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If you’ve ever spent a night in a police lock-up, staying in this former police station might give you flashbacks – or not. It’s run by an energetic, clued-in crew, happy to help you make the most out of your stay in Erfurt...
Germany has all types of places to unpack your suitcase. Standards are generally high, and even basic accommodation will likely be clean and comfortable. Reservations are a good idea between June and September, around major holidays, festivals, cultural events and trade shows. In this book, reviews are listed by author preference.
If you’ve ever spent a night in a police lock-up, staying in this former police station might give you flashbacks – or not. It’s run by an energetic, clued-in crew, happy to help you make the most out of your stay in Erfurt...
Perfect for solo travellers, this small, friendly and fun hostel is within strolling distance of hip hangouts and public transport...
Popular with young travellers (and families, too), this lively, 200-bed establishment is a great place to meet other travellers...
Baxpax was among the first in town to take budget hospitality to a whole new level...
Two barges moored on the Spree River right by the East Side Gallery, this floating hostel puts you within staggering distance of party-hearty Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain...
With a name inspired by a creature in Douglas Adams' novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this uncluttered and spotlessly clean hostel has 74 beds spread over two floors, a sunny rooftop terrace, 24-hour reception (2nd floor), wheelc...
With just eight beds and a snug lounge room, this little locally run hostel inside an 1895 town house gives you the feeling you're staying with friends...
On the edge of Rostock’s trendy bar district, the KTV, is this family-run operation with great facilities spread over two buildings. Recently added rooms have private bathrooms (single/double €35/56)...
Regensburg’s only backpacker hostel has it's very own convenience store, which doubles up as reception, but isn't open 24 hours, so late landers should let staff know in advance...
Housed in one of the few buildings around the Hauptbahnhof to survive WWII, this atmospheric hostel-hotel oozes history with every dangling chandelier and creaky staircase...
Touted as a hostel, the former Hotel Schell is essentially a typical Garmisch hotel, but a good choice nonetheless. If you can get into one of the four-bed dorms, it's the cheapest sleep in town. Breakfast is an extra €6 if you stay in a dorm.
This is the most central DJH hostel, located in Neuhausen northwest of the Altstadt. Relatively loud and busy, it's also popular and friendly. There's a restaurant, a garden, bikes for hire, and no curfew. Take the U1 to Rotkreuzplatz.
Munich's top hostel is a professionally run affair with a whopping 300 dorm beds plus private rooms...
Bright new hostel that gets rave reviews but is far from the tourist and nightlife action.
A very cheap and basic place is Sleep-Inn.
Check in at the out-of-this-world bar-cafe (with cheap drinks) before being ‘beamed up’ to your room in the Moon Palace – each one dedicated to a sign of the zodiac or some other spacey theme. Bike rentals and large kitchen are also available.
This private hostel is simply furnished but spotless, with a kitchen, communal room and a small courtyard out front for soaking up the sun.
Münster’s hostel is 200m from the Hauptbahnhof. Dorms are clean but basic and sleep three to eight; only a few singles and doubles have private bathrooms. Perks include free coffee and tea and kitchen use. Check-in is from 8am to 12...
Young, social types give high marks to this eastside hostel that puts the ‘fun’ in funky and is a great launching pad for in-depth nightlife explorations...
This low-key, train-station-adjacent hostel has basic but clean four- to eight-bed dorms and private rooms (some with facilities) spread over three floors reached via a creaky wooden staircase...
Converted from a hotel, this hostel smells a bit like teen spirit, but has a good range of facilities such as pool tables, bike hire and luggage storage. Dorms are basic but comfy.
Near the Hauptbahnhof, this is a hostel as hostels should be: central, convivial and economical. A lounge gives way to clean, colourful rooms sleeping one to six people...
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