City Backpackers HostelvsScandic Park
Both City Backpackers Hostel and Scandic Park are rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, City Backpackers Hostel ranks significantly higher than Scandic Park. City Backpackers Hostel comes in at #11 in Stockholm with accolades from 6 reviewers like EuroCheapo, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
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
Scandic Park
Karlavagen 43, Stockholm SE-102 46, Sweden
From $69/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Up-to-date hotel in a chic neighbourhood, facing Humlegarden Park."
Star Service
"Situated on a fashionable boulevard on the northern side of Humlegarden, this hotel is across the park from its livelier sibling Scandic Anglais, and a few blocks from the university." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Located in the upscale Ostermalm district, Scandic Park sits directly opposite Humlegarden Park, and is within walking distance of the subway." Full review