Hostels and Youth Hotels
Last updated on 06/29/2026
The 10 best hostels and youth hotels in Berlin
Staying overnight on a budget and still being right in the middle of it all works particularly well in Berlin. The city's best hostels have long offered more than just an affordable bed, namely atmosphere, location and plenty of extras. The legendary Circus Hostel on Rosenthaler Platz tempts with a lavish breakfast buffet and its own microbrewery, while the Grand Hostel in Kreuzberg combines hotel standards with hostel service. If you like a place steeped in history, you check in at the Three Little Pigs, which resides within the walls of a former convent. From the city's largest hostel to the green retreat by the Grunewald, there is something for pupils, students and backpackers alike. Which of these houses will become your base camp in Berlin?
Yulia Veksler
For this list I made sure that affordable does not mean basic. Cleanliness, a central location and modern facilities mattered to me just as much as friendly staff and cool extras. I picked the houses that turn class trips and city breaks into a real experience and offer more than just a cheap place to sleep.
The Circus Hostel on Rosenthaler Platz in Berlin-Mitte has become legendary! From the impressive all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet to the in-house microbrewery, this vibrant hostel has a lot to offer!
You get what the name promises at the Berlin Grand Hostel: the combination of hotel standards with the amenities of a hostel.
Prenzlauer Berg's Pfefferbett Hostel is located on the so-called Pfefferberg ("Pepper Mountain"), an old brewery. This brings an absolutely unique atmosphere and ambience to the place but also the hostel's event programme is a gas.
With 904 beds, the Generator Hostel located between the districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain, is Berlin's biggest hostel!
The impressive lobby of the Three Little Pigs Hostels in Kreuzberg breathes a very special flair. The historic building was once a women's convent.
The Baxpax in Mitte has definitely gone down in history as the first ever hostel in Berlin!
The Industriepalast Hostel and Hotel in Friedrichshain links old industry culture with modern design.
The Sunflower Hostel is a smaller venue in hip Friedrichshain, not too far away from Simon-Dach-Straße, the Berghain Club and the East Side Gallery and it's all about sunflowers.
The Jugendgästehaus St.-Michaels-Heim (Youth hostel St. Michaels) on the edge of Wilmersdorf is out in the green and centrally located at the same sime, since both Kurfürstendamm and Grunewald are not far away.