Inexpensive hostels and youth hotels for students, pupils and backpackers are plentiful in Berlin. However, which ones are absolutley clean, centrally located in Berlin, have a somewhat modern interior, a friendly staff and perhaps cool extras like an in-house bar? The Top10 Berlin team has searched for Berlin's best hostels for school and city trip for all those, who want a bit more than just a "cheap place to sleep". Some of the comfort goodies include free WIFI, Wii gaming consoles for your gaming fix, karaoke, bike rentals, concerts by Berlin bands or even a special teachers' lounge.

  • Foto: Zoe Noble

    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!

  • Foto: Grand Hostel

    You get what the name promises at the Berlin Grand Hostel: the combination of hotel standards with the amenities of a hostel.

  • Foto: Pfefferbett Hostel | Daniel Wetzel

    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.

  • Foto: Generator Hostel

    With 904 beds, the Generator Hostel located between the districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain, is Berlin's biggest hostel!

  • Foto: Three Little Pigs

    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.

  • Foto: Baxpax Mitte Hostel

    The Baxpax in Mitte has definitely gone down in history as the first ever hostel in Berlin!

  • Foto: Industriepalast Hostel & Hotel

    The Industriepalast Hostel and Hotel in Friedrichshain links old industry culture with modern design.

  • Foto: Sunflower Hostel

    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.

  • Foto: Jugendgästehaus St. Michaels

    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.

  • Foto: Rock'N'Roll Herberge

    The Rock’n’Roll Herberge (Rock'n Roll Lodge) is the smallest of all listed hostels.