Bosnia and Herzegovina
Every hostel-dense city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
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Hostel FM
Hostel FM is the highest-rated hostel in Mostar at 9.5/10 across 399 reviews. Owner Martina runs four rooms out of the family house on Muje Bjelavca in Cernica, twelve minutes uphill from Stari Most. Free homemade breakfast, a small rooftop terrace looking south over the orange tiles, and a kitchen guests actually use.
Hostel Nina Mostar
Hostel Nina Mostar is a 9.4/10 family-run guesthouse on Čelebića in Cernica, eight minutes uphill from Stari Most. Nina herself runs the front desk; her son Adis runs the day pickups; breakfast is at the family dining-room table rather than a hostel canteen. The 'staying with a Bosnian family' pick.
Hostel Kucha
Hostel Kucha is perched on the Vratnik hillside above Baščaršija — Zaima Šarca 24, 700 metres from Sebilj fountain — with the kind of terrace view of the Old Town and the surrounding mountains that no central hostel can match. Guests are greeted with a small džezva of Bosnian coffee on arrival, beds are properly comfortable (the most-praised feature in 788 reviews), and the on-site programme includes walking tours, cooking classes and bar crawls run directly from the front desk. 9.2/10 across 788 reviews.
The Good Place Hostel
The Good Place Hostel sits at Cemalusa 7, on a quiet side street one block off the Ferhadija pedestrian axis — 4 minutes from the Eternal Flame, 6 minutes from Sebilj fountain. Location score is 9.8/10, the joint-highest in the city. The hostel is small and tightly run: clean, soundproofed dorms, a designated smoking area, board games in the lounge, and a daily walking tour from reception. 9.2/10 across 297 reviews.
Alen & Leila Backpackers Hostel
Hostel Backpackers is a 9.2/10 family-run hostel on Braće Fejića, the pedestrian spine of Mostar's Stari Grad. Owners Alen and Leila run the front desk, the breakfast and the rooftop, four minutes east of Stari Most along the bazaar route. The cheapest 9+/10 hostel in Mostar at 15 EUR a dorm bed.
Hostel Mirror
Hostel Mirror is a 9.2/10 family-run guesthouse on Brace Krpo, eight minutes uphill from Stari Most, with a tiered garden looking down toward the Neretva and the Old Bridge in the distance. Owner Tiffany — the name comes up in 80% of the 605 reviews — runs the front desk, the breakfast, the rakija round at 9pm and the booking concierge for buses south.
Hostel Miran Mostar
Hostel Miran Mostar is a 9.2/10 family-run hostel on Pere Lažetića in the Carina neighbourhood, seven minutes uphill from Stari Most. Owner Miran runs the day tour to Blagaj-Kravice-Pocitelj himself, pours homemade rakija in the garden, and is the reference point on TripAdvisor and Booking for the city's old-school owner-run experience.
Hostel David
Hostel David is a 9.2/10 owner-run hostel on Pere Lažetića (the same Carina street as Hostel Miran, three doors up), six minutes uphill from Stari Most. Owner David runs a rooftop terrace with a 2-for-1 happy hour starting 19:00, an owner-led 30 EUR Herzegovina day tour, and the loudest social scene in the Mostar 9+/10 bracket.
Hostel Vagabond
Hostel Vagabond sits on Ferhadija, the pedestrian street that links Baščaršija to Marijin Dvor and the famous "Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures" mosaic line. Housed in a historic building with parquet floors and proper soundproofing, it pairs a 9.8/10 location score with the most visible front desk in town for war-history walking tours and onward bus tickets. 9.1/10 across 1,209 reviews, the highest-volume hostel in Sarajevo.
Hostel Hercegovina
Hostel Hercegovina is a 9.0/10 hostel right on Trg 1 Maj, the small square at the eastern edge of Kujundžiluk bazaar. Three minutes on foot to Stari Most, four to Karadjozbeg Mosque, six to the bus station — the most central 9+/10 hostel in town. Owner Ranko runs the front desk, the daily Herzegovina tour and the upper terrace.