Best Hostels in Zagreb

New small-format hostel on Palmotićeva, a quiet Lower Town side street three minutes from Ban Jelačić 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.

Well-run mid-size hostel on Vlaška, a 7-minute walk east of Ban Jelačić 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.

Boutique design-hostel in a converted dry-cleaning factory at Ilica 50, a 5-minute walk west of Ban Jelačić Square. On-site restaurant and bar, inner courtyard, design-forward privates and dorms, best-styled hostel in Zagreb. 8.7 over 1864 reviews.

Literally on Ban Jelačić Square — Radićeva 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.

Volunteer-run party hostel on Kačićeva, a 10-minute walk west of Ban Jelačić 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.

Mid-size family-run hostel on Augusta Šenoe, four minutes' walk from the main train station and ten from Ban Jelačić. 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.

Large central hostel at Ilica 16, 90 seconds west of Ban Jelačić 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.

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 — the highest review count of any hostel in this list.