Munich
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8 handpicked hostels in Munich, sorted by traveler rating.
Munich is Bavaria's beer garden capital — a gateway to the Alps wrapped around the boulevards of Ludwigsvorstadt, the boutique bars of Glockenbachviertel, and the shipping-container nightlife of Werksviertel. From the Eisbach surf wave in Englischer Garten to the Augustiner Keller after dark, it rewards travelers who look past Hofbräuhaus. Eight hostels clustered around Hauptbahnhof and beyond, spanning youth-focused value to adults-only social flagships.
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8 handpicked hostels in Munich, sorted by traveler rating.
CVJM Jugendhotel München
CVJM Jugendhotel sits on Landwehrstraße two minutes from Hauptbahnhof, run by the Munich YMCA. Private bathrooms in every room, a proper morning buffet, air-conditioning and a reliable 9.2 cleanliness score make it the budget pick for travelers who need sleep over a social bar.
Wombat's City Hostel Munich Werksviertel
Wombat's second Munich flagship is the adults-only outpost in Werksviertel, the post-industrial entertainment district east of Ostbahnhof. Shared kitchen, on-site bar with happy hour, karaoke and evening entertainment, walking tours, and rooftop terrace. Six minutes walk from Ostbahnhof and Blitz Club.
Jugendherberge München City
DJH's Munich City flagship at Winthirplatz 8 in Neuhausen, two stops from Hauptbahnhof on the S-Bahn. Modern 2019 refurbishment with a rooftop terrace, lobby bar, proper buffet breakfast, 24-hour front desk, and family rooms. Walking distance to Nymphenburg Palace and Hirschgarten beer garden.
Wombat's City Hostel Munich Hauptbahnhof
Wombat's Hauptbahnhof is the loudest, most social, and most central of Munich's hostels. Senefelderstr. 1 puts you 90 seconds from the Hauptbahnhof north exit. Adults-only property with a basement bar, shared kitchen, walking tours, bar crawls, karaoke, rooftop terrace, and a 24/7 front desk used to 3am arrivals.
THE TENT - Munich Youth Camp
THE TENT is a unique Munich institution — a summer-only campground hostel in Moosach where you sleep in a 250-person shared tent or a smaller bedded dorm. Bonfire every night, on-site bar and restaurant, shared kitchen, walking tours, bike rental, and a relentlessly social crowd of under-30 backpackers. Open roughly May to October.
HI Munich Park Youth Hostel
Jugendherberge Park is DJH's 500-bed giant in Thalkirchen, south of the Altstadt, backing onto the Isar riverside trails. Large garden with BBQ facilities, game room, sports events screenings, buffet breakfast, and a bar. Eight minutes from the Thalkirchen U-Bahn, 15 min to Marienplatz, 20 min walk to Oktoberfest Theresienwiese.
THE 4YOU Hostel & Hotel Munich
THE 4YOU is a hostel-hotel hybrid on Hirtenstraße in Maxvorstadt, five minutes from Hauptbahnhof's north exit. Snack bar, live sports screenings, garden with picnic area, on-site parking garage, buffet breakfast. Family rooms and non-smoking throughout.
Jaeger's Munich Hotel & Hostel
Jaeger's Munich is a family-run hostel-hotel next door to Wombat's Hauptbahnhof, on Senefelderstr. 3. Air-conditioning in all rooms, on-site bar with happy hour and wine selection, parking garage, buffet breakfast option. Balance of quieter rooms for couples and cheaper beds for backpackers without either side dominating.
Hand-picked guides.
Munich's social hostels cluster around the Hauptbahnhof and Werksviertel, running nightly pub crawls through Glockenbachviertel, karaoke twi…
Munich's breakfast buffet hostels clear the bar that Berlin and Hamburg often don't. Real Bavarian rolls, proper coffee machines, sliced mea…
Munich's hostel bars run happy hours that start before the Glockenbach bars do. Three properties serve €3 pints from 5-9pm, with Wombat's Ha…