Sweden
Every hostel-dense city in Sweden. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
The cities.
The ranked list.
Castanea Old Town Hostel
8.9-rated small hostel tucked on Kindstugatan in Gamla Stan, steps from Stortorget square and the Royal Palace. Fifty beds across 4-to-8-person dorms and a handful of private rooms, with a proper shared kitchen and the single best hostel address in Stockholm's old town for walkability.
STF Långholmen Hostel
8.8-rated hostel inside the refurbished 1840s Långholmen prison — yes, an actual former Swedish state prison, converted in 1989. Rooms are the old prison cells (private bathrooms in most). On its own small island connected to Södermalm by a bridge, 12 minutes to Hornstull metro.
STF Stockholm Skeppsholmen Vandrarhem
8.8-rated STF hostel split between two 19th-century buildings on Skeppsholmen island: the Hantverkshuset naval barrack and the legendary AF Chapman — a 1888 three-masted iron sailing ship moored on the quay. Five minutes' walk from Gamla Stan across the pedestrian bridge; 15 from T-Centralen. The water-view dorms are why you book this place.
Hostel Snoozemore
Hostel Snoozemore is a self-check-in bunkhouse in Kvillebäcken, a quiet, gentrifying pocket of Lundby, 15 minutes on tram 4 or 6 to central Gothenburg. 8.6 from 856 Booking reviews, dorms from around €30 — reliably clean, spacious, and a three-minute walk from the Hisingen craft-beer triangle (Stigbergets, O/O Brewing, Beerbliotek).
Backpackers Göteborg
Backpackers Göteborg sits on Vegagatan in Linné, the city's nightlife street, two blocks from Järntorget. 8.5 from 612 reviews, dorms from about €32 — the social hostel locals actually point you to, with a sauna, a small roof terrace, and staff who run pub crawls in summer.
STF Zinkensdamm Hostel
8.5-rated STF hostel on the south edge of Tantolunden Park in Södermalm, 3 minutes' walk from Zinkensdamm metro (red line, 8 minutes to T-Centralen). Two shared kitchens, a restaurant-bar on-site, free pasta for guests, and the classic Södermalm backpacker crowd — the best-value Södermalm hostel for stays of 2 to 5 nights.
City Backpackers Hostel
8.5-rated backpacker hostel set in a 19th-century building on Upplandsgatan — 500 metres from Stockholm Central Station and 5 minutes from Drottninggatan. Evening sauna free for guests, free pasta permanently in the kitchen, free ice skates in winter. The social backpacker hostel in central Stockholm.
Kvibergs Vandrarhem - Hostel
Kvibergs Vandrarhem occupies restored military barracks from the 1800s in Kvibergs Park, eastern Gothenburg. 8.5 from 743 reviews, dorms and private rooms from about €34 — calm, family-friendly, with a Sunday flea market and archery ranges on the doorstep and tram 7/11 to the center in 25 minutes.
Skanstulls Boutique Hostel
8.4-rated design-forward boutique hostel on Ringvägen, 150 metres from Skanstull metro in the middle of Södermalm's SoFo neighbourhood. Bright individual-decorated rooms, many with private bathrooms, a small guest kitchen, and the quietest stay in Södermalm at this price.
Linnéplatsens Hotell och Vandrarhem
Linnéplatsens Hotell & Vandrarhem sits on Linnéplatsen square — the quiet Linné end of the neighborhood, where tram 11 to the Saltholmen archipelago ferries terminates. 8.4 from 938 reviews, beds from about €38; self-check-in, privacy curtains on bunks, and a bigger-than-average shared kitchen.