The People - Strasbourg
Krutenau party-hostel, Erasmus DJ nights and the Strasbourg backpacker bar
Strasbourg's only proper party hostel — sits on rue de la Krutenau in the student/bohemian quarter with an in-house bar, regular DJ nights, themed dinners and a happy-hour timetable. 5814+ reviews at 7.9, dorms from around 32 EUR. The Erasmus meeting point of the city.
The People - Strasbourg sits at 7 rue de la Krutenau, smack in the middle of the bohemian student quarter that runs south-east from the Ill river toward the university campus. The location is the entire pitch: walk eight minutes north-west across Pont d'Austerlitz and you are at the Cathedral; walk five minutes east and you are on the rue Sainte-Madeleine bar circuit, the single densest stretch of late-night drinking in Strasbourg. The hostel itself is a converted Alsatian townhouse with a pulled-back industrial-chic interior — exposed brick, neon signage, a long bar that opens to non-guests, and a small terrace that fills on summer evenings.
This is the Strasbourg party hostel. Wednesday is regular DJ night, Thursday is quiz/themed dinner, Friday and Saturday lean toward live music or sports broadcasts, and the bar runs a happy hour from 18:00 to 20:00 every day with Météor pints at 4 EUR. The kitchen serves a 12 EUR plat-of-the-day and a respectable breakfast buffet (extra 8 EUR). There is no on-site coworking, no quiet lounge, and the dorm above the bar gets noise — so know what you are signing up for.
Dorms are 4 to 8 beds with bunk curtains, individual reading lights, blackout blinds and personal lockers. Reviewers consistently praise the bedding, the privacy of the curtained bunks, and the cleanliness of the shared bathrooms. Common note: the dorms above the bar can vibrate till 01:00 on Friday/Saturday — ask reception for an upper-floor dorm on the rue de la Krutenau side if you need to sleep before 02:00. Female-only dorms are reliable, sheets are included, and towels rent at 3 EUR.
The People is the brand French hostel chain (also in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, La Rochelle) and the Strasbourg branch is one of the strongest performers — 5814 stays at 7.9 means the formula works. Weeknight rates run 32-40 EUR for a dorm bunk; expect 50-65 EUR for Friday/Saturday and EU summit weeks, plus the December Christmas Market surge that doubles every hostel in the city.
- 01On-site bar with daily happy hour and Wednesday DJ nights — the Erasmus meeting point of Strasbourg, open to non-guests and a real social anchor
- 02Krutenau location, two minutes from the rue Sainte-Madeleine bar circuit and eight minutes from the Cathédrale Notre-Dame — the right neighborhood for a Strasbourg party trip
- 035814 recorded stays at 7.9 rating — proven dorm-with-curtain-bunk formula at 32 EUR weeknights, the lowest price-per-night in central Strasbourg
- 04Themed dinners and live music nights run by the brand — actual events, not just a bar that exists, which is rare in Strasbourg
- Krutenau party-quarter location
- On-site bar + daily happy hour
- Wednesday DJ + Thursday themed dinners
- From 32 EUR / night dorm bed
“Great location right by the Krutenau bars, the beds were made and comfortable, blinds gave us privacy in the bunks and the rooms are sizable. The bar downstairs is loud on Friday but that is also why you come here.”
“Everything — clean, cozy, ready in time, location, breakfast, price. Will definitely stay here again. Walking distance to the Cathedral and right by the bars made it perfect.”
“The location is really close to everything. The style of the whole hostel is pretty good — neon signs, exposed brick, that kind of thing. Bar gets crowded at the weekend.”
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg8 min walk
- Rue Sainte-Madeleine bar circuit2 min walk
- Place du Marché-Gayot (cafés + Sunday brunch)10 min walk
- Petite France canals (UNESCO core)15 min walk
- Tram line C — Université stop5 min walk
- Gare de Strasbourg (TGV to Paris)20 min walk / 8 min tram
