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Lucerne BarRanked guide

Best Hostels with Bars in Lucerne

Lucerne's nightlife isn't on Old Town benches — it's in a tight handful of locals' bars (Helvetia, Bourbaki, Rathaus Brauerei) that close before midnight, and that's it. So a hostel with its own bar is genuinely useful here, not just a marketing line. Two Lucerne hostels keep one open: Bellpark in Kriens (a relaxed snack bar built into the shared lounge) and Young Backpackers Homestay on the Sonnenberg hillside (a small owner-served bar with Pilatus views).

◉ Ranking · 2 picks
  1. 01Young Backpackers Homestay€50
  2. 02Bellpark Hostel€42
§ 01 — Traveler's take
“I rolled into Lucerne on a Thursday off the Interlaken train and went straight to Bellpark for the cheap dorm. Cooked pasta from the Lidl, took a beer from the snack bar to the shared lounge sofa, ended up in a four-way table-football tournament with a German cyclist, an Australian on a gap year, and the staff. The whole thing cost CHF 6 and ran until 23:30 when the night bus left for town. The next night I moved up to Young Backpackers Homestay on the hillside, sat at Raymond's small bar with a glass of Petite Arvine and watched the sun drop behind Pilatus while he told me which Sonnenberg trail to take in the morning. Two completely different bar nights, both in hostels, both better than the lone-traveler-at-a-bar evening I'd had in Zurich.”
§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 2 Picks

Young Backpackers Homestay
01
★ 9.6488 reviews€50/night

Young Backpackers Homestay

A small, owner-run homestay on the Kriens hillside with a panoramic glass-walled lounge that frames Mt. Pilatus on one side and Lucerne's lake basin on the other. Closer to a Swiss Alpine B&B than a hostel — eight beds, a bar, a sun terrace, a garden — but priced like a hostel and run with the kind of personal care that pulls 9.6 from 488 reviewers.

  • Highest-rated hostel-priced bed in Lucerne (9.6 on 488 reviews)
  • Panoramic glass-walled common room frames Mt. Pilatus and the lake basin
  • Owner Raymond personally runs check-in, bar nights, and guest tours
  • Only Lucerne hostel with an on-site bar, garden barbecue, and small sauna corner
Bellpark Hostel
02
★ 7.31,149 reviews€42/night

Bellpark Hostel

A modest, quiet hostel in Kriens, fifteen minutes by bus 1 from Lucerne train station, parked directly on the cogwheel side of Mt. Pilatus. Shared kitchen, snack bar, garden, and a Lidl supermarket two minutes away — the cheapest way to stay near Lucerne without sleeping in a tent.

  • Cheapest hostel bed in greater Lucerne by ten to fifteen francs per night
  • Bus 1 outside the door to the train station every six minutes (12 minute ride)
  • Walking distance to the Pilatus cogwheel base station in Kriens
  • Shared kitchen + Lidl two minutes away — the only realistic way to eat cheap in Switzerland
§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Bar in Lucerne

Tip Nº 01

Bellpark's snack bar runs on the honour-system shelf next to reception after 22:00 — write your room number on the slip and pay at check-out. Cash only.

Tip Nº 02

Young Backpackers Homestay's bar opens around 19:00 when Raymond finishes the dinner prep — show up by 19:30 to get the Pilatus-view sofa before the regulars take it.

Tip Nº 03

Both bars close around 23:00 — that's the cue to crash, not relocate to town. The night bus N1 from Lucerne station to Kriens runs Friday and Saturday only, last service 02:42.

Tip Nº 04

If you want a town bar after the hostel, Helvetia (Old Town, electronic + craft beer) and Rathaus Brauerei (own brewery) are the picks — both within 12 minutes of Lucerne station by bus.

Tip Nº 05

Switzerland is cash-shy — both hostel bars take TWINT (Swiss instant payment app) or cash. International cards work but the bartender prefers TWINT, especially at busy moments.

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