City Backpackers HostelvsHobo
Both hotels are recommended by experts. On balance, City Backpackers Hostel ranks significantly higher than Hobo. City Backpackers Hostel has a TripExpert Score of 84 with endorsements from 6 sources such as Frommer's, Time Out and EuroCheapo.
City Backpackers Hostel
Upplandsgatan 2a, Stockholm 11123, Sweden
From $18/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The closest hostel to Centralstationen has clean rooms, friendly staff, free bike hire and excellent facilities, including a sauna, a laundry and kitchen (with a free stash of pasta)." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Friendly hostel with a hundred beds, only 5min from the Central Station."
Time Out
"Located in a 19th-century building on Norra Bantorget square, this 82-bed hostel is convenient, a ten-minute walk from Central Station, and near Hötorget and the shopping district." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"Located just a couple minutes away from Central Station and the center of Stockholm, City Backpackers is the perfect place for, well, backpackers." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This city-centre hostel melds practicality and style, with cosy public spaces and facilities ranging from the commonplace – laundry and free Wi-Fi – to the eccentric – sauna tours." Full review
Frommer's
"Scandinavian hostels look better than many hotels do in other parts of the world, and this one is no exception." Full review
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Choose between cheap dorms if you like snoring, or private rooms if you have the added cash.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The closest hostel to Centralstationen has clean rooms, friendly staff, free bike hire and excellent facilities, including sauna, laundry and kitchen (with a free stash of pasta)" Full review
Hobo
4 Brunkebergstorg, Stockholm 111 51, Sweden
From $68/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Fitness Center
Wallpaper
"One part of a larger regeneration project that is breathing new life into Stockholm’s Brunkebergstorg Square, Hobo is a modern hotel with a low-key, cool vibe." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Hobo has brought an urban community spirit to the revitalised Brunkebergstorg area of central Stockholm." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This new 200-room boutique hotel has a great location in the city centre, plus a mega-hip style that feels both cool and comfortable." Full review
Time Out
"As you might have guessed from the name, Hobo Hotel doesn’t play by the rulebook. On the brutalist square of Brunkebergstorg is a slick and modern hotel with rooms put together by a..." Full review