Best hostels in Europe
Fun/social-ranked hostels across Europe, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.
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countries
cities
Barcelona — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listLondon — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listAmsterdam — high recent hostel demandPrague — high recent hostel demandLisbon — high recent hostel demandMadrid — high recent hostel demandParis — high recent hostel demandRome — high recent hostel demandBudapest — high recent hostel demandBerlin — high recent hostel demandPorto — high recent hostel demandFlorence — moderate recent hostel demand
Through the filter
We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.
No bed bug reports found in EuropeTop hostel cities in Europe
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Barcelona
Spain
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Onefam Batllo
Goated
3742 reviews
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Onefam Paralelo
Goated
4000 reviews
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Onefam Ramblas
Goated
4681 reviews
Prague
Czech Republic
London
England
Top hostels overall in Europe
Newquay
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England
Best in Newquay
3rd best in England
Newquay International Backpackers
Punk Score
88%
GOOD
Kutaisi
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Georgia
3rd best in Kutaisi
5th best in Georgia
Hostel Rioni
Good vibes, bad bugs
88%
Bed bugs detected
Athens
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Greece
2nd best in Athens
Pagration Youth Hostel
Good vibes, bad bugs
89%
Bed bugs detected
Bled
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Slovenia
4th best in Bled
4th best in Slovenia
The RiverSide Chill Hostel
Punk Score
89%
GOOD
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