Hostel Pisa Tower
The hostel literally next door to the Leaning Tower
A 5-minute walk from Piazza dei Miracoli, this is the only Pisa hostel that puts you within ear-shot of the Leaning Tower. 2453+ reviews, 8.0 rating, garden + BBQ + ping-pong, dorms from around 28 EUR.
Hostel Pisa Tower sits on Via Piave, a quiet residential street five minutes north of Piazza dei Miracoli. The Tower itself is genuinely audible from the garden — when the bells ring at noon, you hear them. That alone separates this hostel from every other budget bed in Pisa, which all sit closer to the train station and require a 20-minute walk to the monument circuit.
The building is a converted Pisan townhouse with a small reception, dorms on the upper floors, and an outdoor garden with sun deck, BBQ pit, and a ping-pong table that gets used most evenings from April to October. There is no on-site bar, but a shared lounge with TV and board games handles the cold-weather social space. The kitchen is basic but reviewers consistently note it is fine for prepping breakfast.
Dorms are 4 to 8 beds, mixed and female-only, with bunk curtains and personal lockers. AC works but reviewers flag that the mid-summer heat from the south-facing rooms can outpace the units; ask for a courtyard-side bunk if you are coming July-August. Bathrooms are shared per floor and the standard backpacker observation applies — clean but visibly aged. Towels cost 2 EUR extra, sheets are included.
This is not a party hostel. It is a quiet, functional, location-led base for the kind of traveler who walks to Piazza dei Miracoli before sunrise to photograph the Tower without crowds, then takes the regional train to Lucca for the afternoon.
- 015-minute walk from the Leaning Tower — the only Pisa hostel within ear-shot of the Piazza dei Miracoli bells
- 02Real garden with BBQ, sun deck and ping-pong — the rare Pisa budget bed with usable outdoor space
- 032453 recorded stays at 8.0 rating — the most-tested formula in Pisa for the under-30 EUR dorm bracket
- 04Quiet residential street north of the centre — escape the day-tripper crush within 30 seconds of leaving the door
- 5 min walk to the Leaning Tower
- Garden with BBQ + ping-pong
- Multilingual reception
- From 28 EUR / night dorm bed
“Staff were helpful explaining how to get to places. Comfortable and clean room. Kitchen was basic but fine to prepare breakfast. Fabulous location with view of the tower.”
“So near to Pisa. Suitable according to price. The owner and reception were kind and welcoming.”
“It was quite nice, staff at the front desk were very friendly. For this money and one night it is a good option.”
- Leaning Tower of Pisa5 min walk
- Piazza dei Miracoli (Duomo, Baptistery)5 min walk
- Camposanto Monumentale6 min walk
- Borgo Stretto market arcade12 min walk
- Lungarno Mediceo (river walk)13 min walk
- Pisa Centrale train station22 min walk / 10 min bus
