Which Salzburg hostel has the best breakfast?

Hostel Salzburg-Wals (€8 add-on, 7-9.30 h) is consistently rated the best by reviewers — proper Austrian buffet with hot eggs, four breads, cold cuts, müsli, fruit. Kolpinghaus matches the quality and includes it in the rate, but only operates June 25-September 5. The Keep is the pick if you need vegan, gluten-free or vegetarian options.

Is breakfast included in the room rate at any of these?

Only Kolpinghaus — free buffet breakfast is included in every rate (June-Sept opening only). At Hostel Salzburg-Wals breakfast is €8 add-on. At The Keep it's €10 add-on for the eco/vegan/gluten-free options.

What time do the breakfasts run?

Hostel Salzburg-Wals: 7-9.30 h. Kolpinghaus: 7-9 h sharp. The Keep: 7-9 h. All three are tight windows that don't work if you're sleeping past 9. If you want late breakfast, walk to Heart of Joy on Franz-Josef-Straße (10-15 h, €15-18 brunch) or Café Bazar in the Old Town (8-22 h, €18 breakfast plate).

Are vegan / gluten-free options available?

Only at The Keep, and only if you request at booking. Hostel Salzburg-Wals and Kolpinghaus serve standard Austrian buffet — bread, cheese, ham, eggs — with no plant-milk option for the coffee and no gluten-free bread. Bring your own oat milk or walk to Heart of Joy.

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Salzburg Breakfast IncludedRanked guide

Best Salzburg Hostels with Breakfast Included

Three Salzburg hostels run breakfast operations that beat the central café market — Hostel Salzburg-Wals with the €8 buffet that locals call the best in any Salzburg hostel, Kolpinghaus with breakfast included in every rate (June-September), and The Keep Eco Rooms with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options at €10 add-on. The pattern: Salzburg café breakfasts run €15-20 in the Old Town. These three save you €40-60 over a 2-3 night stay.

◉ Ranking · 3 picks

01Hostel Salzburg-Wals€42
02Kolpinghaus Salzburg - SommerHOSTEL€35
03The Keep Eco Rooms€48

§ 01 — Traveler's take

“I stayed 4 nights at Kolpinghaus during late August 2025 — Festival weeks, prices doubled in the Old Town. Breakfast was included in the €58/night double-room rate. Every morning the dining room had hot scrambled eggs (replenished every 20 min), four breads from a local bakery, two cheeses, three cold cuts, fresh fruit, müsli, and proper Illy coffee. The reviewer Richard's quote — "effectively a hotel" — is exactly right. Compared to my Vienna stay the previous week where a Café Central breakfast was €22 per person, Kolpinghaus saved me €88 over the 4 mornings.”

§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 3 Picks

★ 8.0612 reviews€42/night

Hostel Salzburg-Wals

Hostel Salzburg-Wals is the road-tripper and Festival overflow option — 7 km west of the Old Town in Wals-Siezenheim, a 25 min Bus 1 ride to the centre but a 5 min walk to Salzburg Airport. 8.0 over 612 reviews, with a sun terrace, on-site bar, garden and free parking — the rare central-Salzburg-priced bed when Festival season locks the city out.

Free parking for cars, motorhomes and motorbikes — unique among Salzburg hostels
Private bathrooms in most rooms, even in 4-bed and 6-bed dorms — unusual at this price tier
Best hostel breakfast in Salzburg: €8 buffet with eggs, cold cuts, four breads, fruit, müsli (7-9.30 am)
5 min walk to Salzburg Airport (W. A. Mozart) — the only walkable airport hostel in town

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★ 7.9487 reviews€35/night

Kolpinghaus Salzburg - SommerHOSTEL

Kolpinghaus is a Catholic-foundation student hall that opens its rooms to travelers as the SommerHOSTEL from late June to early September. Riverside Itzling location, hotel-grade private rooms with TV and shower, free parking, and the same proper Austrian breakfast you'd pay €15 for at a hotel — for €35 a night during the months when central Salzburg triples its prices.

Summer-only opening (June 25 – Sept 5) — hotel-grade rooms at hostel prices during Salzburg Festival
Free proper Austrian breakfast included in every rate (eggs, cold cuts, four breads, fruit)
Free parking for cars and motorhomes — rare for a near-central Salzburg property
Riverside Itzling location — 12 min walk to Hauptbahnhof, 22 min along Salzach to Old Town

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★ 7.4198 reviews€48/night

The Keep Eco Rooms

The Keep Eco Rooms is the small-and-thoughtful Salzburg pick — a 14-room eco-conscious budget hotel-hostel hybrid on Schwarzstraße, 7 min walk from Mirabell and 9 from Hauptbahnhof, with self-check-in, vegan breakfast options, a real shared kitchen, and the kind of design details (old-wallpaper feature walls, vintage armchairs) you don't find at YoHo. 7.4 over 198 reviews and growing.

Riverside Schwarzstraße address — 7 min walk to Mirabell, 9 min to Hauptbahnhof, prettiest north-bank location
Eco-conscious ethos: vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free breakfast options in a city where they're hard to find
Self check-in via keypad codes (24h access) — works for late arrivals and early departures
14 rooms total — quiet shared bathrooms with low floor traffic, low-key atmosphere

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§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Breakfast Included in Salzburg

Tip Nº 01

Hostel Salzburg-Wals's breakfast is open to non-guests too if you're staying nearby — €8 walk-in, 7-9.30 h. The bus 1 from the Old Town takes 25 min, so it's only worth it if you're already passing through Wals.

Tip Nº 02

Kolpinghaus serves breakfast 7-9 h sharp. Get there by 8 because by 8.30 the dining room fills with the family-room guests and the eggs run out by 8.50.

Tip Nº 03

The Keep's vegan/gluten-free breakfast must be requested at booking, not on the morning of. The kitchen plans the orders the night before. Walk-in vegan won't work.

Tip Nº 04

For a free local-priced alternative if you skip the hostel breakfast: Bäckerei Flöckner on the Linzer Gasse does a €4 Salzburger Kornspitz with butter and a takeaway melange (€2.50). Total €6.50, walk to the Mirabell gardens to eat. The cheapest decent Salzburg morning.

§ 04 — Other vibes