Italy
Every hostel-dense city in Italy. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
The cities.
The ranked list.
Le stanze del Piccadilly
A small, family-run guesthouse in a converted 19th-century palazzo above the historic Piccadilly cinema, ten minutes east of the caruggi old town and three blocks from Brignole station. Closer to a private B&B than a typical backpacker dorm, but priced and laid out like a hostel.
The RomeHello
Top-rated hostel 3 minutes from Repubblica Metro and a 10-minute walk from Trevi Fountain. Community-driven atmosphere with restaurant, shared kitchen, inner courtyard, and daily breakfast. Rooms range from 4-bed dorms to private triples with en-suite bathrooms.
Hostelò - Luxury Hostel
Hostelò - Luxury Hostel is Palermo's highest-rated boutique-style hostel — 9.2 across 446 reviews, a private garden with olive trees, an on-site restaurant and bar, and a location on Via Ruggero Settimo that sits exactly between Politeama and Teatro Massimo. Beds from €38, privates from €95. The quiet-mornings-but-still-social option when you want design and sleep without the Vucciria street noise.
aparto Florence Manifattura
9.1-rated modern hostel inside the Manifattura Tabacchi — Florence's converted 1932 tobacco factory turned creative district in Novoli. Private-bathroom dorms, proper work desks, soundproofed walls, and a tram straight to the centre in 15 minutes. Built for travelers who want a clean bed and a quiet room more than a hostel bar.
CX Milan Bicocca
A 200+ bed modern hostel built inside the Bicocca campus district, CX Milan Bicocca is the highest-rated budget option in the city — rooms are hotel-sized, breakfast is a proper buffet, and the M5 metro to Duomo runs in 18 minutes. Best for travelers willing to trade centrality for space and quiet.
HOPESTEL Secret Garden Napoli
9.1-rated hostel on the upper slope of Quartieri Spagnoli, built around a 17th-century courtyard garden and a rooftop terrace with sweeping views across central Naples toward the bay. Quieter than the Centro Storico hostels, social enough for an evening drink at the on-site bar, with real beds (curtained pods) and a genuine escape from the city's intensity.
Tric Trac Hostel
9.1-rated hostel on Piazza Santa Maria la Nova in the Centro Storico, with a sun-deck terrace, included breakfast, evening karaoke and themed dinners, and the best-reviewed hostel team in Naples (Monia, Zahira and Raffaela repeatedly named in guest reviews). Private-bathroom dorms, proper elevator, hardwood floors. A design-conscious hostel in a UNESCO setting.
Ostello Bello Palermo
Ostello Bello Palermo is the Sicilian outpost of Italy's most-loved social hostel chain — 40 beds on Via Pignatelli Aragona, a full-service bar that doubles as reception, nightly aperitivo included in the bed price, and a location 2 minutes from Vucciria's street-drinking piazza. Rating 9.1 across 1,146 reviews. Dorms from €28, privates from €85. The party-hostel choice when Palermo's scene is why you came.
Ostello Vucciria
Ostello Vucciria is the Palermo hostel literally inside the Vucciria market — Discesa Maccheronai 13, a 90-second walk from Piazza Caracciolo. 14 beds, shared kitchen, rooftop terrace with city views, bike rental on-site, and a 9.1 rating from 148 reviews that reflect a small-scale immersive experience. Dorm beds from €26, privates from €70. For travelers who want to wake up in the actual Palermo, not a Palermo-adjacent tourist bubble.
The Hostello
The Hostello is Verona's boutique-feel hostel — Via XX Settembre 80, in the Veronetta university quarter just across the Adige from the Old City. 9.1 over 1,280 Booking reviews, dorms from €32, a proper shared kitchen, a garden, a board-game room and (per repeat reviewers) a resident cat that joins you in the lounge. The pick if you want local Verona over postcard Verona.