Italy
Every hostel-dense city in Italy. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
The cities.
The ranked list.
Le stanze del Piccadilly
A small, family-run guesthouse in a converted 19th-century palazzo above the historic Piccadilly cinema, ten minutes east of the caruggi old town and three blocks from Brignole station. Closer to a private B&B than a typical backpacker dorm, but priced and laid out like a hostel.
The RomeHello
Top-rated hostel 3 minutes from Repubblica Metro and a 10-minute walk from Trevi Fountain. Community-driven atmosphere with restaurant, shared kitchen, inner courtyard, and daily breakfast. Rooms range from 4-bed dorms to private triples with en-suite bathrooms.
The Host
The Host in Parma city center offers clean, comfortable rooms with air-conditioning, parquet floors, and private bathrooms. Guests can enjoy a garden, outdoor seating, a lounge, and a shared kitchen. It's less than 1 km from Parma Train Station.
Hostelò - Luxury Hostel
Hostelò - Luxury Hostel is Palermo's highest-rated boutique-style hostel — 9.2 across 446 reviews, a private garden with olive trees, an on-site restaurant and bar, and a location on Via Ruggero Settimo that sits exactly between Politeama and Teatro Massimo. Beds from €38, privates from €95. The quiet-mornings-but-still-social option when you want design and sleep without the Vucciria street noise.
The Hostello
The Hostello is Verona's boutique-feel hostel — Via XX Settembre 80, in the Veronetta university quarter just across the Adige from the Old City. 9.1 over 1,280 Booking reviews, dorms from €32, a proper shared kitchen, a garden, a board-game room and (per repeat reviewers) a resident cat that joins you in the lounge. The pick if you want local Verona over postcard Verona.
HOPESTEL Secret Garden Napoli
9.1-rated hostel on the upper slope of Quartieri Spagnoli, built around a 17th-century courtyard garden and a rooftop terrace with sweeping views across central Naples toward the bay. Quieter than the Centro Storico hostels, social enough for an evening drink at the on-site bar, with real beds (curtained pods) and a genuine escape from the city's intensity.
Tric Trac Hostel
9.1-rated hostel on Piazza Santa Maria la Nova in the Centro Storico, with a sun-deck terrace, included breakfast, evening karaoke and themed dinners, and the best-reviewed hostel team in Naples (Monia, Zahira and Raffaela repeatedly named in guest reviews). Private-bathroom dorms, proper elevator, hardwood floors. A design-conscious hostel in a UNESCO setting.
aparto Florence Manifattura
9.1-rated modern hostel inside the Manifattura Tabacchi — Florence's converted 1932 tobacco factory turned creative district in Novoli. Private-bathroom dorms, proper work desks, soundproofed walls, and a tram straight to the centre in 15 minutes. Built for travelers who want a clean bed and a quiet room more than a hostel bar.
CX Milan Bicocca
A 200+ bed modern hostel built inside the Bicocca campus district, CX Milan Bicocca is the highest-rated budget option in the city — rooms are hotel-sized, breakfast is a proper buffet, and the M5 metro to Duomo runs in 18 minutes. Best for travelers willing to trade centrality for space and quiet.
Ostello Bello Palermo
Ostello Bello Palermo is the Sicilian outpost of Italy's most-loved social hostel chain — 40 beds on Via Pignatelli Aragona, a full-service bar that doubles as reception, nightly aperitivo included in the bed price, and a location 2 minutes from Vucciria's street-drinking piazza. Rating 9.1 across 1,146 reviews. Dorms from €28, privates from €85. The party-hostel choice when Palermo's scene is why you came.