Heraklion
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3 handpicked hostels in Heraklion, sorted by traveler rating.
Heraklion is Crete's working port capital and the gateway to Knossos. The Old Town sits inside the longest Venetian walls in the Mediterranean, with three quality hostels clustered around Lions Square — two boutique-leaning rooftop spots and one honest budget pick. Slow rhythm, late dinners, raki at sunset.
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Best Hostels in Heraklion
3 handpicked hostels in Heraklion, sorted by traveler rating.
Intra Muros Hostel
Intra Muros sits inside the Venetian walls on Monis Kardiotissis, six minutes' walk from Lions Square and the Loggia. Rooms are quiet and parquet-floored, the shared kitchen is in regular use, and the sun deck doubles as the social hub once the heat drops in the evening.
So Young Hostel
So Young is a four-minute walk from the Archaeological Museum on Almyrou Street, and it's the larger of Heraklion's two boutique-leaning hostels. Bigger common spaces, an actual rooftop with views over the Old Town tile-work, and a kitchen that sees more cooking than most. Solo travelers tend to stay an extra night.
Heraklion Youth Hostel
Heraklion Youth Hostel is the budget pick on Vyronos Street, two streets off the Daedalou pedestrian spine. Basic, well-located, and honest about what it is — A/C, lockers, refrigerators, a sun deck, free parking, and dorm beds in the €14 to €18 range. Not a social-scene hostel, but priced for the traveler who's here to see Knossos and move on.
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Heraklion's Old Town is a low-rise grid wedged between Venetian walls and the Aegean — which means a hostel rooftop here looks out over warm…
Heraklion is not a party-hostel city — there are no foam cannons, no pub-crawl-every-night programmes, no neon staff t-shirts. What you do g…