City Backpackers Hostel, Stockholm
Expert reviews
“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.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
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 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.
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.
2 March 2024
Great people
Convenient location to everything parts of it are really old
Parts of it are really old
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.
1 March 2024
Exceptional
One of the friendliest hostels I have ever been to and I look forward to coming back again!
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
16 February 2024
Fabulous
Great hostel for a good price and it’s close to the city Centre
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
14 February 2024
Exceptional
This is a very cozy place to stay ! The reception lady is so nice and cheerful !!!!
14 February 2024
Exceptional
Bunks were nice and private. Lots of common space. Staff friendly and helpful. Bus stop across the road
13 February 2024
Fabulous
Staff was kind and helpful.
Roommates were a bit noisy.
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
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.
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).
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
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.
2 February 2024
Exceptional
Best hostel where I ever been!
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
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.