Best Hostels in Stockholm

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

8.3-rated small hostel on Hälsobrunnsgatan in Vasastan, one of Stockholm's quietest residential neighbourhoods. Three blocks from Odenplan metro, 12 minutes' walk to Central Station, 800 metres to St Eriksplan bars. Big spacious kitchen, organised walking tours, and the best-value bed in central Stockholm under EUR 35.

8.1-rated 280-bed Generator hostel on Torsgatan in Norrmalm, 700 metres from Stockholm Central Station and 5 minutes walk from the Arlanda Express terminal. Big Nordic-design lobby-bar, Scandi-cocktail list, DJ nights twice a week, female-only dorms, breakfast buffet, fast online check-in. The polished-hostel-brand pick in Stockholm.