2008
1st, Country Winners Sweden
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It gets our thumbs up for consistently high guest reviews.
Hostelworld says
The elegant and modern Castanea Old Town Hostel is centrally located in the Old Town of Stockholm. Voted the best hostel in Sweden in 2007 by Hostelworld users, remains as one of the top rated Hostels in the city. Our guests frequently cite this cosy, quiet and relaxing hostel?s ?excellent location? which ?cannot be beaten?, as well as their ?fantastic kitchen?. We like that all showers are in the corridors close enough for all guests, as well as the occasional free leftovers in the kitchen for budget visitors to enjoy. Hostelworld reviewers have repeatedly recommended this hostel for all ages travellers, families, groups and couples.
Property Description
Welcome to Castanea Old Town Hostel, one of the most central hostel in Stockholm.
Castanea is a small, personal hostel, located in the middle of the Old Town (Gamla Stan), one of the best preserved medieval city center in the world. We are a modern hostel in a charming building from 1747 with a beautiful horse chestnut tree at the square just outside. A fantastic location in the heart of Stockholm and at the same time our street is quiet and calm. It couldn't be better.
We would like you to experience a homely and friendly atmosphere and hope you can feel at home away from home.
Stay in dorm or a private room. We have single, twin, 4-bed and 6-bed private rooms and dorm with 4, 6 or 16 beds. All our rooms have big beautiful windows and comfortable beds with reading lights. The rooms are facing a small street, square or the tranquil backyard.
Bring your own bed-linen or rent from us. Sleeping bags are not allowed.
All rooms have shared shower and toilet. Separate showers so you can lock the door.
In our popular guest kitchen you can prepare your own meals. Why not start your day with making breakfast in our kitchen and buy some lovely fresh bread from the bakery just around the corner.
Relax in our common room with maps, books and homemade tips about Stockholm. Our guests come from Sweden and around the world. You will find backpackers, families, couples or just friends looking for a comfortable stay.
Free Wifi.
Yes - we are Eco friendly and are active with saving energy, waste recycling among other things.
When you stay at Castanea you are only 200 meters from the Royal Palace, Stockholm Cathedral, Nobel museum and of course in the middle of a lot of great cafés, restaurants, bars and shopping.
A short walk will take you to the City hall or to the local ferry to Djurgarden, Skansen and the Vasamuseum. Just minutes from the boats to Stockholm's famous Archipelago. Castanea is also close to Central Station, only one stop with the underground. What can we say - just in the middle of everything!
Welcome to Castanea and Stockholm!
Lotta, Cecilia, Paula, Tania, Smilla, Hanna, Sofia, Leon, Fredrik and Petra
Castanea is a small, personal hostel, located in the middle of the Old Town (Gamla Stan), one of the best preserved medieval city center in the world. We are a modern hostel in a charming building from 1747 with a beautiful horse chestnut tree at the square just outside. A fantastic location in the heart of Stockholm and at the same time our street is quiet and calm. It couldn't be better.
We would like you to experience a homely and friendly atmosphere and hope you can feel at home away from home.
Stay in dorm or a private room. We have single, twin, 4-bed and 6-bed private rooms and dorm with 4, 6 or 16 beds. All our rooms have big beautiful windows and comfortable beds with reading lights. The rooms are facing a small street, square or the tranquil backyard.
Bring your own bed-linen or rent from us. Sleeping bags are not allowed.
All rooms have shared shower and toilet. Separate showers so you can lock the door.
In our popular guest kitchen you can prepare your own meals. Why not start your day with making breakfast in our kitchen and buy some lovely fresh bread from the bakery just around the corner.
Relax in our common room with maps, books and homemade tips about Stockholm. Our guests come from Sweden and around the world. You will find backpackers, families, couples or just friends looking for a comfortable stay.
Free Wifi.
Yes - we are Eco friendly and are active with saving energy, waste recycling among other things.
When you stay at Castanea you are only 200 meters from the Royal Palace, Stockholm Cathedral, Nobel museum and of course in the middle of a lot of great cafés, restaurants, bars and shopping.
A short walk will take you to the City hall or to the local ferry to Djurgarden, Skansen and the Vasamuseum. Just minutes from the boats to Stockholm's famous Archipelago. Castanea is also close to Central Station, only one stop with the underground. What can we say - just in the middle of everything!
Welcome to Castanea and Stockholm!
Lotta, Cecilia, Paula, Tania, Smilla, Hanna, Sofia, Leon, Fredrik and Petra
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Latest Reviews
Sep 21, 2023
It was a great hostel! Great Location! It felt like a big house. It was clean and beautiful and the common areas were cosy. There you could also find books and a board with reccomendations for your trip. The only thing that was slightly negative is that there were not enough WCs and only in the morning it was croweded. However, that didn't affect my wonderful stay there. Definately reccomend.
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Sep 11, 2023
Pros: staff helpful when they are there. Limited reception hours, which could also be a con. Very clean. Great for working remote, solid Wi-Fi. Perfect location! Cons: No fans or A/C so it was very warm in my room. Windows helped only a bit. No ventilation in toilets or showers. Quiet hours at 11pm so it was difficult to complete my work calls. Overall good stay and I’d consider staying again!
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Sep 09, 2023
Lovely hostel, though room set up (16 beds) combined with an additional sheets fee make it feel quite expensive for hostelling. Toilets are few and removed from rooms, despite the quantity of guests. Toilets and showers are quite small with no bench / side space which can make changing a challenge when you share a 16 person room.
Kitchen was small but well equipped with very good amount of food space. Other travellers were friendly and the space did lend itself to a nice community atmosphere.
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Facilities
Free
- Free WiFi
- Free Internet Access
General
- Security Lockers
- Common Room
- Elevator
- Breakfast Not Included
- Book Exchange
- Hot Showers
- Linen Not Included
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Reading Light
- Hair Dryers
- Iron / Ironing Board
- Microwave
- Flexible NRR
- Covid-19 safe
Services
- Internet access
- Laundry Facilities
- Towels for hire
- Luggage Storage
- Reception (limited hours)
Entertainment
- Wi-Fi
Awards
Nominations
2013
Worldwide Medium Hostel
2012
Worldwide Small Hostel
Castanea Old Town Hostel says
What makes Castanea special is our amazing location in the charming atmosphere of the Old Town. It\'s probably the most popular part of Stockholm. From here it is close to everything. We are in the middle of Old Town and most of the city sights within walking distance. Just minutes from the ferries to Djurgården and the Archipelago.
Our personal recommendation is to stroll in the Old Town and experience the historic atmosphere. Another favorite is Fotografiska also walkable from Castanea, enjoy fantastic exhibitions as well as good food. It is also an excellent photo spot of Stockholm form there. If you are curious of Swedish food visit an indoor food market perfect for this is Östermalmshallen or Hötorgshallen.
If you are a little more adventurous try the very Swedish Ice-hole and cold bathing with sauna in the winter. In the summer take the boat far out in the archipelago for a whole day.
We find that we get a relaxed mix of people staying here who like meeting other guests, from friends, couples and families to backpackers - but we are not a party hostel. We like to make people feel at home and usually you can find somebody cooking in the kitchen chatting to other guests."
As one of Sweden's top rated hostel, we are of course proud of what our guests say about us. Clean, safe, welcoming and a lovely location.
We are looking forward to your stay here!