Plovdiv
Bulgaria.
Bulgaria · 4 districts · 3 vibes
4 handpicked hostels in Plovdiv, sorted by traveler rating.
Plovdiv is Bulgaria's older soul, second city, 130 km south of Sofia by 2h30 bus and 2h30 train. Four quality hostels cover the full backpacker brief: Pijama Hostel (Konstantin Stoilov, soundproofed dorms one block off Glavnata), Hostel Ginger House (Preslav 47, family-run with the host who waits up for night-bus arrivals), PIJAMA HOUSE - Bike & Bed (Yoakim Gruev, garden + bike storage in the Kapana bar quarter), and Temple House (Knyaz Aleksandar I 36, on Plovdiv's pedestrian spine, directly above the Gramophone bar).
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4 handpicked hostels in Plovdiv, sorted by traveler rating.
Temple House
Temple House (booked under the legacy slug 'gramophone-hostel') sits directly above the Gramophone Bar on Knyaz Aleksandar I 36 — the dead centre of Plovdiv's Glavnata pedestrian street. 8.2 over 595 reviews, with the highest 'host' praise of any Plovdiv hostel: Yui from Hong Kong stayed twice and extended; Jasmine from Japan stayed a month. Trade: you sleep above one of the city's busiest bar terraces and accept a Saturday-night bass line.
Pijama Hostel
Pijama Hostel sits one block off Knyaz Aleksandar — Plovdiv's pedestrian spine — in a converted first-floor flat on Konstantin Stoilov 9. The 9.5 location score is the headline (777 Booking reviews, 8.1 average), and reviewers consistently flag soundproofed dorms with curtained beds, a properly equipped shared kitchen, and a multilingual host who waits up for night-bus arrivals.
Hostel Ginger House
Hostel Ginger House is a small family-run guesthouse on Preslav 47, halfway between the central train station and Glavnata. The host — Velin, named in nearly every Booking review — is the operation: he meets late-bus arrivals after midnight, runs a fully-equipped kitchen, and points guests to the right walking tours and Old Town entry points. 8.0 over 130 reviews, with a hospitality score that punches well above the price.
PIJAMA HOUSE - Bike & Bed
PIJAMA HOUSE - Bike & Bed is the sister property of Pijama Hostel, sat inside the Kapana bar quarter on Yoakim Gruev 34. It's a small house in a back yard with a garden, a shared kitchen and a games room — quieter than the dorm operation on Konstantin Stoilov, and the only Plovdiv hostel with proper bike storage and a real outdoor space.
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All four quality Plovdiv hostels have a shared kitchen — but they're not the same kitchen, and the difference matters when you're staying 4+…
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