Lithuania
Every hostel-dense city in Lithuania. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
The cities.
The ranked list.
Studija Mona
Studija Mona is a small self-check-in apartment-hostel on Vilniaus gatvė, three minutes from Cathedral Square. The 9.2 rating from 109 reviews reflects what it is: one of the quietest, cleanest places to stay inside the Old Town, without the dorm-scale party.
The Monk's Bunk Kaunas
The Monk's Bunk Kaunas is the highest-rated property in our list (9.2 from 2,200+ reviews) and the local outpost of the small Baltic chain that runs the legendary Tallinn and Vilnius branches. Adults-only, mid-Laisvės alėja, with a games room, a city-view lounge, bike hire, and the kind of receptionist whose name comes up by the third sentence of most recent reviews.
Mikalo House
Mikalo House sits on Šv. Mikalojaus gatvė inside the UNESCO Old Town, a 10-minute walk from Vilnius train and bus stations. The 9.1 rating from 1,077 reviews reflects what backpackers keep saying: small, quiet, hospitable, and one of the easiest places to land in Vilnius without overpaying.
Old Town Trio Hostel Rooms
Old Town Trio sits on Raugyklos gatvė, a 3-minute walk from the Gates of Dawn and the Filharmonija concert hall. The 9.0 rating from 1,139 reviews holds because the breakfast is actually good (fresh bread, Lithuanian cheese, fruit) and the staff answer the phone at 02:00 if your Ryanair lands late.
Laisves Avenue Hostel "Easy Kaunas"
Easy Kaunas is the highest-rated hostel in our viable list (8.9), perched at Laisvės alėja 10 — the top end of the avenue, near St. Michael the Archangel's Church and the Soboras roundabout. The fit-out is the headline: modern beds, modern bathrooms, modern kitchen — the rare Baltic budget hostel that doesn't look like 2008.
25 Hours Hostel
25 Hours Hostel sits on Aušros Vartų gatvė, 150 metres inside the Gates of Dawn and three minutes from Cathedral Square. The 8.7 rating from 975 reviews comes from repeat solo backpackers and students — not accidental tourists — who rate the inner-courtyard rooms, the pet-friendly policy, and the indoor game room for rainy Vilnius afternoons.
Centro Hostel
Centro Hostel is the cheapest rated-above-8 hostel in Vilnius — 8.6 on 764 reviews, €19 beds, and a five-minute walk across the railway bridge into the Old Town. It sits on Aukų gatvė in Naujamiestis (the New Town), close to the train station but far enough to be a real neighbourhood, not a station dorm.
Downtown Forest Hostel & Camping
Downtown Forest Hostel & Camping sits on Paupio gatvė in Užupis, the breakaway-republic arts quarter, with a garden terrace that is genuinely full of trees and a nightly bar-crawl meeting point on site. The 8.6 from 4,202 reviews — the most-reviewed hostel in Vilnius — makes it the safest-bet social hostel in town.
Hostel Lux
Hostel Lux occupies the upper floors of a building on Laisvės alėja 46, halfway up the pedestrian boulevard between Old Town and Žaliakalnis. It's an unusual hostel in that it doesn't really do dorms — it's mostly private singles, twins, and doubles with a shared bathroom on the floor, priced like a budget guesthouse. The 9.6/10 couple-trip score on Booking is the headline.
Urban Style Old Town
Urban Style Old Town is a small, owner-run hostel on D. Poškos gatvė, three blocks south of Kaunas Cathedral and four from the Town Hall Square. It's the only Old Town hostel in our viable list, and it punches above its weight on cleanliness — multiple recent guests use the word 'cozy' before they use the word 'hostel'.