5.0
Monika

14 February 2024

Exceptional

location, rooms, sauna, staff and people ! shout out to the vokunteers and receptionist with glasses n beanie 🖤

maybe that there were no windows but it's nice if you want to sleep well so:D

5.0
Siti

14 February 2024

Exceptional

This is a very cozy place to stay ! The reception lady is so nice and cheerful !!!!

5.0
Georgia

14 February 2024

Exceptional

Bunks were nice and private. Lots of common space. Staff friendly and helpful. Bus stop across the road

4.5
Mattila

13 February 2024

Fabulous

Staff was kind and helpful.

Roommates were a bit noisy.

3.5
Yunus

12 February 2024

It was ok

Sauna, location, free coffee at the entrance, people around us at the hostel

no breakfast, no special events for backpackers like pub crawl

4.5
Mireia

11 February 2024

Fabulous

There is a little sauna (excellent after a long cold day). Staff is nice. You can rent from free ice skates. The place was clean. If you re a girl i recommend the solo female room, as it was very quiet and clean. Good location, 10 mins from the train station.

3.5
Asha

8 February 2024

Good value and location

Good location, walking distance to old town and to trams/trains if wanting to go further. Good facilities.

Beds were uncomfortable and very noisy which made for a rough nights sleep. Also unable to turn off some lights in the room so always bright (multiple people tried without luck).

4.5
Andrew

6 February 2024

Should have stayed longer but had already booked at another hostel prior to City Backpackers

Nice layout with lots of options for privacy if required. Free coffee after 11 was a nice treat. Sauna was a nice option although I didn’t use it. Plenty of space in the kitchen and dining area.

Nothing that I can think of. An extra toilet or two would be nice as sometimes I had to wait a while for them to be vacant

4.0
Giridharan

6 February 2024

Very good

The hostel was within walking distance of the central station, and the room and bathroom were very tidy. The free sauna was the fun part of the stay.

5.0
Daniele

2 February 2024

Exceptional

Best hostel where I ever been!

4.5
Dang

2 February 2024

Fabulous

It was very clean and well-equipped

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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