Year: 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014
Wanna see the world's best hostels? Our annual HOSCAR awards recognise the most amazing hostels around the world based on a whopping one million reviews from you, the people who went out to #MeetTheWorld in 2017. Every time you leave a review on the Hostelworld site, you're helping other travellers find the hostel that's right for them. We want to say a massive thank you for taking the time to contribute to our community.
So, next time you're wondering where to stay in Porto or looking for the perfect hostel for your backpacking trip through Colombia, why not take a look at this year's winning hostels for inspiration!
Best Small Hostels
The top ten hostels with 1-75 beds, based on your reviews in 2017.
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Sungate One Madrid, SpainBook Now
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Hostel Majdas Mostar, Bosnia And HerzegovinaBook Now
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Cozy Nook Hostel Da Lat, VietnamBook Now
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5 Terre Backpackers Cinque Terre, ItalyBook Now
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The Madhouse Prague Prague, Czech RepublicBook Now
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Jazz Hostel & Apartments Bled, SloveniaBook Now
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Option Be Hostel Cordoba, SpainBook Now
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Adventure Q2 Hostel Queenstown, New ZealandBook Now
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Hostel One Ramblas Barcelona, SpainBook Now
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Travellers House Lisbon, PortugalBook Now
Best Medium Hostels
The top ten hostels with 76 - 150 beds, based on your reviews in 2017.
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Soul Kitchen St Petersburg, RussiaBook Now
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Home Lisbon Hostel Lisbon, PortugalBook Now
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Goodmorning Lisbon Hostel Lisbon, PortugalBook Now
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Lost Inn Lisbon Lisbon, PortugalBook Now
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The Naughty Squirrel Backpackers Hostel Riga, LatviaBook Now
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Hostel One Budapest Budapest, HungaryBook Now
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Lisboa Central Hostel Lisbon, PortugalBook Now
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Highroad Hostel Dc Washington, USABook Now
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Lisbon Destination Hostel Lisbon, PortugalBook Now
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Song Of Travel Hostel Nyaung Shwe Inle Lake, MyanmarBook Now
Best Large Hostels
The top ten hostels with 151 - 350 beds, based on your reviews in 2017.
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Star Hostel Taipei Main Station Taipei, TaiwanBook Now
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Piece Hostel Sanjo Kyoto, JapanBook Now
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Ostello Bello Grande Milan, ItalyBook Now
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Yeah Hostel Barcelona Barcelona, SpainBook Now
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Ok Hostel Madrid Madrid, SpainBook Now
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Meander Taipei Taipei, TaiwanBook Now
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Castle Rock Hostel Edinburgh, ScotlandBook Now
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Usa Hostels Ocean Beach San Diego, USABook Now
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Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof (hostel Interlaken) Interlaken, SwitzerlandBook Now
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Pal's Hostel Budapest, HungaryBook Now
Best Extra Large Hostels
The top ten hostels with 350+ beds, based on your reviews in 2017.
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Lub D Phuket Patong Phuket, ThailandBook Now
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M Montreal Montreal, CanadaBook Now
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Freehand Chicago Chicago, USABook Now
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Abraham Hostel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, IsraelBook Now
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Hi Chicago, The J.ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel Chicago, USABook Now
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Wake Up! Sydney Central Sydney, AustraliaBook Now
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Hi Boston Boston, USABook Now
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Plus Berlin Berlin, GermanyBook Now
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Wombats City Hostel Vienna - At The Naschmarkt Vienna, AustriaBook Now
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Wombats City Hostel London London, EnglandBook Now
Best Hostels by Continent
The top three hostels per continent, based on your reviews in 2017.
- Soul Kitchen St Petersburg, RussiaBook Now
- Sungate One Madrid, SpainBook Now
- Hostel Majdas Mostar, Bosnia And HerzegovinaBook Now
Europe
- Star Hostel Taipei Main Station Taipei, TaiwanBook Now
- Piece Hostel Sanjo Kyoto, JapanBook Now
- Dalat Friendly Fun Da Lat, VietnamBook Now
Asia
- Soul Kitchen St Petersburg, RussiaBook Now
- Sungate One Madrid, SpainBook Now
- Hostel Majdas Mostar, Bosnia And HerzegovinaBook Now
Europe
- Chili Kiwi Lakefront Pucon, ChileBook Now
- El Rio Hostel Santa Marta, ColombiaBook Now
- Hospedaje Penthouse 1004 Bariloche, ArgentinaBook Now
Latin America
- Poco A Poco Hostel Leon, NicaraguaBook Now
- Auberge Nola Hostel New Orleans, USABook Now
- Posada Del Abuelito San Cristobal de las Casas, MexicoBook Now
North America
- Adventure Q2 Hostel Queenstown, New ZealandBook Now
- Adventure Queenstown Hostel Queenstown, New ZealandBook Now
- Travellers Oasis Cairns, AustraliaBook Now
Oceania
Best Hostels by Country
The best hostel in each country around the world, based on your reviews in 2017.
- Travellers OasisCairnsBook Now
Australia
- Yha LiverpoolLiverpoolBook Now
England
- Book Now
France
- Eastseven Berlin HostelBerlinBook Now
Germany
- Galway City Hostel & BarGalwayBook Now
Ireland
- 5 Terre BackpackersCinque TerreBook Now
Italy
- Lucky Lake HostelAmsterdamBook Now
Netherlands
- Sungate OneMadridBook Now
Spain
- Auberge NOLA HostelNew OrleansBook Now
USA
- Stone City HostelGjirokasterBook Now
Albania
- Mountain Hostel TarterEl TarterBook Now
Andorra
- Hospedaje Penthouse 1004BarilocheBook Now
Argentina
- Travellers OasisCairnsBook Now
Australia
- Book Now
Austria
- Book Now
Azerbaijan
- Hostel Room ArubaOranjestadBook Now
Aruba
- Your HostelMinskBook Now
Belarus
- Book Now
Bangladesh
- Hostel UppelinkGentBook Now
Belgium
- Lower DoverSan IgnacioBook Now
Belize
- Villa Oropeza HostelSucreBook Now
Bolivia
- Hostel MajdasMostarBook Now
Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Discovery HostelRio de JaneiroBook Now
Brazil
- Villa DadapBandar Seri BegawanBook Now
Brunei
- Hostel Mostel Veliko TarnovoVeliko TarnovoBook Now
Bulgaria
- Book Now
Cambodia
- Planet Traveler HostelTorontoBook Now
Canada
- Praiadise HostelPraiaBook Now
Cape Verde
- Chili Kiwi LakefrontPuconBook Now
Chile
- Han Tang Inn HostelXi'anBook Now
China
- El Rio HostelSanta MartaBook Now
Colombia
- Book Now
Costa Rica
- Book Now
Croatia
- Enzo S BackpackersHavanaBook Now
Cuba
- LemongrassLimassolBook Now
Cyprus
- The Madhouse PraguePragueBook Now
Czech Republic
- Generator CopenhagenCopenhagenBook Now
Denmark
- Island Life Backpackers' HostelSanto DomingoBook Now
Dominican Republic
- Casa CarpedmQuitoBook Now
Ecuador
- Hostel Casa Verde Santa AnaSanta AnaBook Now
El Salvador
- Yha LiverpoolLiverpoolBook Now
England
- Red Emperor Bar&hostelTallinnBook Now
Estonia
- Octopus ResortYasawaBook Now
Fiji
- The Yard HostelHelsinkiBook Now
Finland
- Book Now
France
- Marco Polo HostelTbilisiBook Now
Georgia
- Eastseven Berlin HostelBerlinBook Now
Germany
- Agoo HostelAccraBook Now
Ghana
- Stay HostelRhodesBook Now
Greece
- Cucuruchos Boutique HostelAntiguaBook Now
Guatemala
- La Hamaca HostelSan Pedro SulaBook Now
Honduras
- Yesinn @CAUSEWAY BayHong KongBook Now
Hong Kong
- Hostel One BudapestBudapestBook Now
Hungary
- Reykjavik A Loft Hi HostelReykjavikBook Now
Iceland
- Jugaadus' HostelAmritsarBook Now
India
- The Farm HostelCangguBook Now
Indonesia
- Galway City Hostel & BarGalwayBook Now
Ireland
- Abraham Hostel Tel AvivTel AvivBook Now
Israel
- 5 Terre BackpackersCinque TerreBook Now
Italy
- Five GablesMontego BayBook Now
Jamaica
- Piece Hostel SanjoKyotoBook Now
Japan
- Jordan Tower HostelAmmanBook Now
Jordan
- Almaty Hostel DomAlmatyBook Now
Kazakhstan
- Diani BackpackersDianiBook Now
Kenya
- Prishtina Center Hostel & ApartmentsPrishtinaBook Now
Kosovo
- Book Now
Latvia
- The Grand Meshmosh HotelBeirutBook Now
Lebanon
- The Monk's Bunk KaunasKaunasBook Now
Lithuania
- HI ViandenViandenBook Now
Luxembourg
- Agartha Hostel OhridOhridBook Now
Macedonia
- Madagascar UndergroundAntananarivoBook Now
Madagascar
- BackHome Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurBook Now
Malaysia
- Marco Polo HostelSt. Julian'sBook Now
Malta
- Posada Del AbuelitoSan Cristobal de las CasasBook Now
Mexico
- Ionika HostelChisinauBook Now
Moldova
- Town Yard HostelUlaan BaatarBook Now
Mongolia
- Hostel Hikers DenZabljakBook Now
Montenegro
- Equity Point MarrakechMarrakeshBook Now
Morocco
- Song Of Travel Hostel Nyaung ShweInle LakeBook Now
Myanmar
- Skeleton Beach BackpackersSwakopmundBook Now
Namibia
- 327 Thamel HostelKathmanduBook Now
Nepal
- Lucky Lake HostelAmsterdamBook Now
Netherlands
- Vicky's KeysSt. MaartenBook Now
Netherlands Antilles
- Adventure Q2 HostelQueenstownBook Now
New Zealand
- Book Now
Nicaragua
- Global VillageBelfastBook Now
Northern Ireland
- Book Now
Norway
- Area D HostelRamallahBook Now
Palestine
- Bambuda CastleBoqueteBook Now
Panama
- El Nómada Hostel AsunciónAsuncionBook Now
Paraguay
- Book Now
Peru
- Frendz Resort & Hostel BoracayBoracay IslandBook Now
Philippines
- Greg & Tom HostelKrakowBook Now
Poland
- Home Lisbon HostelLisbonBook Now
Portugal
- Luquillo Beach HostelLuquilloBook Now
Puerto Rico
- Podstel BucharestBucharestBook Now
Romania
- Soul KitchenSt PetersburgBook Now
Russia
- Yambi HostelKigaliBook Now
Rwanda
- Castle Rock HostelEdinburghBook Now
Scotland
- Book Now
Senegal
- Hostel BongoBelgradeBook Now
Serbia
- Tree In LodgeSingaporeBook Now
Singapore
- The Ginger MonkeyHigh TatrasBook Now
Slovakia
- Backpackers InsideSeoulBook Now
South Korea
- Sungate OneMadridBook Now
Spain
- Hangover HostelsMirissaBook Now
Sri Lanka
- Sondzela BackpackersMalkernsBook Now
Swaziland
- City Backpackers HostelStockholmBook Now
Sweden
- Book Now
Switzerland
- Book Now
Taiwan
- New Teddy's PlaceZanzibarBook Now
Tanzania
- Lub D Phuket PatongPhuketBook Now
Thailand
- Cheers HostelIstanbulBook Now
Turkey
- Fat Cat BackpackersKampalaBook Now
Uganda
- Book Now
Ukraine
- Buenas Vibras Hostel MontevideoMontevideoBook Now
Uruguay
- Auberge NOLA HostelNew OrleansBook Now
USA
- Dalat Friendly FunDa LatBook Now
Vietnam
- The River HouseCardiffBook Now
Wales
- Jollyboys BackpackersLivingstoneBook Now
Zambia
- Victoria Falls BackpackersVictoria FallsBook Now
Zimbabwe
Most Popular Hostels
Based on the number of bookings and average rating, these are the most popular hostels in each of our top cities.
- ClinkNOORDAmsterdamBook Now
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Athens BackpackersAthensBook Now
Athens, Greece
- The Attic BackpackersAucklandBook Now
Auckland, New Zealand
- ClinkNOORDAmsterdamBook Now
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Athens BackpackersAthensBook Now
Athens, Greece
- The Attic BackpackersAucklandBook Now
Auckland, New Zealand
- NapPark Hostel at Khao SanBangkokBook Now
Bangkok, Thailand
- St Christopher's BarcelonaBarcelonaBook Now
Barcelona, Spain
- PLUS BerlinBerlinBook Now
Berlin, Germany
- The Cranky Croc HostelBogotaBook Now
Bogota, Colombia
- Bunk BrisbaneBrisbaneBook Now
Brisbane, Australia
- MEININGER Brussels City CenterBrusselsBook Now
Brussels, Belgium
- Wombats City Hostel BudapestBudapestBook Now
Budapest, Hungary
- Book Now
Cairns, Australia
- Republica Hostel CartagenaCartagenaBook Now
Cartagena, Colombia
- D-Well Hostel Chiang MaiBook Now
Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Copenhagen Downtown HostelCopenhagenBook Now
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Book Now
Cusco, Peru
- Abbey CourtDublinBook Now
Dublin, Ireland
- Castle Rock HostelEdinburghBook Now
Edinburgh, Scotland
- PLUS FlorenceFlorenceBook Now
Florence, Italy
- Makuto Backpackers HostelGranadaBook Now
Granada, Spain
- Book Now
Hanoi, Vietnam
- Long HostelHo Chi MinhBook Now
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Tribee KinhHoi AnBook Now
Hoi An, Vietnam
- Pink Panther's HostelKrakowBook Now
Krakow, Poland
- Back Home Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurBook Now
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Book Now
Lima, Peru
- Home Lisbon HostelLisbonBook Now
Lisbon, Portugal
- Book Now
London, England
- Banana Bungalow HollywoodLos AngelesBook Now
Los Angeles, USA
- Mola HostelMadridBook Now
Madrid, Spain
- Black Sheep Hostel MedellinMedellinBook Now
Medellin, Colombia
- Flinders BackpackMelbourneBook Now
Melbourne, Australia
- Ostello Bello GrandeMilanBook Now
Milan, Italy
- Book Now
Munich, Germany
- HI NYC HostelNew YorkBook Now
New York, USA
- Book Now
Paris, France
- Mad Monkey Phnom PenhPhnom PenhBook Now
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Book Now
Porto, Portugal
- Hostel DownTown PragueBook Now
Prague, Czech Republic
- The YellowRomeBook Now
Rome, Italy
- HI San Francisco - DowntownSan FranciscoBook Now
San Francisco, USA
- La Brisa LocaSanta MartaBook Now
Santa Marta, Colombia
- Hostel One CatedralSevillaBook Now
Sevilla, Spain
- The Siem Reap HostelSiem ReapBook Now
Siem Reap, Cambodia
- The Bohemian Chic HostelSingaporeBook Now
Singapore, Singapore
- Book Now
Split, Croatia
- Generator StockholmStockholmBook Now
Stockholm, Sweden
- Wake Up! Sydney CentralSydneyBook Now
Sydney, Australia
- Anne Hostel YokozunaTokyoBook Now
Tokyo, Japan
- Generator VeniceVeniceBook Now
Venice, Italy
- Book Now
Vienna, Austria
Rating Criteria Winners
Best Value for Money, Best Atmosphere, Best Staff, Best Facilities and Best Location.
Best Value for Money
- Dalat Friendly FunDa Lat, VietnamBook Now
Best Facilities
- Soul KitchenSt Petersburg, RussiaBook Now
Best Atmosphere
- 5 Terre BackpackersCinque Terre, ItalyBook Now
Best Location
- Sungate OneMadrid, SpainBook Now
Best Staff
- Jazz Hostel & ApartmentsBled, SloveniaBook Now
All Other Winners
Based on reviews in 2017, we have crowned the new hostel that consistently achieves high standards of excellence; and the best hostel chain.
Best New Hostel
- Faloe HostelKota Kinabalu, MalaysiaBook Now
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