Here are TNT’s picks for the friendliest, swankiest and best value hostels.
1. The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel, Amsterdam
Cost: From €24.80 (1st March 2018)
Selling Point: The ‘Pig’ is bang in the centre of town, next to the party area Leidseplein. Free Breakfast, fresh bed linen made on arrival, free WiFi, 25% off food in Belushi’s, 24 hour access, free walking tours.
Why go? Quirky, creative and beautiful, freewheeling Amsterdam with its museums, coffeeshops and merchant houses combines culture, history and hedonism just nicely.
Address: Vossiusstraat 46, 1071 AJ, Amsterdam
How to book: www.flyingpig.nl/uptown | 31 (0)20 4004187 | uptown@flyingpig.nl
2. St Christopher’s, Bath
Cost: From £13.80 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: The stunning abbey, Roman baths and Royal Crescent are just few steps away – and the hostel has its own nightclub. Free Breakfast, fresh bed linen made on arrival, free WiFi, 25% off food in Belushi’s plus 2-4-1 drinks, 24 hour access, free walking tours.
Why go? Bath is immaculately preserved in Georgian splendour, with the trimmings you’d expect of a university town.
Address: 9 Green Street, Bath, BA1 2JY
How to book: www.st-christophers.co.uk/bath-hostels | 01225 481444 | bath@st-christophers.co.uk
3. Central Backpackers, Oxford
Cost: From £23 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: A modern hostel in a historical city, includes free WiFi, free tea & coffee, free luggage storage. Outdoor rooftop terrace with BBQ, 24 hour access, fresh linen included. Free tennis racquet, rugby balls, frisbies and football hire.
Why go? It’s a sophisticated little town that educated luminaries of the world in its striking sandstone colleges.
Address: 13 Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HH
How to book: www.centralbackpackers.co.uk | 01865 242288 | oxford@centralbackpackers.co.uk
4. Cat’s Hostel, Madrid
Cost: From €17 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: It’s close to everything in Madrid and has a thumping late-night basement bar and a stunning tiled terrace to rest your hung-over head. Free WiFi and 24 hour access.
Why go? Madrid is Spain’s premier style city with great bars, live music, smashing restaurants and awesome art galleries.
Address: Calle Cañizares, 6 28012, Madrid
How to book: catshostel.com | 34 91 369 28 07 | info@catshostel.com
5. Journey’s, Brighton
Cost: From £10.95 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: Formerly a well-known indie venue, it’s been kitted out with a decidedly Brighton edge. It’s also got a café and games room with free Wifi. Free continental breakfast, laundry area and 24 hour access. Scuba diving, skydiving and snorkelling activities available onsite.
Why go? England’s most vibrant seaside resort has quirk, character and a legendary nightlife.
Address: 33 Richmond Place, Brighton
How to book: www.journeys-brighton-hostel.hotel-in-brighton.com/en | 01273 695866
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1. The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel, Amsterdam
Cost: From €24.80 (1st March 2018)
Selling Point: The ‘Pig’ is bang in the centre of town, next to the party area Leidseplein. Free Breakfast, fresh bed linen made on arrival, free WiFi, 25% off food in Belushi’s, 24 hour access, free walking tours.
Why go? Quirky, creative and beautiful, freewheeling Amsterdam with its museums, coffeeshops and merchant houses combines culture, history and hedonism just nicely.
Address: Vossiusstraat 46, 1071 AJ, Amsterdam
How to book: www.flyingpig.nl/uptown | +31 (0)20 4004187 | uptown@flyingpig.nl
2. St Christopher’s, Bath
Cost: From £13.80 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: The stunning abbey, Roman baths and Royal Crescent are just few steps away – and the hostel has its own nightclub. Free Breakfast, fresh bed linen made on arrival, free WiFi, 25% off food in Belushi’s plus 2-4-1 drinks, 24 hour access, free walking tours.
Why go? Bath is immaculately preserved in Georgian splendour, with the trimmings you’d expect of a university town.
Address: 9 Green Street, Bath, BA1 2JY
How to book: www.st-christophers.co.uk/bath-hostels | 01225 481444 | bath@st-christophers.co.uk
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3. Central Backpackers, Oxford
Cost: From £23 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: A modern hostel in a historical city, includes free WiFi, free tea & coffee, free luggage storage. Outdoor rooftop terrace with BBQ, 24 hour access, fresh linen included. Free tennis racquet, rugby balls, frisbies and football hire.
Why go? It’s a sophisticated little town that educated luminaries of the world in its striking sandstone colleges.
Address: 13 Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HH
How to book: www.centralbackpackers.co.uk | 01865 242288 | oxford@centralbackpackers.co.uk
4. Cat’s Hostel, Madrid
Cost: From €17 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: It’s close to everything in Madrid and has a thumping late-night basement bar and a stunning tiled terrace to rest your hung-over head. Free WiFi and 24 hour access.
Why go? Madrid is Spain’s premier style city with great bars, live music, smashing restaurants and awesome art galleries.
Address: Calle Cañizares, 6 28012, Madrid
How to book: catshostel.com | +34 91 369 28 07 | info@catshostel.com
5. Journey’s, Brighton
Cost: From £10.95 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: Formerly a well-known indie venue, it’s been kitted out with a decidedly Brighton edge. It’s also got a café and games room with free Wifi. Free continental breakfast, laundry area and 24 hour access. Scuba diving, skydiving and snorkelling activities available onsite.
Why go? England’s most vibrant seaside resort has quirk, character and a legendary nightlife.
Address: 33 Richmond Place, Brighton
How to book: www.journeys-brighton-hostel.hotel-in-brighton.com/en | 01273 695866
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2. St Christopher’s, Bath
Cost: From £11.50
Selling point: The stunning abbey, Roman baths and Royal Crescent are just few steps away – and the hostel has its own nightclub
Why go? Bath is immaculately preserved in Georgian splendour, with the trimmings you’d expect of a university town.
How to book: st-christophers.co.uk; hostelworld.com
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3. Central Backpackers, Oxford
Cost: From £18
Selling point: A modern hostel in a historical city, it includes free internet
and racquets for the nearby tennis courts.
Why go? It’s a sophisticated little town that educated luminaries of the world
in its striking sandstone colleges.
How to book: centralbackpackers.co.uk; hostelworld.co
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4. Cat’s Hostel, Madrid
Cost: From £13
Selling point: It’s close to everthing in Madrid and has a thumping late-night basement bar and a stunning tiled terrace to rest your hung-over head.
Why go? Madrid is Spain’s premier style city with great bars, live music, smashing restaurants and awesome art galleries.
How to book: hostelbookers.com; catshostel.com
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5. Journey’s, Brighton
Cost: From £10.95
Selling point: Formerly a well-known indie venue, it’s been kitted out with a decidedly Brighton edge.
It’s also got a café and games room with free internet.
Why go? England’s most vibrant seaside resort has quirk, character and a legendary nightlife.
How to book: hostelworld.com; visitjourneys.com
7.Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
Cost: From £16.50
Selling point: Lisbon’s first hostel, with its gorgeous staff and great breakfasts, bagged a premium location in the city’s historical heart.
Why go? Lisbon is historic and wildly youthful at once, spread over steep hillsides with stunning views over a colourful cityscape and the seaside.
How to book: hostelworld.com; lisbonloungehostel.com
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6. Barnacles Temple Bar House, Dublin
Cost: From €10.80 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: The cobbled road of Temple Bar is just out the door. There’s free WiFi, free breakfast, free walking tour, hostel pub crawl, 24 hour access plus all rooms are en suite!
Why go? It’s a charismatic city with excellent museums, parks and pubs to socialise with the locals.
Address: 19 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
How to book: www.barnacles.ie/dublin | +353 1 6716277 | receptiontbh@barnables.ie
7. Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
Cost: From €14 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: Lisbon’s first hostel, with its gorgeous staff and great free breakfasts, bagged a premium location in the city’s historical heart. Free WiFi, free tea & coffee, fresh linen. Bike hire available.
Why go? Lisbon is historic and wildly youthful at once, spread over steep hillsides with stunning views over a colourful city scape and the seaside.
Address: Rua de São Nicolau, 41, 1100-547 Lisbon
How to book: www.lisbonloungehostel.com | +351 21 3462061 | info@lisbonloungehostel.com
8. Safestay Edinburgh
Cost:from £18 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: It’s a five-star hostel in the heart of lovely Edinburgh with a bar, restaurant and all the trimmings right on the Royal Mile, where the nightlife is at your doorstep. Free WiFi, fresh bed linen.
Why go? Scotland’s capital is utterly seductive, incorporating medieval tenements with a pulsating nightlife.
Address: 50 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh
How to book: www.safestay.com/edinburgh | 0131 5241989 | reception-edi@safestay.com
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9. Grand Hostel, Berlin
Cost:From €14 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: 24-hour reception, breakfast til 2pm, free guided city tours and bicycle hire all in a grand old building right the city centre – It’s heaven in a hostel. Free WiFi.
Why go? Posh, punk, food or fashion, the German capital is a scene-stealing cauldron of it all.
Address: Tempelhofer Ufer 14, 10963 Berlin
How to book: www.grandhostel-berlin.de/en | +49 (0)30 200 95 450 | info@grandhostel-berlin.de
10. Morag’s Lodge Hostel, Loch Ness, Scotland
Cost: From £24 (1st March 2018)
Selling point: It’s just minutes away from the bustling village of Fort Augustus. Head for a spot of Nessie-spotting at Loch Ness which is a short stroll away. Bothy style bar, Free WiFi, free tea & coffee, free parking.
Why go? The award-winning hostel offers four-star quality accommodation at great prices for backpackers and families.
Address: Bunoich Brae, Fort Augustus PH32 4DG
How to book: www.moragslodge.com | 01320 366289 | info@moragslodge.com
7.Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
Cost: From £16.50
Selling point: Lisbon’s first hostel, with its gorgeous staff and great breakfasts, bagged a premium location in the city’s historical heart.
Why go? Lisbon is historic and wildly youthful at once, spread over steep hillsides with stunning views over a colourful cityscape and the seaside.
How to book: hostelworld.com; lisbonloungehostel.com
9. Grand Hostel, Berlin
Cost:From £14
Selling point: 24-hour reception, breakfast til 2pm, free guided city tours and bicycle hire all in a grand old building right the city centre – It’s heaven in a hostel.
Why go? Posh, punk, food or fashion, the German capital is a scene-stealing cauldron of it all.
How to book: hostelworld.com; grandhostel-berlin.de
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10. Morag’s Lodge Hostel, Loch Ness, Scotland
Cost:£18
Selling point: It’s just minutes away from the bustling village of Fort Augustus. Head for a spot of Nessie-spotting at Loch Ness which is a short stroll away.
Why go? The award-winning hostel offers four-star quality accommodation at great prices for backpackers and families.
How to book: Email info@moragslodge.com or visit famoushostels.com
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Europe and the UK’s best hostels – here are TNT’s picks for the friendliest, swankiest and best value hostels.
1. The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel, Amsterdam
Cost: From £20.99
Selling Point: The ‘Pig’ is bang in the centre of town, next to the party area Leidseplein, plus its newly refurbished and the beer’s cheap in its own bar.
Why go? Quirky, creative and beautiful, freewheeling Amsterdam with its museums, coffeeshops and merchant houses combines culture, history and hedonism just nicely.
How to book: hostelbookers.com;www.flyingpig.nl
2. St Christopher’s, Bath
Cost: From £11.50
Selling point: The stunning abbey, Roman baths and Royal Crescent are just few steps away – and the hostel has its own nightclub
Why go? Bath is immaculately preserved in Georgian splendour, with the trimmings you’d expect of a university town.
How to book: st-christophers.co.uk; hostelworld.com
3. Central Backpackers, Oxford
Cost: From £18
Selling point: A modern hostel in a historical city, it includes free internet
and racquets for the nearby tennis courts.
Why go? It’s a sophisticated little town that educated luminaries of the world
in its striking sandstone colleges.
How to book: centralbackpackers.co.uk; hostelworld.co
4. Cat’s Hostel, Madrid
Cost: From £13
Selling point: It’s close to everthing in Madrid and has a thumping late-night basement bar and a stunning tiled terrace to rest your hung-over head.
Why go? Madrid is Spain’s premier style city with great bars, live music, smashing restaurants and awesome art galleries.
How to book: hostelbookers.com; catshostel.com
5. Journey’s, Brighton
Cost: From £10.95
Selling point: Formerly a well-known indie venue, it’s been kitted out with a decidedly Brighton edge.
It’s also got a café and games room with free internet.
Why go? England’s most vibrant seaside resort has quirk, character and a legendary nightlife.
How to book: hostelworld.com; visitjourneys.com
6. Barnacles Temple Bar House, Dublin
Cost: From €10
Selling point: The cobbled road of Temple Bar is just out the door. There’s free internet, breakfast and reading lights on the beds.
Why go? It’s a charismatic city with excellent museums, parks and pubs to socialise with the locals.
How to book: barnacles.ie; hostelbookers.co
7.Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
Cost: From £16.50
Selling point: Lisbon’s first hostel, with its gorgeous staff and great breakfasts, bagged a premium location in the city’s historical heart.
Why go? Lisbon is historic and wildly youthful at once, spread over steep hillsides with stunning views over a colourful cityscape and the seaside.
How to book: hostelworld.com; lisbonloungehostel.com
8. Smartcity hostel, Edinburgh
Cost:from £11.60
Selling point: It’s a five-star hostel in the heart of lovely Edinburgh with a bar, restaurant and all the trimmings right on the Royal Mile, where the nightlife is at your doorstep.
Why go? Scotland’s capital is utterly seductive, incorporating medieval tenements with a pulsating nightlife.
How to book: smartcityhostels.com
9. Grand Hostel, Berlin
Cost:From £14
Selling point: 24-hour reception, breakfast til 2pm, free guided city tours and bicycle hire all in a grand old building right the city centre – It’s heaven in a hostel.
Why go? Posh, punk, food or fashion, the German capital is a scene-stealing cauldron of it all.
How to book: hostelworld.com; grandhostel-berlin.de
10. Morag’s Lodge Hostel, Loch Ness, Scotland
Cost:£18
Selling point: It’s just minutes away from the bustling village of Fort Augustus. Head for a spot of Nessie-spotting at Loch Ness which is a short stroll away.
Why go? The award-winning hostel offers four-star quality accommodation at great prices for backpackers and families.
How to book: Email info@moragslodge.com or visit famoushostels.com
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