Germany Hostels
Hostels provide simple, budget accommodation primarily in shared rooms. They are good places to get to know other travellers.
In Germany, as in many countries, two flavors exist: international youth hostels and independent hostels.
International Youth Hostels are owned and run by the association "Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk" (DJH), which is part of the Hostelling International (HI) network.
Youth hostels are suitable for both short and longer stays for individual travellers, families, groups of walkers, sports clubs and youth groups, holiday camps and skiing breaks. They can also be used for conferences and seminars.
More than 600 hostels are spread all over Germany in big and small cities as well as in the country side.
Not only individual travellers are guests, but also by school classes and other youth groups.
To sleep there, you have to be or become a member in a youth hostel organisation belonging the HI network.
Privately run independent Germany hostels are starting to be an attractive alternative for a similar price.
More than 60 already exist in Germany, getting more and more every year. They are located in bigger cities, especially in Berlin, Munich, Dresden, and Hamburg. Only few are in the country side.
Hostels also offer budget accommodation in multi-bed rooms or dormitories. Services include self-service kitchen facilities, washing machines and internet terminals.
There is no need to be a member in some organisation to sleep there.
About half of the hostels have organized themselves in a "Backpacker Network", which provides a list of their members hostels.