Last Updated on 16th November 2020 by Michael McGuinness
Best Hostels in Prague
Check out our picks for the Best Hostels in Prague to help you find the hostel that best suits your needs during your stay in Prague.
Prague has exactly 140 hostels and we have narrowed this down to the 15 best hostels in Prague. This is the ultimate list of the best hostels to consider booking when travelling to Prague on a backpacker budget.
1. The RoadHouse Hostel
The RoadHouse Hostel Prague is by far the best hostel in Prague because they have excellent customer service, well-designed dorm rooms, good location and are the recipient of many awards. They recently received an award for the Best Small Hostel in World by Hostelworld. RoadHouse is a relatively new hostel in Prague. They only opened in August 2017.
They are located in the Old Town, just 150 meters from the famous Charles Bridge making it an ideal base during your stay in Prague. Most of the major sites can be reached on foot and the area is surrounding by bars, restaurants and cafes.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms only
- Costs: Dorms from €19.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: No
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Old Town (Centre)
- Bar: No
2. Post Hostel Prague
Post Hostel is a relatively new hostel situated in the hip Vinohrady district of Prague. It's is only a 5-minute walk to one of Prague’s best parks Riegrovy Sady and is only 15 minutes walk to the city centre. Alternatively, you take a tram to the centre (3 stops). The nearest tram stop (Šumavská) is only 1 minute away.
The rooms at Post Hostel are modern, super fresh and ultra-chic. All dorm beds have a personal reading light and privacy curtains.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €12.00, Privates from €40.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: No
- Neighbourhood: Vinohrady
- Bar: No
3. Czech Inn
The Czech Inn is located on the border of the Vinohrady and Vršovice districts. The hostel is housed in a 19th-century building 1.5 km from the centre of Prague and features stylish rooms with a contemporary design, a basement bar and a cafe beside reception. Every evening the hostel (basement) bar has a happy hour (6 pm to 8 pm) with beers for only €1.
The Czech Inn offers a daily breakfast buffet (it costs only €6.00), free Wifi throughout the building and a free customized map. There’s an ATM on-site, secure luggage room and safety deposit boxes and the reception is open 24/7.
This hostel is ideal for digital nomads visiting Prague as there are many comfortable areas to work from including a large desk near the reception area with many power points. They have room options to cater to any budget. A bed in the 36-bed basement dorm starts at only €6.20 per night, making the Czech Inn the best cheap hostel in Prague.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €6.20, Privates from €40.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No but available at an extra cost (€6.50)
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Vinohrady
- Bar: Yes
4. Sir Toby’s Hostel
Sir Toby's Hostel is a legendary hostel situated in the Holešovice neighbourhood of Prague close to many hip bars, restaurants, clubs and markets. Sir Toby's is a 20-minute tram ride to the centre, with the nearest tram stop (Dělnická) only 3 minutes walk away.
Sir Toby's is a traditional hostel that will make you feel at home. Their rustically designed dorm rooms are both spacious and cosy. Relax with a beer at Sir Toby's Pub and enjoy the beautiful outdoor terrace during the summer months. Sir Toby's Pub has a Happy Hour every evening from 6 to 8 pm.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €8.00, Privates from €36.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No but available at an extra cost (€6.00)
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Holesovice
- Bar: Yes
5. Sophie’s Hostel
Sophie's Hostel is situated just a few blocks from Wenceslas Square (one of Prague's main streets). They offer unique and affordable accommodation with a modern contemporary design. The location is ideal as you are away from the hordes of tourists but at the same time close to the centre.
There is a guest kitchen where you can prepare your meals, free Wifi or the use of guest computers and you get a free customised map. Sophie's Hostel also has an onsite bar/cafe with a daily happy hour, bar crawl and breakfast daily (costs €6 to €8).
The reception is opened 24 hours and there is a secure luggage room where you can put your luggage before or after check-in or out. This hostel is perfect for the female solo traveller because they have female-only dorm rooms. Sophie's offers some excellent value dorm beds starting at only €6.80 per night in the low season and Sophie's also has a limited amount of air-conditioned Private Rooms for those hot summer nights. Sophie's is the only hostel in Prague that has a Wellness and Spa Centre (located across the street).
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €16.00, Privates from €67.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No but available at an extra cost (€6.00)
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: New Town
- Bar: Yes
6. Dream Hostel Prague
Dream Hostel is one of the best new hostels in Prague. It is located right in the city centre just off Wencelas Square. From here you explore most of Prague famous Tourist attractions on foot. It is also an ideal hostel for the Digital Nomads as there are workbenches beside the reception area.
The dorm rooms are spacious and have a beautiful contemporary design. Each dorm bed has its night lamp, power socket and privacy curtain. The hostel has a 24 hr Reception, Free Wifi, Laundry facilities and a trendy onsite cafe-bar.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €9.00, Privates from €47.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: No but available at an extra cost
- Guest Kitchen: Yes, but it's only partially equipped
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: New Town (Centre)
- Bar: Yes
7. MeetMe23
MeetMe23 is a newly opened, very well designed boutique hostel located in the heart of Prague. If you stay at MeetMe23 you will be able to visit most of Prague's main tourist sights on foot.
MeetMe23 offers 4 and 6 bed mixed dorms as well as 5-bed female-only dorm rooms. In the dorm rooms, there are no bunk beds, only single beds. Each bed has a power socket and reading lamp and you even get free toiletries. If you want more privacy, you can choose one of their super cool private rooms.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €20.00, Privates from €59.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: No but available at an extra cost
- Guest Kitchen: No
- Laundry Facilities: No
- Neighbourhood: New Town (Centre)
- Bar: Yes
8. Brix Hostel
Brix Hostel is located in the Zizkov district of Prague, which is only 4 tram stops from Wenceslas Square (the centre). They claim to have super fast free Wifi.
Brix Hostel has all the usual amenities that you would expect in this relatively new hostel. Their unique features include a chill-out lounge and an outdoor terrace. However, their standout feature is undoubtedly their coolly designed bar.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €9.20, Privates from €35.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: Yes
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Zizkov
- Bar: Yes
9. Hostel ELF
Hostel ELF is located in Zizkov district of Prague, just 2 metro stops from the Centre. The other big advantage of staying in this hostel is that it's only a 5-minute walk from Prague's Main Bus Station: Florenc. Florenc is also the nearest metro stop.
Included in your stay is a free buffet breakfast, unlimited coffee and tea and a free BBQ (hosted 3 times per week), but the standout feature of this hostel is its beautiful outdoor terrace.
Dorm beds start at €12 per night and considering breakfast is included in the price, this makes it fantastic value.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €12.00, Privates from €30.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: Yes
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Zizkov
- Bar: Yes
10. Hostel One Home
Hostel One Home is located in the centre of Prague and is only a 5-minute walk to the Powder Gate, the Municipal House and the Palladium Shopping Mall (the largest and best shopping centre in Prague).
Each of the dormitory rooms features a sitting area, lockers and a shared bathroom. The Náměstí Republiky metro station is just a 5-minute walk away and Prague’s Old Town can be reached in 10 minutes on foot.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms only
- Costs: Dorms from €13.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: No but available at an extra cost
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: New Town (Centre)
- Bar: No
11. Little Quarter Hostel
Little Quarter Hostel is conveniently located roughly halfway between the beautiful Prague Castle and the equally impressive Charles Bridge (in other words an 8-minute walk to both). The St. Nicholas Church is only 5 minutes away. All in all, this is one of the most centrally located hostels in Prague and surprisingly one of the cheapest.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €7.00, Privates from €26.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: No
- Guest Kitchen: No
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Lesser Quarter (Centre)
- Bar: Yes
12. Hostel One Prague
Hostel One Prague is located in the Bohemian district of Prague called Žižkov. There are many restaurants, pubs and bars within a 5-minute walk of the hostel. Two of Prague's most popular parks, Vitkov and Riegrovy Sady are only a 10-minute walk away. The city centre is a 15-minute walk or just 3 tram stops.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €15.00, Privates from €47.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: No
- Neighbourhood: Zizkov
- Bar: No
13. Hostel DownTown
Hostel Downtown is a cosy hostel located bang in the historical centre of Prague, only a 10-minute walk to the Old Town Square and only 5 minutes to the bottom of Wenceslas Square.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €11.00, Privates from €36.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: New Town (Centre)
- Bar: Yes
14. Hostel Prague Tyn
Hostel Prague Tyn is situated just off the Old Town Square making it one of the best-located hostels in Prague and perfect for exploring Prague on foot. To give you an idea of just how close Tyn Hostel is to many of the city's top tourist attractions: it's a 1-minute walk to the Old Town Square, 5 minutes walk to the Wenceslas Square, 2-minute walk to the Jewish Quarter and 10 minutes walk to the Charles Bridge.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €11.20, Privates from €42.00
- Female Only Dorms: No
- Breakfast Included: Yes
- Guest Kitchen: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: No
- Neighbourhood: Old Town (Centre)
- Bar: Yes
15. Plus Prague
Plus Prague is a large hostel taking up an entire building and is located in one of Prague's hippest neighbourhoods Holesovice. It takes 15 minutes to reach the city centre by tram. But the Holesovice district has a lot to offer. They are many trendy cafes, bars and restaurants.
Plus Prague is one of the cheapest hostels in Prague because a bed in the 16-bed dorm starts at only €4.00. Plus Hostel also offers a large selection of very reasonably priced private rooms. This hostel has an indoor swimming pool and it's open all year round and is free to all guests.
- Room Types Offered: Dorms, Privates
- Costs: Dorms from €4.00, Privates from €30.00
- Female Only Dorms: Yes
- Breakfast Included: No
- Guest Kitchen: No
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
- Neighbourhood: Holesovice
- Bar: Yes
Best Website to Book a Hostel
Hostelworld is by far the biggest and the best website for booking hostels because they have the best availability and prices. The website is designed to include many filters to help find a hostel that best suits your needs. For instance, you can filter hostels by price or by rating for a particular city.
Below are handy links to the eight best hostels in Prague together with a brief description. Just click on any of the links to check prices and availability for your dates.
- The RoadHouse Prague - Overall Best Hostel in Prague.
- Post Hostel - Super cool hostel located in the hip Vinodrady district.
- Sir Tobys Hostel - Cheap Hostel in the Holesovice district.
- Czech Inn - Super-sized hostel that has caters to every budget.
- Sophie's Hostel - Chic Hostel ideal for solo female travellers.
- Dream Hostel Prague - Excellently designed new hostel.
- MeetMe23 - Beautiful new boutique hostel bang in the centre.
- Brix Hostel - Great Party Hostel located in the Zizkov district.
Recommended Tours in Prague
I recommend GetYourGuide for Tours. They offer highly unique tours with Local Guides. Below are a selection of some of the most interesting tours in Prague.
- World War II and Communist History Tour - Learn all about the World War II and communist history of Prague.
- Ghosts and Legends of the Old Town Evening Tour - a ghost tour through Prague's historic Old Town.
- Medieval Dinner with Unlimited Drinks - Spend an evening in the heart of Prague enjoying a 3 to 5-course medieval dinner with unlimited drinks.
- Terezín Concentration Camp Full-Day Tour from Prague - This day trip from Prague to Terezín concentration camp.
- Beer Bath With Unlimited Beer - Enjoy a private treatment in a unique beer spa with high-quality ingredients and unlimited beer.
Don’t Forget Travel Insurance
Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, cancellations and much more. I recommend World Nomads Travel Insurance.
