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
London
England
Prague
Czech Republic
Top hostels overall in Europe
Heidelberg
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Germany
Best in Heidelberg
3rd best in Germany
Lotte - The Backpackers
Punk Score
84%
GOOD-ISH
Interlaken
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Switzerland
Best in Interlaken
2nd best in Switzerland
Balmers Hostel
Punk Score
84%
GOOD-ISH
Tenerife
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Spain
4th best in Tenerife
Single Fin Surf Hostel
Good vibes, bad bugs
85%
Bed bugs detected
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