ŠD Jedlíkova 5
Cheapest student-dormitory hostel in Kosice: 8.3 from 165 stays, in-room kitchenettes and TVs, twenty minutes' walk to the Old Town.
ŠD Jedlíkova 5 is the most no-frills of Kosice's three university-dormitory hostels (8.3 from 165 reviews) and the cheapest fully-private-room option in the city at 17 EUR/night. It runs a basic but clean operation with in-room kitchenettes (microwave, fridge, kettle), shared and private bathrooms, and flat-screen TVs in every room — a budget pick for road-trippers and Erasmus exchange travellers who don't mind the twenty-minute walk into the Old Town.
ŠD Jedlíkova 5 sits on Jedlíkova street in the southern part of Kosice's university quarter, around twenty minutes' walk south of Hlavna ulica or seven minutes by tram on lines 6 and 9. The neighbourhood is quiet residential — student dormitories, small grocery shops, no bars or restaurants worth a detour. Tabačka Kulturfabrik, the city's alt-culture hub, is the closest landmark at a fifteen-minute walk.
The building is a 1960s Slovak-style university dormitory, six floors, slow elevator, broad institutional corridors. Rooms are reconfigured as twins, triples and a few quads — some with private bathrooms, others sharing one between two rooms. Every room has a kitchenette equipped with a microwave, fridge, kettle and dining table, plus a flat-screen TV with cable. There's no shared lounge or social space inside the property; the closest cafés and bars are in the Old Town twenty minutes north.
Reception is staffed during the day on the ground floor; check-in after 22:00 needs to be arranged in advance via email. There's no laundry on site (the closest self-service laundry is in the Aupark mall, a ten-minute walk south). What you get for the 17 EUR is a clean, quiet, unfancy budget bed in a university residence — closer to a basic aparthotel than a backpacker hostel.
This is the right pick for travellers on the absolute lowest Kosice budget who want a private room rather than a dorm bunk, are happy to walk or tram into the Old Town, and don't need a social scene at the hostel itself. It's not the place for solo backpackers who want to meet people on Kosice's bar street — Cassovia or Vodna are better for that.
- 01Cheapest private room option in Kosice at 17 EUR/night — no dorm bunk required
- 02In-room kitchenette (microwave, fridge, kettle, dining table) plus flat-screen TV in every room
- 03Quiet residential street, no bar noise — the lightest sleep you'll find at this price
- 04Tram stop two minutes away on lines 6 and 9 to the Old Town
- 058.3 from 165 reviews — honest expectations, no surprises
- 8.3 from 165 reviews — Kosice's cheapest fully-private-room hostel
- In-room kitchenettes (microwave, fridge, kettle) and flat-screen TVs
- Tram lines 6 and 9 to the Old Town in 7 minutes
- Quiet university-quarter location with no bar noise
“Clean room, kitchenette had everything for a few nights. Twenty-minute walk into the Old Town was fine in good weather, tram easy when it rained.”
“Best price-quality I found in Kosice for a single private room. Reception staff helpful with the tram tickets.”
“Perfect for our hiking weekend — quiet, clean, and the in-room kettle and microwave saved us from eating out for breakfast every day.”
- Tram stop (lines 6 and 9)2 min walk
- Cathedral of St. Elizabeth22 min walk
- Hlavna ulica (Old Town)20 min walk
- Tabačka Kulturfabrik15 min walk
- Coop Jednota grocery1 min walk
- Kosice Main Train Station15 min by tram
