Black Forest Hostel

I had a great experience at this hostel. All was very clean and comfortable. Also most of the stuff was very kind. The Kitchen has a lot of kitchen utensils to cook, the bathrooms were clean and the bedroom was comfortable too.

We loved our stay at the Black Forest Hostel! It was much better than we expected. Clean, spacious, and with a really well-equipped kitchen. Even in the 20-bed dorm, it felt comfortable and not crowded. The only small downside was the squeaky wooden floors. Overall, a great place to stay in Freiburg .Affordable, cozy, and in a perfect location for exploring the city and the Black Forest.

We had such a nice time here, only stayed for 2 nights but it felt like home somehow. I felt so comfortable to cook in the kitchen and use the common spaces, and I didn’t feel awkward at all. And when I couldn’t sleep cos of snoring I felt comfortable going to sleep downstairs. Idk if that was against the rules or something but nothing made me feel like it was. The atmosphere was just really good

The hostel is just 8-10 walking from downtown Freiburg. There are grocery stores 15-25 min away. The property is spacious offering many places for teleworking, reading a book or just spending some free time. Wifi is pretty decent. Besides, there is huge fully-equipped kitchen + offering free coffee / tea in the morning. The premises are clean. Staff is friendly. Price/value ratio: very good Dislike: The number of beds in the dorm is higher than the size of the room. The floor creaked which made a lot of noise during the night since people checking-in late. Not suitable for light sleepers.

Beautiful hostel with nice open social spaces and a well equipped kitchen. Cleaning was done daily and everything felt hygienic. Good location only a 5 minute walk to the city centre. Only thing I could say is that curtains on the beds would be nice, and it felt very male dominated, which may be an issue for some female travellers.

Myself and my partner attempted to stay here and were disappointed with our experience. Our first impression of the place was not quite what we had expected. The staff did not feel welcoming, there were three men who would be sat on the reception's sofa having a great time until the guests came to check in, where their entire demeanour would change; as if we were disturbing them. The common area was an open hall - so quiet you could hear a penny drop. It was not an encouraging place to talk to fellow travellers and I don't attribute this to the people around us, I blame the unfriendly vibe. When we got to our room, the sour taste in our mouths was not improved. We had booked the 20 person dorm but were shocked by how uncomfortable we felt in there. To be clear, we were inter railing for a month and enjoyed staying in all other hostels, we know the risks of dorm sharing but this was like nothing else we experienced. Firstly, we were unnerved to hear that none of the rooms doors had any form of lock on them. Me and my partner were assigned beds that were on the complete opposite sides of the (rather large) room. Her bed was surrounded by nearly naked older men, and mine was similar except for the soaked undergarments laid to dry all around my bed. We did not feel safe in the room and beds we were assigned so we agreed to ask at reception to get moved to a more private room. The man at the reception was fairly understanding, he tried getting us in a better room but it was fully booked up. To my surprise, they did offer me a refund which I didn't expect because we'd had this reserved for about 6 months. We settled for a 50% refund which I'm unsure if I ever got, but I never expected it so I don't mind. Overall, there's a lot to like, the kitchen and dining space is nice and its in a great location. However, the most important thing in a place like this is safety, and we feel it missed the mark completely.

Cozy and good location near old town city centre. Easily accessible with a car, but no parking lot. Dorms are just a room with beds and no curtains. The lockers are outside the room but way to narrow, so bigger backpacks and suitcases won’t fit. There is a nice common area and a big kitchen though.

The rooms doors cannot be locked. The washrooms are inadequate and not very clean. The whole place seems run down. The receptionists want the guests to do everything for them, they want to put the new bedding and fit the pillowcovers and blankets and while leave take them out and put it outside of the room. So what are the employees there supposed to do? And if we don't they leave a note. If you came inside the room and those are your beds which will be used by a lot of guests in future, shouldn't you take care of them yourself and put the bedding or whatever instead of ordering us to do it?? They even take 10 Euro as a deposit for keycard. But trust me no one would want to take their stupid keycard even for free. Overall not a pleasant experience.

Nice and cute hostel, decent beds, nice staff, decent price, and about a 25 minute walk from the main train station, and even less than a 20 minute walk to other nearby attractions. I recommend a restaurant and pub called Cafe Atlantik, which is a 5 minute walk or less.