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City BackPackers Hostel Reviews

Upplandsgatan 2a, 11123, Stockholm, Sweden

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91%Overall Rating

From 345 ratings
  • 91%Character
  • 91%Security
  • 93%Location
  • 91%Staff
  • 90%Atmosphere
  • 92%Cleanliness

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93%

A great hostel close to the centre of town. Really good facilities that were always clean. Security seemed to be an issue during our stay, with notices about computer thefts being put up around the hostel. We stayed in a private room, which was absolutely perfect for our needs. Must recommend staying for a Friday and going to the Viking Sauna tour. Lena is a wonderful tour guide and it is an unforgettable experience!

Owner Comment (Show)
Ah, you are making me blush here! I just got home from another Viking Sauna Tour, and I've gotta say it's getting more badass every week. The sea is now completely frozen over with a ten centimetre thick layer of ice - it took me ages to hack a hole with the axe so we could get in! But Stockholm is truly beautiful when the temperature gets this low, 13 degrees minus, the trees all look like they've been dipped in sugar. The security problems is mainly because our guests feel a little bit too at home. We try to remind everyone not to leave their valuables unattended, and we do have lockers in all the dorms, but every now and then some guest just is too trusting, and leaves their lap top on the bed while going out all day. It's really important to remember that regardless how lovely your dorm mates seem, you don't really know them, and not everyone is as honest as they seem. Other than that, we really never have any security problems (knock on wood). Cheers Lena

93%

The place is amazing, it is warm and comfortable, the free plasta is amazing too, the stuff are helpful and nice, anyway I need to give a thrumb to the hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Hong Kong
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Excellent location, free pasta and the coziest room for chatting conquered my heart) the best hostel in Stockholm for reasonable price! Met some cool people in there and had great time last night in stoc) additional fee for bed linen is not that pleasant but this is pricy stoc, anyway.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Russia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


93%

I´ve already been the second time to this lovely hostel! it feels like your own house, the sauna facilities and the free pasta are also an excellent idea:)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2012
  • fabs
  • Germany
  • Female, 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
How nice, a regular customer! Glad you enjoyed your stay this time, too, cheers Lena

100%

great, we really enjoyed our stay :) thanks for everything!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Austria
  • Female, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank YOU, it was a pleasure having you! Lena

100%

It's really sweet for all: the staff there are nice, the room there are sweet, the print there is free... But th only thing is that I cannot connect wifi until I'm in the lobby.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Cosy place to stay :) great location!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 27 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Female, 25-30
  • (17 reviews)


83%

I was really happy about my stay in this youth hostel. the staff is really nice and ready to help you anytime. The place is clean and the atmosphere is really friendly. I really recommend it! The only thing I can say is that most of the hostel is underground so I missed a bit of sunny light but as I did not spend all my day there, it was find. Moreover there is bedrooms on the ground floor so maybe it is possible to book those one only.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, I'm glad you had a nice Christmas holiday at City Backpackers! It is very easy to miss the sunlight in Stockholm in December, you were really here during the darkest time of the year. In the summer we get the opposite complaints, because people are not used to daylight 24 seven. So we actually have two rooms without access to daylight, which can be a good idea to book if you have trouble sleeping. But all the other rooms have windows, even if they are sometimes in the ceiling. And you should totally come back again to experience the beautiful Swedish summer nights, when the sun goes down in the middle of the night and comes back up again three hours later. Stockholm in December and May are like two different planets! Cheers, Lena

77%

They have a dry sauna in the hostel, which is pretty awesome. Also, during the winter they have the "Viking Sauna" trip to the baltic sea. You should definitely take advantage of if it's during your stay. You have to pay 50 krona (about 5 Euro) or bring your own bedsheets.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


80%

Excellent accomodation,excellent location,very clean,comfortable beds and warm rooms.Comes highly recommended.MCB

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female, 41+
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, thank you for recommending us! But still I can't be fully happy with your review since you've rated us eleven per cent below our average... I don't want to be all glass half empty here, but excellence just doesn't cut it, we need to be out-bloody-standing. And that's what we're planning to be next time you're here, and then hopefully one or two fives can sneak in among all those fours! Cheers, Lena, rolling up her sleeves for some hard improvement labour...

77%

The private bathrooms location from the rooms in the upper floor are a bit inconvenient. Else friendly stAff and clean. The free internet and computer access is super. Pity that the wifi didnt work on iphones though

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for the feedback. We have been having some problems with WiFi lately, so now we restart all our servers once every night, which seems to have worked, knock on wood... I wasn't aware that there was a difference when you use Iphones - I will look into that ASAP, thank you so much for bringing it to my attention! Kindly Lena (who is not smart enough to use a smart phone, unfortunately...)

97%

It's the best hostel i've visited. We arrived in the Christmas Eve and the staff of reception gave us a very warm welcome! Thanks a lot!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you, I'm glad you felt we honour the good old X-mas spirit! Lena

67%

Breakfast was dissapointing!! 50SEK, and you were allowed to have only one role. Wifi wasn't great as well

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, what a shame you were disappointed with your stay. It is unusual that we get such low ratings for security, so I will e-mail you just to get some more feedback. We have sprinklers all over the hostel in case of fire, individual code locks to the dorms as well as the main entrance, lockers in all the dorms and 24 hour camera surveillance, so I am running out of ideas on how to improve security - perhaps you can help! Kindly Lena

97%

its a really nice Hostel, with a nice and gentle staff. The facilities are really good. I recommend you to bring a easy fit shoes, because they no shoes policy sometimes get a little annoying, especially when you need to solve.some quick question on the reception and there was a lot of snow outside, you have toput the snow boots for that. Despite that the time I have been there was nice...... And of course the free pasta is an amazing idea...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


93%

Sauna!! What more can I say? But seriously though, I was amazed by this hostel. I can see why this place was always packed. The moment you walked downstairs into the common area, you can just see the little touches that make this hostel unique. No shoes policy really helps keep the place clean. Also, loved the kitchen! Wifi was hard to connect to at time and I wish the upper level had showers but other than that, it was fantastic!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for those kind words! And I'm glad you appreciated the no shoes policy, some of our guests find it weird and utterly pointless. I don't know if you've seen The Hobbit yet, but that scene when all the dwarfs take over Bilbo's house and starts making a mess, that's so spot on the way Swedish people feel when guests don't take their shoes off! Cheers Lena

93%

The breakfast ain't much, but the free pasta in nice.


97%

Loved staying at this hostel and the kitchen facilities were amazing! So helpful especially since Stockholm is such an expensive city.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

it feels really warm and family liked atmosphere

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Hong Kong
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


90%

We liked the free Sauna :)


100%

PERFECT! PERFECT! and PERFECT! Free pasta, free sauna, free iceskating. Excellent location, staffs, and bed linens and towels for hire.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 17 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (16 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
YOU're perfect! Glad you had fun ice skating, and welcome back any time of course! Lena

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