The key, the plastic the card, the swipe, the 4-digit the code on the wrist (the £12 for the dorm the bed in the Greg & Tom Hostel in the Kraków, the 14-bed, the ensuite, the clean, the kitchen, the free the breakfast: the muesli, the bread, the jam, the coffee, and the £12 for the all of the above, the cheapest the quality the hostel in Europe), the returning the from the 10pm the walk through the Kazimierz (the Jewish the Quarter, the bars, the street the food, the £2 for the the pierogi, and the best the evening in the Poland), is the essential the budget-the hostel the experience. Europe has the thousands of the hostels, and the cheapest the that are the still the clean, the safe, and the welcoming are the essential to the know. Here is where to find them.

Where to Find the Cheapest Hostels in Europe

• The Eastern European the value, the £10–15/night the zone: The Kraków, Poland (the £12/night, the best-value the hostel the city in Europe): the Greg & Tom (the £12 for the 14-bed the dorm, the free breakfast, the free dinner on the 3 nights a week, and the best-value hostel in Europe), the Mundo Hostel (the £10 for the 10-bed, the social, the tram from the Old Town: the 10 minutes, and the best the budget the hostel in the Kraków), the essential Kraków hostel experience: the Tuesday the pierogi-making the class at the Greg & Tom, the free, the 6pm, and the best free the hostel the activity in Europe. The Budapest, Hungary (the £12–15/night): the Carpe Noctem Vitae (the £12 for the 8-bed, the party-the hostel, the essential: the under-36s the only, the 24-hour the reception, the bar, the ruin-the bar the crawls the every night), the Maverick City Lodge (the £15 for the 6-bed, the quieter, the Central the Market the Hall across the street, and the best-the located the hostel in the Budapest), the essential Budapest the hostel the tip: the ruin-the bar the crawl is the essential, the £10 for the 5 the bars and the free the drinks at the each, the meet the 30 the other the travellers in the 3 hours. The Prague, Czech Republic (the £10–15/night): the Czech Inn (the £12 for the 12-bed, the 19th-century the building, the bar, the tram to the Old Town: the 5 minutes, and the best all-the round the hostel in the Prague), the essential Prague hostel tip: the winter is the £10/night, the same hostel that is the £15 in the July is the £10 in the January. More travel tips →
• The Western European the value and the booking the strategy: The Lisbon, Portugal (the £15–20/night, the best-value the Western the European the hostel the city): the Home Lisbon Hostel (the £18 for the 4-bed, the Mama the runs the hostel and the hosts the family the dinner at the 8pm for the £10, the 3-course, the wine, the 30 the travellers, and the best hostel the dinner in Europe. The essential: the book the 2 weeks in the advance), the Yes! Lisbon Hostel (the £15 for the 10-bed, the dinner for the £10, the pub the crawl for the £10, and the best the social the hostel in the Lisbon). The Barcelona, Spain (the £15–25/night): the Sant Jordi Hostels (the multiple the locations, the Rock the Palace the for the party, the Gracia the for the quieter. The £18–25), the Kabul (the party the hostel, the £20, the essential: the check the reviews, the Kabul is the notorious for the party and the noise, and the not the for the light the sleeper). The essential the hostel-the booking the strategy: the Hostelworld (the app, the pay the 15% the deposit, the pay the rest the at the hostel, and the essential: the sort by the rating and the price, the 8.0+ the rating at the £15/night is the better than the 6.5 the rating at the £10. The 8.0+ is the non-the negotiable for the quality), the book the 2–3 weeks the ahead in the peak the season (the June–August, and the the ones with the 500+ the reviews are the safest), the alternative: the Booking.com, the sometimes the cheaper and the no the deposit, the the filter for the “Hostels” and the sort the by the price), the essential: the Eastern the Europe in the winter is the £8–12 night for the 8.0+ rated the hostel, the best the budget-the travelling in Europe.