YMCA Hostel Basel Reviews

Very clean and spacious rooms, good bfast for 5 Swiss francs, and just overall good experience. Rooms were cleaned every day at 11a, and the staff was very helpful in giving advice on places to go and had many good maps and brochures to look at. Great location from the train station, about 2 blocks (5 min) away. Have stayed here before and would stay again if ever back in Basel! BTW, breakfast seems expensive here for what you get, but it's an expensive city and this is a GREAT deal :)

The place is spacious with clean rooms and toilets. Kitchen is industrial size as well. Shower is clean and with good pressure. However, there is little interaction between traveller - not as fun compared to other livier hostel.

The Hostel was very nice. BUT!! The visitors in the room where I slept were without any respect for the people sleeping. Music, Lights, even masturbating... Please inform everybody or make a sign to be a little bit careful...

very nice and very clean :)

Fantastic place to stay!! Beds comfortable & rooms warm for winter!! Really great for people needing peace & quiet.

I could live in that hostel my whole life if it was possible. Location is perfect, near the central station and a special details like the adorable ceiling light brings us to a very peaceful and memoriable place to be in.

Easy to get to from Train Stn. Staff were excellent, happy and helpful.Room was spotless, showers great and the free internet access was a life saver. Would stay there again without hesitation. Thank you YMCA Basel.

Hi everyone... The YMCA is really a great Hostel, only a few meteres away from the SBB train Station as well as the town centre and all its public network.. I would describe as a high standing hostel, I would say... The Breakfast is absolutly delicious, I stayed there in a 5 bedrooms and it was very clean and cosy... there was a safe locker in each room, big enough for a couple of bagpacks... The staff was very helpfull and there to help you out to get wherever you want... I would recommend it !

No complaints from me. I'd definitely stay here again.

Breakfast is very basic and could be better.

Very clean, but could be more cosy!

I was only here 1 night (checked in late, checked out early), so I wasn't able to see much of the social life in the hostel. However, the people were friendly and helpful, & I was able to leave my luggage in a storage area behind the counter for safe keeping during the day. If you arrive between check-in times, you have to find a staff member (most likely sitting in the cafeteria area) & ask to put your stuff away. Rooms were clean & I liked that you had a numbered bed and storage area w/ lock.

Friendly atmosphere, helpful staff, good internet connection and modern and relaxing environment. Kitchen spacious and very clean and organised. Good level of cleanliness all round. Only negative, was the girl in my room, snoring the whole night!!!!

Nice hostel, located just 5 minutes to the train station and 10-15 minutes to the old town. Good beds, lockers and towels included. Big common area with excellent wifi connection. Good Breakfast included (cereals, bread, cheese, etc). I have not used but the hostel give you when you arrive a transport pass to travel for free in the city during your stay. The staff is also very kind and help in everything that you need.

I definitely loved this hostel. It is really worth its money: the breakfast was good, the tea in the common room was free, the wifi worked excellent, the towel was included, the rooms and bathrooms were spotless. What's more, they also provide you with a public transport ticket for the time of your stay which helps to save a lot of money! The location is great, just a few minutes away from the train station where you can catch a tram to everywhere. I highly recommend the hostel to everyone!

Hostel is very clean and in a fairly good location, its really close to basel SBB (Main train station). When you arrive you get a public transport card so getting into the city centre is quick and easy too (you can walk it if you like). Just like other YMCA Hostels I've stayed in it isn't a party hostel at all so if you looking to socialise this might not be the hostel for you.

A lovely hostel close the city centre. You get a mobility card valid on the public transport when you check in. The rooms and shower areas were very clean. The breakfast was yum. All the staff I dealt with were great. The only thing I would say there is no air conditioning so if heat bothers you this may not be the place for you during the summer.

I would have want male dorm instead of the mixt. But so it is good also. Room friend who had an own computer, caused little noise on night.

perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a very clean, organized, and quite cheap hostel for switzerland. I think not everyone agrees but for me Basel is a quite nice city, only the nightlife is not that good..