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City Backpackers Hostel info
FREE high speed Internet on eight computers and WiFi in all guest rooms 24 hours!
FREE pasta!
FREE evening sauna! (The sauna is free for girls at 17.00 and 18.00 for boys.)
FREE ice skates to borrow!
FREE two hour bike rental!
The best LOCATION!
City Backpackers hostel is a home away from home, situated in a beautiful 19th Century building, right in the middle of Stockholm, only ten minutes walk from the central station. Our neighbourhood has some of the best bars, clubs and cafés in Scandinavia, and the main shopping street of Stockholm, Drottninggatan, is just around the corner. It will lead you to the best spots in town, like Gamla Stan, the old town. This is the medieval part of Stockholm and has a unique atmosphere. A must for any visitor to Stockholm.
NO LOW-SEASON!
City Backpackers is designed to be the perfect meeting place. You are guaranteed to meet other travellers from all over the world. We never have less than 50 young travellers staying with us on any single day of the year. This hostel is the ultimate, cosmopolitan melting pot.
City Backpackers is open 365 days a year and has no curfew. No hostel membership is needed.
The DORMS!
You can stay in a room with two, four, six, eight, eleven or 12 beds (the two-bedded rooms can only be booked directly through the hostel). Female dorms are provided. There are ten toilets and 17 showers. Most of them are shared. We also have two apartments for up to six people with private bathroom, shower and kitchen.
Note: Sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers are a must-have. You can bring your own to cut costs, or rent them for 50 SEK.
The cosy COMMON AREAS!
There are plenty of common areas in the hostel were you can hang out and meet other travellers or get a moment to yourself. Use our cozy courtyard in the summer time, or if it is chilly, stay indoors and wrap a blanket around you in one of our comfy sofas. We have a large fully equipped guest kitchen where you meet new friends while saving money by cooking your own food. There?s also a great, new backpacker café with breakfast and a light meals; sandwiches, cookies, snacks and hot and cold drinks all day long. When you want to relax there is a hot sauna and lounge areas with daily newspapers available.
Cleanliness!
For hygienic reasons no outdoor shoes are allowed in the hostel and bed linen is compulsory for all guests. Our toilets, showers and common areas are checked three times daily to make sure they are clean.
The FUN!
We offer a very popular and incomparable Viking Sauna Tour during winter season, and a variety of other tours all year round! Our staff is happy to give you inside info about the best clubs in Stockholm any given night. Every night is movie night when we show a popular Swedish film, if you feel like taking it easy.
The highest SECURITY!
We use door codes instead of keys for maximum security, and change the codes often. There are lockers both inside and outside the dorms. By a cheap padlock from us or bring your own. Before you check in or after you have checked out you can keep your bags in our luggage room.
SPECIAL OFFERS!
On certain arrival dates we have a variety of special offers. For example, stay five nights arriving on a Sunday, and get free bed linen, free coffee, free bike rental, free Stockholm travel card and free Wednesday bar tour! Value around 1 400 SEK.
SAVE THE EARTH!
City BackPackers has an environmental-friendly approach and is working on getting the EU eco-label for accommodation, the flower. Our efforts include waste recycling, electricity from renewable sources, energy efficient white-wares and light bulbs, no smoking and an overall environmental policy.
PLEASE NOTE
We don't accept payment with American Express.
If you change your travel plans you must cancel minimum 24 hours before arrival to get your money back. If not, the first night will be charged.
We have higher prices on Fridays and Saturdays, for guests who only want to stay on those nights. To get the best price you simply include a Thursday or a Sunday night in your stay!
We are looking forward to seeing you! Welcome!
Guests can cancel their reservation without paying penality until 6 p.m. the day before. In case of no-show or late cancellation 1 night of your stay will be charged on your credit card.
You can cancel the reservation without penalty fee until 1 days before check in date
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