Rijeka
Croatia.
Croatia · 4 districts · 3 vibes
4 handpicked hostels in Rijeka, sorted by traveler rating.
Croatia's third city is the alternative-Adriatic pick: a working port that doubled as 2020 European Capital of Culture, with a Habsburg pedestrian core (the Korzo), a hilltop neighborhood reached by 538 stone steps (Trsat), and a hostel scene split between the Old Town and the Trsat hillside. Four hostels carry the bulk of the under-30 traffic — Das Hostel and Hostel Dharma on Trsat for the cheaper-with-a-view option, Botel Marina actually moored to a pier in the harbor, and Hostel Fun directly on the Pećine waterfront eight minutes from the center. The city is also where you board overnight Jadrolinija ferries south to the islands, which is why most stays here run two nights either side of a Krk or Cres crossing.
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Best Hostels in Rijeka
4 handpicked hostels in Rijeka, sorted by traveler rating.
Das Hostel Rijeka
Das Hostel Rijeka is the highest-rated hostel in the city (9.0 from 426 reviews) and the pick for travellers willing to trade five minutes of uphill walking for a quieter property with a real garden, a games room, and views over the Kvarner Bay. It sits on Slavka Krautzeka in Trsat, the hilltop neighborhood reached either via the 538-step Petar Kružić stairway or city bus 1A.
Hostel Dharma
Hostel Dharma sits on Spinčićeva, a residential street running parallel to the eastern coastline in Pećine, twenty minutes east of the Korzo on foot or seven by bus 1 or 2. It's the wellness-leaning option in Rijeka: yoga classes on the schedule, an on-site restaurant doing vegetarian and vegan plates alongside the standard Croatian menu, and a quiet garden a block back from the Lungomare seaside walk.
Botel Marina
Botel Marina isn't a hostel building — it's an actual ship moored permanently to Adamićev gat in Rijeka's main harbor, refitted into 35 rooms in 2013. The only floating accommodation in the city, two minutes from the Korzo, two minutes from the Jadrolinija ferry terminal. The on-board restaurant runs Mediterranean and Croatian dinners with happy hour at sunset, and the upper deck doubles as a sun-deck terrace bar with views straight across the bay.
Hostel Fun
Hostel Fun lives up to half its name (the fun part) with literal beachfront access on Šetalište 13. divizije, the seaside section of Pećine's Lungomare promenade. The terrace is the social hub — sea views, board games, evening entertainment-staff activities, and a steady backpacker crowd. The most-reviewed hostel in Rijeka (1,082 reviews) and the cheapest of the top four, it's the natural pick for travellers who want a Rijeka stay that feels more island-resort than industrial-port-city.
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