Which bar opens earliest?

instantSleep at 17h. The two Jugendherberge bars open around 18h with dinner service. Backpackers St. Pauli typically opens at 19h.

Do the bars take cards?

All four take cards (Visa/Mastercard); cash also accepted. Stintfang and Horner Rennbahn often round to even Euros.

Is happy hour a thing?

No. None of the four runs a formal happy-hour discount. Beer prices €4 to €5 throughout the evening.

Can non-guests drink at these bars?

Backpackers St. Pauli and instantSleep yes — open to public. Stintfang and Horner Rennbahn are guest-only.

Which bar is best for solo travellers?

instantSleep — the lounge with pool table and DJ room makes it easiest to actually meet people. Backpackers is good but more couples-and-pairs.

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Hamburg BarRanked guide

Best Hamburg Hostels with an On-Site Bar

Four Hamburg hostels run a real on-site bar — not a vending machine, not a coffee corner with one Heineken in the fridge, but a properly-staffed bar with taps, cocktails and evening hours. Backpackers St. Pauli has Ratsherrn craft beer with a 23h close. instantSleep opens at 17h with a small DJ room attached. Jugendherberge Stintfang has a harbor-view bar attached to the breakfast room. Jugendherberge Horner Rennbahn has a sport-broadcasting bar in the family-campus DJH. Pick by what you want the bar for.

◉ Ranking · 4 picks

01Backpackers St. Pauli€32
02Jugendherberge Hamburg Auf dem Stintfang€38
03Jugendherberge Hamburg Horner Rennbahn€36
04instantSleep Backpackerhostel St Pauli€25

§ 01 — Traveler's take

“If the on-site bar is the deciding factor in your booking, instantSleep is the loudest with the DJ room, Backpackers St. Pauli is the most thoughtful (craft beer, 23h close, sun deck), Jugendherberge Stintfang is the one to book for the breakfast-room view that becomes the bar view (port ferries passing while you drink), and Jugendherberge Horner Rennbahn is the family-friendly campus pick where the bar is more 'broadcast sports with a beer' than 'meet other backpackers'. Drink prices: €4 to €5 for a beer, €8 to €12 for cocktails at all four. None has happy-hour pricing.”

§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 4 Picks

★ 8.31,554 reviews€32/night

Backpackers St. Pauli

Backpackers St. Pauli sits on Bernstorffstraße 98, ten minutes walking from Reeperbahn and two minutes from S-Bahn Holstenstraße. Adults-only (18+), with a ground-floor bar, sun deck, shared kitchen and a crowd that skews solo backpackers and twos. Rooms are simple, clean, and quiet at night because the bar closes at 23h.

Rating 8.3 from 1,554 Booking reviews — top quartile for St. Pauli hostels
Adults-only policy (18+) enforced at check-in
Free WiFi throughout, daily housekeeping, lockers in every dorm
Ground-floor bar with sun deck and terrace; open evenings to 23h

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★ 8.11,926 reviews€38/night

Jugendherberge Hamburg Auf dem Stintfang

Jugendherberge Auf dem Stintfang sits on the bluff above the U-Bahn/S-Bahn Landungsbrücken station, with a view over the Elbe that most Hamburg hotels charge four times as much to give you. DJH membership required (buy at reception if you're not already). Breakfast included, restaurant with bar, tour desk, shared kitchen and a terrace looking straight down at the port ferries.

Over 1,900 Booking reviews averaging 8.1 — one of Hamburg's most-stayed hostels
24-hour front desk with multilingual staff
DJH membership required (buy at reception, €7-22.50 annual, valid Germany-wide)
Big lockers in dorms with built-in combination locks — no bring-your-own required

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★ 8.11,038 reviews€36/night

Jugendherberge Hamburg Horner Rennbahn

Jugendherberge Horner Rennbahn sits on Rennbahnstraße 100 next to the Horner Rennbahn horse-racing track, 20 minutes by U-Bahn east of Reeperbahn. It's a big green-campus DJH property — 400+ beds across several wings, kids' play area, mini-golf, BBQ, outdoor fireplace, restaurant, bar, full breakfast buffet and a tour desk selling Hamburg city tours. Parking included, wheelchair-accessible throughout. Best fit for families and groups.

1,038 Booking reviews averaging 8.1
DJH membership required (€7-22.50 annual, buy at reception)
Full wheelchair accessibility with grab rails, ramps and lift
Fitness center, BBQ, mini-golf, pool table and ping-pong included

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★ 7.91,423 reviews€25/night

instantSleep Backpackerhostel St Pauli

instantSleep is a veteran St. Pauli backpacker hostel on Max-Brauer-Allee 277, at the crossroads between Altona-Nord and St. Pauli. It's one of Hamburg's last properly social hostels — in-house Nightclub/DJ room, bar, pool table, sun deck, shared kitchen, and a female-only dorm option. Rooms are basic, the vibe is 2000s-backpacker-communal, and staff (ask for Smout) are a big part of why people come back.

1,423 Booking reviews averaging 7.9 — on the party-hostel spectrum
In-house bar and small nightclub room with guest DJs weekends
Female-only 4-bed dorm available
Shared kitchen with stovetop, oven and fridge-cubby system

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§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Bar in Hamburg

Tip Nº 01

instantSleep bar opens at 17h. If you want a quiet drink before the DJ room kicks in, arrive between 17h and 19h.

Tip Nº 02

At Backpackers St. Pauli, the sun deck and back terrace are the move on warm evenings. The indoor bar gets crowded fast on Friday and Saturday.

Tip Nº 03

The Stintfang bar requires DJH membership (purchased at reception, €7 to €22.50 annually) — pricing is competitive once you're in.

Tip Nº 04

Horner Rennbahn's bar is open until midnight on weekdays and 1am on weekends, longer than the family-campus vibe suggests.

Tip Nº 05

Want a real bar crawl? Both St. Pauli hostels are 6-10 min from the Reeperbahn — start at your hostel bar, walk to Molotow on Nobistor for indie rock, end at Große Freiheit clubs.

§ 04 — Other vibes