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Castanea Old Town Hostel Reviews

Kindstugatan 1, Old Town, Stockholm, Sweden

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Reviews of Castanea Old Town Hostel

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93%

Great location, clean and quiet, nice rooms despite some drafts ... and don't showering at business hours if you do not like cold showers .. very nice atmosphere near a good bakery for breakfast

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Couple 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

Excellent hostel-myself and a friend had a twin room. Lovely high ceilings and wooden floors-very cosy! Great location and lovely staff. Good kitchen facilities and a really homely feel to the place. Defo stay there again!good job guys!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • All Female Group 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


96%

Very cozy and comfortable

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

The hostel was charming.But the room was of course small but clean and quiet.I was very pleased with my stay a I will book a room there again next time I visit Stockholm

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


90%

Great Hostel! I've seen a lot of hostels recently and this is probably the best I've been to! This hostel is very peaceful and I slept very well. I often have trouble sleeping in a dorm but with this hostel, there was no problem at all even though many of the people in the dorm went to party and came back late. Facilities were good and the place was warm in the middle of the winter which you can't really say of all places.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


90%

I really enjoyed my stay here.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Nice and cleand place. And location is creat. Near metro and the middle of beautiful old town!! Love that place!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)


93%

Very nice that we're independent from the staff so we can arrive at any time.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


86%

Very good hostel we really enjoyed our time. The lockers in the big dorm did not work with our locks are they were too small and others had this trouble too. But otherwise a loverly place

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • All Female Group 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


86%

We had a great stay - very nice hostel that we would defintelty recommend to others.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • All Female Group 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

A great stay! Definitely highly recommended!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


90%

We like it and came back again. his was our third stay !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

The best staff, very friendly.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

This is definitely hostel with its own personality, friendly atmosphere and rich traditions. I really enjoyed reading all little notes from the staff and other visitors, tips and small "life hacks". I also smiled at many ideas implemented there, such as "free coins" exchange, shared food, and general eco-friendly attitude. I wish I had more time to stay :) The only thing to complain about: wi-fi was incredibly slow.


90%

We had cold showers while we stayed with you and this was a big let down, this is something that needs sorting. Apart from this the Hostel was very good.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

Cozy, silent and clean.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


83%

Nice place- very central, friendly people and good atmosphere

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


76%

Strange system of food storage - its difficult to define whether it's common food or not.


100%

A fantastic hostel, great location in the centre of Gamla Stan.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2011
  • joelrileyuk
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


96%

Everything was excellent. The location was absolutely perfect, the staff were great, the hostel is stylish, and the showers were hot and powerful. The only problem I had was that for me, the wi-fi was unstable, and for me almost unusable. Otherwise, everything was great.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


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  • 05 Feb 2012 (93%)
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