Best Hostels in Croatia
Discover the best backpacker hostels across Croatia. Handpicked for every travel style.
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Top Hostels in Croatia
The Dots Hostel
Zagreb
New small-format hostel on Palmotiฤeva, a quiet Lower Town side street three minutes from Ban Jelaฤiฤ Square. Bright dorms and private rooms, shared kitchen, 24-hour reception, and noticeably cleaner than the bigger Ilica-strip hostels. The highest-rated hostel in Zagreb at 9.0 over 519 reviews.
Hostel Bureau
Zagreb
Well-run mid-size hostel on Vlaลกka, a 7-minute walk east of Ban Jelaฤiฤ Square. 70 beds, billiards-and-board-games room, small rooftop terrace, excellent reception, and the highest-rated social hostel in Zagreb at 8.7 over 2334 reviews.
Stay Swanky Hostel
Zagreb
Boutique design-hostel in a converted dry-cleaning factory at Ilica 50, a 5-minute walk west of Ban Jelaฤiฤ Square. On-site restaurant and bar, inner courtyard, design-forward privates and dorms, best-styled hostel in Zagreb. 8.7 over 1864 reviews.
Main Square Hostel
Zagreb
Literally on Ban Jelaฤiฤ Square โ Radiฤeva 6 is 20 meters off the square at the foot of the Upper Town funicular. 90 beds, cylinder-pod privates, shared kitchen, small rooftop nook, and the most central hostel address in all of Zagreb. 8.5 over 2894 reviews.
Whole Wide World Hostel
Zagreb
Volunteer-run party hostel on Kaฤiฤeva, a 10-minute walk west of Ban Jelaฤiฤ near the rising Britanac hipster quarter. Free breakfast and free pancake evenings, volunteer-driven social programming, happy hour, and a pure backpacker atmosphere. 8.5 over 1095 reviews.
Hostel Temza
Zagreb
Mid-size family-run hostel on Augusta ล enoe, four minutes' walk from the main train station and ten from Ban Jelaฤiฤ. Small garden terrace, 24-hour reception, and a reputation among returning Interrailers as the best-value transit-friendly base in Zagreb. 8.2 over 1384 reviews.
Chillout Hostel Zagreb
Zagreb
Large central hostel at Ilica 16, 90 seconds west of Ban Jelaฤiฤ Square. 250 beds across seven floors, on-site restaurant and bar, rooftop terrace on floor 7 with Ilica-Cathedral views, nightly pub-crawl meetup at 9 pm. The most social-volume hostel in central Zagreb.
Funk Lounge Hostel
Zagreb
Long-running party hostel in Maksimir, 2 km east of the center near Maksimir Park and the Dinamo stadium. On-site lounge bar and terrace, happy hour from 6 pm, social dinners twice a week, and the loudest pub-crawl reputation in Zagreb. 7.8 over 2573 reviews โ the highest review count of any hostel in this list.