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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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
Prague
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Czech Republic
3rd best in Prague
3rd best in Czech Republic
Onefam Miru
Punk Score
93%
AMAZING
Corfu
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Greece
Best in Corfu
4th best in Greece
Angelica's Backpacker's Hostel
Punk Score
93%
AMAZING
Biarritz
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France
Best in Biarritz
2nd best in France
L'escale Surf Hostel Guéthary
Punk Score
93%
AMAZING
Ohrid
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North Macedonia
Best in Ohrid
Best in North Macedonia
Golden Age Hostel
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
Zakopane
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Poland
Best in Zakopane
Best in Poland
Good Bye Lenin Hostel Zakopane
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
Ohrid
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North Macedonia
2nd best in Ohrid
2nd best in North Macedonia
Old Town Hostel Ohrid
Punk Score
96%
AMAZING
Prague
·
Czech Republic
4th best in Prague
4th best in Czech Republic
Onefam Arbes
Punk Score
96%
AMAZING
Prague
·
Czech Republic
5th best in Prague
5th best in Czech Republic
The RoadHouse Prague
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
Kotor
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Montenegro
Best in Kotor
3rd best in Montenegro
Montenegro Hostel 4U
Good vibes, bad bugs
92%
Bed bugs detected
San Vito Lo Capo
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Italy
Best in San Vito Lo Capo
3rd best in Italy
Timbuktu Hostel
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
Berlin
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Germany
2nd best in Berlin
2nd best in Germany
Sandino - Solo Traveler Sanctuary
Punk Score
93%
AMAZING
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