Bern
Switzerland.
Switzerland · 3 districts · 3 vibes
3 handpicked hostels in Bern, sorted by traveler rating.
Bern is Switzerland's federal capital but feels more like a 14th-century walled town than a power-broker city — UNESCO Old Town, 6 km of arcaded sandstone shopping streets (the Lauben), and the Aare river bending around the medieval centre on three sides. The hostel scene is small (three viable properties at rating 8.5+ across the river-side residential pocket and the Old Town), but every guest gets a free Bern Ticket transit pass at check-in covering all trams, buses, the Gurten funicular, and S-Bahn — a meaningful saving in Europe's third-most expensive hostel city. The Aare swim, the Marzili public baths, the Rosengarten sunset, and the Reitschule alternative cultural centre form the four-pillar Bern backpacker rhythm. EUR 42 to EUR 56 a bunk.
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Best Hostels in Bern
3 handpicked hostels in Bern, sorted by traveler rating.
Hostel 77 Bern
Hostel 77 Bern sits at Morillonstrasse 77 in the residential Mattenhof-Marzili pocket south-west of the Old Town — 7 minutes to the Marzili public baths and the Aare river, 20 minutes on foot or 8 minutes on tram 9 to Bundesplatz. 8.9 over 2,191 Booking reviews, the highest-rated hostel in Bern, with a sun terrace, garden, bar, indoor games room and bicycle parking that make it the slow-traveler base in the federal capital.
Bern Backpackers Hotel Glocke
Bern Backpackers Hotel Glocke sits in a historic building on Rathausgasse 75, exactly 100 metres from the Zytglogge clock tower inside the UNESCO Old Town arcades. 8.5 over 3,071 Booking reviews, location score 9.6 — the highest in Bern — with a fully equipped self-catering kitchen, a shared living room, and a 10-minute walk to the train station. The Old Town hostel for travelers who want every sight on their doorstep.
Bern Youth Hostel
Bern Youth Hostel sits at Weihergasse 4 in the quiet Mattenhof-Weissenbühl garden quarter directly behind the Swiss Federal Parliament — 5 minutes from the Aare river and the Marzili public baths, 7 minutes from Bundesplatz. 8.5 over 2,646 reviews, fully refurbished and reopened in April 2018, with a quiet garden, a varied breakfast buffet and the included Bern Ticket — the best mix of central location and residential calm in the federal capital.
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All three viable Bern hostels run a social scene, but the energy is different at each. Hostel 77's bar opens at 5 pm and the inner-courtyard…
Two Bern hostels run a serious breakfast operation: Hostel 77 (CHF 12 buffet, optional, vegetarian options, 7-10 am) and Bern Youth Hostel (…
Two Bern hostels run a real garden — Hostel 77 with a south-facing inner courtyard sun terrace plus an outdoor play area, and Bern Youth Hos…