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Upplandsgatan 2a, Stockholm 11123, Sweden
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City Backpackers Hostel
4.5 of 5 stars 167 Reviews
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What travellers say about this Speciality lodging
  • Central station(8)
  • Free internet(8)
  • Very nice(5)
  • Common area(5)
  • Beds were comfortable(4)
  • Old town(4)
  • Good location(3)
  • Friendly and helpful(3)
  • Bus Terminal(3)
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Poznan, Poland
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“really good hostel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

First of all, clean, nice and cozy. In addition, a pleasant and nice modern decor. Rate per night rather inexpensively (especially as in Stockholm), nice large and well equipped kitchen-free coffee and tea. Toilets and showers very clean and fragrant, I would say that even sterile. Very close to many attractions (near City Hall) and about 5 minutes walk from the main station for buses that come from the airports. There is free access to internet. I really recommend it.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
“Good hostel to go with friends”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

I went there for the bachelor party of my brother and we had a blast! Not only it is a good hostel, they offer free pasta! Only the pasta, you have to buy the rest of course. I recomend it not only for that, but for the place and the price!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Warsaw, Poland
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Superb, wallet friendly, place”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

This is really great place. I spent 3 nights in 8-bed dorm. I booked 12-bed via internet, but because all 12-beds rooms were occupied I was upgraded to 8-bed with NO additional charge. Staff is very friendly, hostel is being cleaned every single day. Rooms are not big of course, but have comfortable beds, and lockers (bring your own padlock or buy at front desk for 30 koronas). It's in the center of Stockholm, wlaking distance to most famous places...And it cost just like funny money. Everything was said on previous reviews so I can just add my recomendation.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“You must stay here - fantastic!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012
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people found this review helpful

This is honestly one of the best hostels I have stayed in! It is funky, clean, modern and ideally located. It took us about 30 minutes to walk into the old town but you can get a bus for part of the way - easy to do. The internet is free (all of their computers are Macs!) and they also have free pasta. The layout of the hostel is windy and kooky - there are lots of little corridors which lead to more rooms. The kitchen is a great place to meet people. The hostel is warm which was great considering how cold it was when we were there. The staff are very helpful and could all speak English. I don't have a bad word to say about this place!

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Great Hostel - You can't go wrong staying here!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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person found this review helpful

This is a fantastic hostel, quite possibly one of the best I've ever been to - there's a few minor flaws but nothing that will stop me from returning here! But let's start with all the "features"..!

Security is tight! Entering the main door involves keying codes, and then entering your room involves keying another set of codes!! So yes you will have to remember two set of codes. And to make security even better, the main door codes changes! Just becareful though, going to the private showers, involves going through one of the locked doors! If you don't remember it, you will be locked out ;) Speaking of showers, this place has plenty of showers and WC. There are even private showers too, and they are spotlessly clean!

What about the kitchen - plenty of facilities there to make your own meal. And who would mind having some free pasta to go along with your stay? There are plenty of fridge here for you to store your food items, each fridge (thankfully doesn't have a lock code) caters to a few room too!

Facilities? Plenty. Comfortable sofas are everywhere, and there are iMacs too in the lounge area, and also some PCs for people to use! Wifi is also free! (SSID name is kinda cute - you will know when you get there). There's also laundry facilities available but limited number of washer/dryer (We think there were like only 2 each?)

Now the only one thing that I was slightly annoyed with was the creaky bed. They do make quite the noise when you turn even a bit. Good thing I was sharing the room with friends and only bothered my fellow bunkmates ;)

Breakfast - could be slightly better I guess. It was mostly just coffee,juice and a sandwich. Not really a lot to go by but I guess you could always order more. In terms of location, its not really that far from a subway station too - about 10-15 mins walk probably.

Other than these minor minor faults.. this is seriously, one of the best hostel I've ever been in, in terms of modern amenities and facilities.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Upplandsgatan 2a, Stockholm 11123, Sweden
Price range (per night):* INR13,890 - 13,890

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