Rhodes
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4 handpicked hostels in Rhodes, sorted by traveler rating.
Rhodes is the Dodecanese archipelago's flag-bearer: a 50,000-strong UNESCO-listed walled medieval city, four hostels strong, where the cobblestoned Old Town shuts down at midnight and the Faliraki bus runs nightclub-bound until 4 AM. The walled town gives you the postcard backpacker fantasy (Sokratous, Knights' Street, Grand Master's Palace) without nightclub noise; Mandraki and Elli Beach handle the swim-and-cocktail side; Lindos and Anthony Quinn Bay are day-trip rewards. Hostel scene runs lean and high-rated: STAY for the rooftop bar, Rhodes Backpackers Boutique for the boutique-private feel, Rhodes Youth Hostel for the central terrace, Stathis for cheap-and-clean.
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4 handpicked hostels in Rhodes, sorted by traveler rating.
Rhodes Backpackers Boutique Hostel and Apartments
Rhodes Backpackers Boutique sits on Panagioti Rodiou inside the Old Town walls, a 9.1-rated boutique-private setup that pairs apartments with kitchenettes and a small bar for the social side. Owners Michael and Maria run it personally — the hostel reads more guesthouse than dorm warehouse, with garden seating, a coffee shop on site, two washing machines and free off-site parking.
Rhodes Youth Hostel
Rhodes Youth Hostel is a family-run setup on Ergeiou Street in the heart of the Old Town, a 200-year-old building with a sun terrace, garden, shared kitchen and bike hire. The 9.1 rating across hundreds of reviews comes from the hands-on owners — Nicolas, his sister and their parents — who run check-ins, walking-tour briefings and breakfast advice personally.
STAY Rhodes HoStel & Bar
STAY sits on Lochagou Fanouraki, a quiet stone alley two minutes' walk from the Old Town Gates and the Grand Master's Palace. The 8.7 rating reflects its actual social setup: an in-house bar, a 55 m2 shared kitchen, a games room and a home cinema — the rare Rhodes hostel that runs a real evening programme inside the medieval walls.
Stathis
Stathis is the cheap-and-honest pick — a converted Old Town building (originally used by monks, you can still see church-style design features) on Omirou Street, run by Yiorgos personally. Family rooms with private and shared bathrooms, a sun terrace, garden and patio, 1969 ft from the Grand Master's Palace and 1.1 mi from Akti Kanari Beach.
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Rhodes is a beach destination first — Elli, Akti Kanari, Faliraki, Anthony Quinn Bay, Kallithea — and every viable hostel in the Old Town ge…
Rhodes Old Town has a city ordinance that bans nightclubs inside the medieval walls — that means hostel rooftop terraces and in-house bars a…
Rhodes hostels run their social side around the Old Town's specific quirk — the medieval-walls nightclub ban means social events happen insi…
Rhodes Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city that rewards a guided first walk — the alleys are mediaeval, the Knights' Hospital, the Sule…