Best Hostels in Krakow

An Old Town hostel with a strictly enforced no-alcohol policy, built for travellers who want to actually sleep. Apartment-style private rooms and small dorms on Starowiślna, five minutes from Rynek Główny and ten from Kazimierz.

The beer-themed Greg&Tom location on Floriańska, with a craft-beer focused bar, free tasting at check-in, and the same free nightly Polish dinner as the Party branch. Right on the main pedestrian drag between the station and Rynek Główny.

A permanently moored riverboat hostel on the Vistula, with cabin-style rooms, a top-deck terrace bar, and a view of Wawel Castle across the water. Fifteen minutes walk from Rynek Główny along the riverside path.

A three-bar colonial-style party hostel two minutes from Rynek Główny, running pub crawls, foosball tournaments, and Auschwitz/Wieliczka day tours. Adults-only, 24/7 bar, and a Latino dance floor downstairs that's free for guests.

Adults-only sister property to the Greg&Tom family of Krakow hostels, built around a nightly pub crawl, included daily Polish dinner, and a bar that runs all night. Five minutes east of Rynek Główny on Zyblikiewicza.

A low-key Old Town hostel on Podwale, directly beneath Wawel Castle and a two-minute walk to Rynek Główny. Small dorms, a well-used kitchen, and the best Wawel Castle access of any Krakow hostel.

A chill, design-lean Old Town hostel on Pędzichów with mixed and female dorms, a bright shared kitchen, and a lounge built for board games rather than bar crawls. Nine minutes walk to Rynek Główny, three to the train station.

A mid-size social hostel on Pomorska in the Krowodrza district, a 15-minute walk northwest of Rynek Główny. Good kitchen, board-game corner, and the cheapest dorm beds of any hostel in our Krakow shortlist.