Youth Hostels in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Not all youth hostels and junior hotels (operated by the National Youth Travel Organization) are open year-round in the Czech and Slovak Republics.

The closer you are to the center of a larger city, the more likely they are to stay open in the off-season (meaning the late fall and winter months). Hostels and junior hotels are inexpensive and therefore crowded, especially during the holiday seasons like Christmas and New Year’s. Don’t expect to find peace and quiet or privacy in a hostel. And plan to abide by certain rules, such as curfews and wake-up calls, that you wouldn’t often encounter in a regular hotel or private room.

If, on the other hand, you want to meet droves of rowdy and often beer-soaked young travelers, then hostels might be just the thing for you. They can be ridiculously cheap, usually starting around 10 dollars.

Prague Youth Hostels

Hostel Petrska
Petrska 3
Prague
Czech Republic
Phone: (02) 31 51 89 or (02) 31 64 30

Hostel Sokol
Holeckova 1
Prague
Czech Republic
Phone: (02) 997-1691

Hotel ESTEC
Strahov
Vanickova 5/1
Prague 6
Czech Republic
Phone: (02) 52 12 50, (02) 52 73 43, or (02) 52 73 44

Youth Hostel B&B
Jankovcova 163/A
Prague
Czech Republic
Phone: (02) 80 48 91

Universitas Tour
Kolej JEDNOTA
Opletalova 38
Prague 1
Czech Republic
Phone: (02) 26 04 26

Bratislava Youth Hostels

Bernolak (SD)
Bernolakova 1
Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: (07) 49 77 21
(June–Aug.)

Mlada Garda
Racianska 103
Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: (07) 25 31 36
(mid-July to mid-Aug.)

Nesporak
Svoradova 13
Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: (07) 31 15 40

Sputnik Junior Hotel (HI)
Drienova 14
Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: (07) 29 41 67

YMCA na Slovenska
Karpatska 2
Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: (07) 49 80 05
(mid-July to mid-Aug.)

Ustav Vzdelavania v Stavebnictve
Bardosova 33
Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: (07) 37 52 12