City Backpacker - Hostel Biber Reviews

My room was in 4th or 5th floor with no lift, so I had some trouble to get my luggage up through the stairs. Room was quite small for 6 people, but it seemed clean. Common room was quite small too, the good things are that they have a coffee machine and free wifi in the common room.

The hostel was quite nice. Zurich is a very expensive city, but it was very nice. The staff was nice. I left my camera behind and they mailed it to me with no problems.

good location

Expensive for what you get. Have to pay for sheets extra. Small hostel, small common area, not much of an atmosphere for hanging out or meeting people. Lockers in the room very small and couldn't fit our bags. Blanket was thin and not nearly warm enough. Reception has odd hours

Great location, very clean, nice staff!

Zurich in itself is so expensive so i wont blame 38 franks a night to be expensive, and that too with no free wifi, no complemetary breakfast. Coop is the best place to eat inexpensive in Zurich. Otherwise good.

room clean toilet so-so not so clean. i would recommend if hostel can provide slipper for the traveller kitchen good. but one of my foods is stolen. i dont know who but it is okay maybe someone dont have enough money to buy food outside. zurich is expensive wireless - is very slow and at common room only. should be wireless at room. so not all want to go to common room.

Get ready to climb 3 levels without elevator just to get to the reception! Nice and pretty clean, small hostel, the kitchen right in front of our room was really annoying, especially when someone decided to cook a fried fish! (bad smell!!!) The location is really good, 10 min walk from the train station and right in the middle of the shopping and restaurant area! A bit expensive for what it is but we're in switzerland and everything is expensive. We'll still recommend this hostel.

We had a great stay here! Excellent, friendly staff, good beds and sheets, and a sweet little kitchen in which to socialize a little. Maybe pricey, but that's fitting in Zurich, I guess. Perfect location.

Great hostel, very expensive for what you're getting, but that's a given in zurich! Fantastic location, close to everything (including the station :P)

It was the cheapest one I found but still its too expensive. The location is awesome but beside that, the atmosphere is not so good as the common area is really small and everyone is just using their smartphones and laptops, there is no conversation at all and for a lone traveler, this is not what I aimed too. They dont have the bedlinen included, and for the price they charge per night this is outrageous.

Great location, a tad bizarre walking up past the open kitchen doors to the hostel. Also having the reception closed for 4 hours throughout the day is inconvienient as flights and travellers arrive at all times of day.

Pretty typical of a backpacker hostel but this was way way way too expensive for what we got.

There is one bathroom - 2 stalls, 2 showers for each "section." WiFi did not work and have to pay to use internet on their computer. You have to pay to rent sheets. It is a great location. Not bad of staying for one night since Switzerland is so expensive.

No breakfast. Internet works only in the tiny common area they provide. The kitchen on the second floor stinks.

Very good location and organization!

Great that there are multiple kitchens. Wifi only available in a small area so everyone tended to try to cram in, but adaptor plugs supplied there was a nice touch. Lots of stairs to get up to the main reception. Lockers in dorm rooms are very small and require your own lock.

it's an exelent thing they have a kitchen you can use freely.

The male staff member that was on duty during my stay was very helpful and friendly.

Room was spacious, comfortable and clean. There is a sink in the room which is nice, as you don't have to run back and forth down the hall to the bathroom for little things. Bathroom down hall was clean. Internet services in the main common room worked well. One thing that was unexpected was the amount of stairs from the entrance to the reception/rooms. This would not be suitable for anyone with knee problems or who is not capable of doing stairs. Maybe there was an elevator but I didn't see it