Black Forest Hostel

New favorite hostel (and city)! The room (8 bed all female) was spacious and the beds were comfortable. The decorations were very homey and cute, lots of plants too. The kitchen was big and there was plenty of space in the fridge and out to store food. Fully equipped with an oven, stove, two sinks, and all the utensils for cooking. Bathrooms were cleaned regularly and there was plenty of hot water Common spaces had comfy furniture and board games and books. Will definitely be back!

This Hostel is exactly what you can expect. Walking distance from the city centre, beautiful view towards the hill of the black forest, lockers everywhere (bring your own lock!), funky showers and friendly service. I saw some reviews complaining about the showers having a window. Just throw a towel over it and people can't see you. I really love the concept of the showers. One night a guy was sleeping in my bed, woke him up, we had a laugh and we went back to sleep. I had an amazing stay so far. Thanks to the staff, I'll definitely come back :))

I ended up there out of a huge problem that threw me off and taking the wrong train. I ended up near the Black forest. A wonderful gentleman on the station found this hostile through Booking.com. They offered me a room for €24 shared with men and women. Completely Skeptic and wondering if it was even safe I paid the €24 and went to check it out agreeing that if it wasn’t safe, the guy could keep the €24 but I was walking out of there. Incredibly enough, the young man that checked me in was smart enough to give me the very end of the room with a huge space in front and only one bed on the right and one on the left. The space in front of these three beds was very large. It had heating. It had hangers in one of the walls and it had a wooden trunk for you to store your things so it was absolutely fantastic. I stay there for a couple of weeks, but security proved not to be existent and it created a very big problem in my life. After this major breach, I was given a room with seven or eight other women, and some of them were obnoxiously spoiled, and we princesses that went out in the night and sleep during the day so if you wake up at four in the morning to work and you’re very quiet by 10 AM right before you’re leaving, you have to pack your bag you assume that people are gonna let you do it well it didn’t happen. At the end of the day I was happy. I found this place that looked like a dorm when I studied in Osaka, but heads up you better get a room of your own because actually they exist and it’s only like $57. I would have known from the beginning and I would have done that!

Pay a little extra (we’re talking 2-3€ extra a night) and DO NOT STAY IN THE 20 BED DORM!!! I slept in the 20 bed dorm my first night and then immediately swapped to a six bed female dorm for the next night. Because I did not sleep at all. There were people who felt like they were living there, people moaning and coughing LOUDLY all night, people who kept lights on, the same people walking in and out on creaky floors at 11pm, 1am, 2am, 4am, there were people up and opening loud plastic at like 3am and brushing stuff off their beds and just.. no. Bad and unsafe feeling hostel experience. It just was not worth it. At all. The six bed dorm was COMPLETELY different. Clean, quiet, cozy. Slept like a baby and didn’t even have earplugs in. Would recommend. Also heard great things about the four bed. Lockers are in the hallways (bring your own lock) except there were also medium lockers (like sized for a school bag) in the 6 bed dorm inside the dorm room. The bathrooms and showers were clean and all the drains were unclogged. They could not find my hostel world booking at the front desk so maybe try and book directly through the hostel if you can? Overall, just be selective with what room you choose!

I stayed here for a week between apartments. My hearing is only 15% and I wear hearing aids. ||The 2nd night I went out to smoke, and realized I forgot to put my hearing aids on. I went back to get them when the staff member approached me. I had interacted with this staff member several times. He knew I had a hearing problem. I told him, ''Sorry, I can't hear. I forgot my hearing aids upstairs. Let me get them and I'll come right back.'' He then started screaming at me, his face turning red, spit even flying out of his mouth. I was shocked, and said, ''I don't communicate like this. I'll get my hearing aids and come back.''||When I returned, he completely ignored me, wouldn't even look at me. The next morning, I went to the front desk to speak to the manager. The manager tells me the staff member already told her that it was me screaming and yelling at him, there was nothing for us to talk about, and I had to leave the hostel that day. I tried to talk to her, but she completely ignored me, even playing games on her computer and not looking at me. When I finished, the manager finally looked at me and said she heard nothing I tried to communicate. I was ordered to go get my stuff because I was checking out immediately. ||I ended up sleeping on a friends couch that night and had to pay 4x more for the only hotel room I could find the next couple days. I have written this review other places, and tried to contact someone higher up at the hostel, I have been 100% ignored, no response from anyone.

One of the best hostels I have ever stayed at, the check in is really flexible, the staff is really friendly and helpful the rooms and the toilets are also clean af. Also the prices are a really good deal, you won't find anything better and cheaper in Freeburg They make free coffee in the morning, and the ambient really pushes you to speak with other fellow travelers You can breathe freedom from this place. Would really recommend, and if I ever come back to freiburg I will stay here again.

Solid hostel. Biggest flaw was a lack of outlets in the room. I liked the decorations, and overall style. The staff is friendly in person, but they don't vibe with the internet or phones. The kitchen was nice. The coffee offered was not easily accessible.

Multi language speaking staff, can fit a lot of people and still be pleasant. Nice facilities. Missing somewhere to put your clothes in a double room. Right next to the forest !

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.