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Reviews of City Backpackers Hostel 2 stars

Upplandsgatan 2a, Norrmalm, 111 23 Stockholm, Sweden

#53 of 193 hotels in Stockholm

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Review score

Based on 1662 hostel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.7

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  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    7.0
    Great for solo travellers looking for value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom in the room wasn’t great, but nice to have

    Comfy beds, better value for money than a hotel for a solo traveller, central

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lack of international electrical outlets to charge electronics...

    Location, cleanliness, price

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    9.0
    Property was well kept and maintained through, lovely staff and events in the courtyard, it felt like a college situatio
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good conditions, well kept and maintained in terms of cleanliness.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Basic Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    You have to pay extra for bed sheets and you can't use your own sleeping bag. To be honest it was very strange to me as I paid for stay in advance. What else could I pay extra in different hostel next time, for bed? Using bathroom? It is weird to me.

    Very welcoming personel. Really really nice

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    8.0
    Really safe. Close to the train station and shopping street.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Basic Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    You should take off your shoes in the whole apartment. Free pasta without sauce. It's dark in the common room. You have to pay 35 kr for the linen sheets. Why not include the price in the rent? They provide tea and coffee from 11 a.m., but travelers usually go out during this time period. No 24 hour reception. The pillow is from IKEA. It sucks. The pillow is too soft and flat, making my neck uncomfortable. The reception desk is open from 9 am to 8 pm. Only one socket beside your bed. Another socket is occupied by the bed light.

    There are three hooks in the shower room. Free sauna and washing machine (including an iron). The kitchen is spacious. They provide a toaster and a microwave. They provide hand sanitizer. They have many board games. The temperature is just right. The quilt is warm.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was fine.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    7.0
    Good value and location, extra charge for linens and towel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Extra charge for linens AS WELL AS towels. Ended up being 60kr total but still really bugs me when hostels do this. No breakfast offered. As with other reviews, the whole place is a bit of a maze with half of it in the basement level, but they kindly include a little map on the paper with the codes for entry. I booked a room with a window but apparently there are rooms without windows (how is this legal/safe?)

    Good value and location. I stayed in a 4-bed dorm with city view. People were generally friendly and seemed chattier/more open to meeting people than in other hostels I stayed at. Interior decor was cool/retro. I didn't use the sauna but it's free and something I haven't seen at any other hostels, which is cool. Location was super easy to get to from T-Centralem

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Recommend the apartment room. Quiet, comfortable. Well located.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds squeaking all night

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2024

    9.0
    I enjoyed my stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little confusing to get around in the hostel

    Nice staff, cool location, courtyard same as the bar next door

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is clean, pleasant decor, convenient location.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Basic Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sheets were mandatory to buy but not included in the booking price?

    Free coffee

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    City Backpackers Hostel was clean, friendly and in a great location for Stockholm

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 September 2024

    10
    Perfect place to stay for busy travellers
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location, nice and comfy beds. Felt very safe there, good atmosphere. I practically just needed a place to sleep at night because of a full schedule so this was the perfect accommodation for that purpose.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 7-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hosts are the best, Gustav is the man! Best fun with most staff, place is a little on the quite side, but all around great to stay! As the kickers tornaments champion i got to go on there bike tour for free <3 Great to do, see so much of the city.. dont trust that theres only one hill! :D way worth the leg burn! Can recommend this hostel for anbody needing a home away from home! For Crazy Party hostel look else where! Cheers TJD

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2024

    10
    Clean and fun hostel in great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    the whole place is cleaned daily, the sauna area looks nice, staff are friendly and helpful, easy to meet people and make friends. great location!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    7.0
    Everything went as expected, it is your typical hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Basic Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There could be more privacy within the shared bedrooms by adding curtains to the beds for example :) And the toilets and showers were a bit far, but they seemed enough for all the people in the hostel.

    The location is truly practical, very close to the central station and to cool areas in Stockholm. The Gamla stan is easily accessible walking. The kitchen is also a big plus.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We didn't expect the room to be in the basement (we had a private double room), with only some glass bricks at sidewalk level for daylight. It would have been nice to have a proper window for some fresh air. The WiFi was very weak at times.

    The location was absolutely perfect: walking distance to the main train station, to restaurants and supermarkets, as well as to the major sightseeing sites (that is, if you can and like to walk!) The room was clean, and everything worked. The common kitchen was quite big and very well equipped, and there was enough room for 3-4 people to cook at the same time.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment with Sauna
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    friendly,clean, near the station

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Navigating the hostel is a big cumbersome. Multiple codes with one that changes every day. They provide a wallet-sized map with the codes for our convenience so it's not too bad, but definitely more work than most places.

    Amazing price, great location with direct bus to Old Town / Gamla Stan, great social place to hang out with other backpackers

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2024

    7.0
    The stuff is very good and kind, also it has a kitchen which is really awesome
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed really uncorfortable. One of the worst i have ever slept one

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No showers on the upper floor

    Great hostel and very nice staff!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    8.0
    Awesome, great value hostel with a few small drawbacks.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quiet, introverted guests. No advance suggestion to bring slippers/flipflops (since there's a 'no shoes inside' rule) or notice at time of booking of additional bedding fee. No breakfast included. Insanely complicated system of multiple codes, even to get between the dorm rooms and bathroom - constantly afraid of locking myself out!

    Great decor. Helpful, friendly staff. Convenient location. Bag storage. Comfy bed. Free coffee. Cool building. Quiet time rules that people really respected. Great night's sleep!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    8.0
    Great location and vibe!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Nitpicking: a bit of a walk from the reception, downstairs through kitchen, lounge to the room. No issue for most people though.

    It is close to great restaurants and coffee shops and the main 53 bus line, walking distance from Central train and bus station. Great vibe, many well-mannered young people. Great band on Saturday night!

    Stayed in September 2024

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