La Guitarra Hostel Poznań
No-frills budget Stare Miasto hostel near Marcinkowskiego — full kitchen, spacious lounge, quiet Saturdays
La Guitarra is on Marcinkowskiego, 200 metres south of Stary Rynek and a 17-minute walk to Poznań Główny train station. A no-frills budget hostel with a full shared kitchen, a spacious common room with DVDs, board games, and a library — quiet enough to sleep on a Saturday night despite the centre. Cheapest beds at a Stary Rynek address.
La Guitarra is on Marcinkowskiego 20A, the small one-way street that links Plac Wolności to the south side of Stary Rynek. The Old Market Square is 3 minutes' walk north, the Bar Mleczny Apetyt (the milk bar I'd send you to for cheap pyry z gzikiem) is across the street, and Poznań Główny train station is 17 minutes' walk south. Couples rate the location 9.4.
Inside, the hostel is straightforwardly basic — multi-bed rooms with shared bathrooms by floor, hypoallergenic linens included, lockers for every guest, key-card access. There's no design statement here, no rooftop, no on-site bar — what you book is the cheapest Stary Rynek-adjacent bed in the city, and the rest of the offering is functional: a full shared kitchen with stovetop, fridge, dining table; a spacious common room with DVDs, board games, a library of books and magazines; a tour desk at reception; ironing facilities; fax and photocopying for the rare occasion you need them.
The standout, per the reviews, is the common room. It's described as 'very spacious' and 'a chill place to hangout with other people' — the hostel's social heart by default since there's no bar. Pet-friendly, family rooms available, private parking on site (rare for the centre), 24-hour front desk and concierge.
The 7.3 rating is the second-lowest of the Poznań hostels we cover, and that's accurate. Reviews split: some people love the price-to-location ratio and call out 'surprised it was so quiet on a Saturday'; others say 'you get what you pay for, I've stayed in better hostels for the same money'. La Guitarra is the right call if your budget is genuinely the constraint, you want a Stary Rynek address, and you don't need bells and whistles. For social or design-led, look at Plac Kolegiacki or Moon.
- 01Spacious common room with DVDs, board games, library — the city's most underrated hostel hangout space.
- 02Surprisingly quiet on Saturday nights for a Stary Rynek address — Marcinkowskiego is a side street, not a bar drag.
- 03Full kitchen with proper dining area. People cook here, the cooking saves real money in Poland.
- 04200 metres south of the Rynek means 3-minute walk to the Town Hall, 4 to the goats clock at noon.
- 05Private parking on site — genuine rarity for a Stary Rynek-adjacent hostel.
- 200 metres south of Stary Rynek
- Full shared kitchen with dining area
- Spacious common room with DVDs + library
- Quiet even on Saturday nights (couples score 9.4)
“Loved how kind the staff were — key card for entry and luggage security. Full kitchen to cook and store groceries. Great for a few nights of rest. Bathrooms and showers were clean and spacious.”
“Comfortable bed. The common room is very spacious — a chill place to hang out with other people in the hostel. The large pillow makes the bed even more comfortable.”
“A wonderful kitchen area. Friendly staff and good washing facilities.”
- Stary Rynek (Old Market Square)3 min walk
- Plac Wolności (Freedom Square)5 min walk
- National Museum6 min walk
- Bar Mleczny Apetyt (cheap milk bar)1 min walk
- Poznań Główny train station17 min walk
- Tram stop Marcinkowskiego2 min walk
