Slovenia
Every hostel-dense city in Slovenia. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
The cities.
The ranked list.
Dežnik
The highest-rated stay in Ljubljana at 9.6 out of 10 over 625 reviews. A tiny family-run property on Trubarjeva cesta, three minutes on foot from Triple Bridge, where host Marija runs check-in personally and remembers every guest by name. Private rooms with bathroom options, plus a shared kitchen. Books up weeks in advance April to October.
Boutique Hostel Angel
A 9.1-rated self check-in boutique hostel on a residential side street in the Vrhovci neighborhood, 15 minutes by city bus from Preseren Square. Small rooms with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, a garden and an outdoor seating area. Run like a serviced apart-hostel — silent, clean, no party scene.
AdHoc Hostel
A 9.0-rated social hostel on the Ljubljanica waterfront, one minute's walk from Triple Bridge. Big dorms and private rooms with shared bathrooms, electronic keyless entry, a common TV area and internet corner. Known for the best-run Ljubljana walking tour program and host David's bar-and-food recommendations.
Hostel Celica
Ljubljana's most famous hostel, set in the former Yugoslav army prison at Metelkova 8. Twenty original cells converted into individually designed art rooms by different local and international artists, plus dorms, a bar, a garden terrace and a vegetarian-friendly breakfast. The only hostel in town where the building is itself the attraction.
Hostel Pekarna
Hostel Pekarna sits inside the Pekarna autonomous cultural quarter on Ob železnici 16, an old industrial bakery (Pekarna means bakery) repurposed into Maribor's main alternative-arts complex. 8.6 rating across 850 reviews, ten minutes on foot from the train station and twelve from the Pohorje cable car — the only hostel in town that splits the difference.
CafDorm
CafDorm is the joint-highest-rated hostel in Maribor (8.6 from 420 reviews) — a 14-bed micro-hostel above and behind a working specialty-coffee shop on Slovenska ulica 39, the pedestrian retail spine that links the train station to Glavni trg. Reception is the coffee bar; check-in comes with a flat white.
B&B HOTEL Maribor UNI Hostel
B&B HOTEL Maribor UNI Hostel is the chain-operated option (B&B HOTELS Group, France) at Volkmerjev prehod 7 — exactly halfway between the train station and Glavni trg, with private en-suite bathrooms in every dorm room, paid breakfast buffet, and the build quality you expect from a budget hotel chain rather than an indie hostel.
Turn Hostel
Small Old Town hostel on Mala ulica, three minutes from Dolac market and five minutes from the bus and train station. The ground-floor England Pub bar is the social draw; rooms above are quiet, clean and priced as a mid-range budget stay. Mix of private rooms with private bathrooms and rooms with shared corridor baths.
Dragons Dream Hostel
Pod-style hostel on Dunajska cesta in Bežigrad, 20 minutes' walk or 10 minutes on bus #6 from Triple Bridge. Each bed is a lockable individual capsule with mood lighting, power socket, and shelf — no shared dorm privacy compromises. Bar crawls, walking tours, live sports events and a happy hour make this the cheapest social pod-hostel in Ljubljana.
H2O Hostel
Waterfront hostel on Petkovškovo nabrežje, directly across the Ljubljanica from Dragon Bridge. Five-minute walk to Triple Bridge and the castle funicular. Private and dorm rooms, kitchen, bike and car rental — priced as an Old Town budget stay for people who want the view without the Triple-Bridge cafe noise.