“I would book Greg&Tom Beer House Hostel for a first visit to Krakow. The free Polish dinner at 19:00 puts every guest at the same table, the craft-beer tasting at check-in breaks the ice, and Floriańska puts Rynek Główny a few minutes away on foot. Our advice for anyone who wants a louder night is to move to the Party branch on Zyblikiewicza, which adds its own pub crawl.”
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.
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 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.
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.
Be back at Greg&Tom Party or Beer House before 19:00: the free Polish dinner is served at that time every night.
Choose Greg&Tom Beer House on Floriańska if you want the free dinner with a calmer bar focused on Polish craft beer.
Little Havana, Greg&Tom Party and its in-house crawl are adults-only: travellers under 18 should look at Hostel Uno or Freedom Hostel.
Book the Auschwitz or Wieliczka day tour at Little Havana's reception if you want to travel with people you met the night before.
Pick Hostel Uno on Starowiślna if you want a social Old Town base with a strict no-alcohol policy and private rooms.
Stay at Freedom Hostel in Krowodrza for board games, communal dinners and a weekly walking tour, 15 minutes on foot from the Old Town.
