Slottsskogens Hostel

I have been to a lot of hostels in my lifetime which has led me to compile a bit of list of "must-haves" for what I consider to be a good one. I'm so pleased to say Backpackers ticked all the boxes and then some.||I stayed here for three nights in November and really loved it. I was in a six-bed female dorm that was never completely full given it's a cold time of year to be visiting Sweden. Upon checking in I was told I could pick my own bed, which absolutely delighted me as I always seem to get saddled with a top bunk when I'd prefer the bottom. Bed sheets are included in the price (which is not always a given in Scandinavia) and you have to put them on yourself, but the quality of the linens was very high for a hostel – what a difference it makes to have a proper pillow. Each bed has its own light, power outlets, and a little mesh pocket and basket for you to store things for easy access. There are big lockers assigned to each bed, and you don't need to bring your own padlock as your keycard is used to open and close them. There were also a table, chairs, and a couple of stools in the room which made hanging things up easy. Our big window had two sets of curtains to keep out the light for those summer days when the sun rises at 4. I slept fantastically while I was there; the only time I ever heard noise was when people were talking directly outside the door.||The room didn't have an ensuite, but this was no problem at all as the corridor was lined with individual toilets that are spacious and designed to a very high standard. The showers are hot and strong, there are hand driers so you don't need to carry your towel with you at all times, and plenty of hooks to keep your stuff off the floor. The only annoyance was that the light was on a pretty short timer which meant you occasionally had to stick your hand out the shower to turn it back on.||Other amenities include a massive, modern kitchen, a lounge area with tables and sofas, laundry services, and a terrace (which I didn't visit at this time of year but I imagine is lovely in the summer). You have the option to pay for breakfast though I skipped out as the opening times didn't align with my plans.||The location is probably the biggest drawback to this hostel, being about 3km from the city centre and not particularly close to any tram stops, but I didn't mind. There are some notable sights within a very short walking distance including Haga, Masthuggskyrkan, and Slottsskogen, which is right around the corner and home to the Natural History Museum and zoo.||Best of all was the price – the exchange rate at the time, and the off-season, meant that I was only paying £20 a night even on a weekend, far cheaper than any hostel I've visited in the UK but with a much, much higher standard. I would not hesitate to stay here again on my next visit to Gothenburg.

I would stay again! The hostel is very clean and very well looked after. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and always treat you well. The bed itself was very comfortable, but it wasn't ideal to have to make it - especially after a whole day's worth of travelling. There are shields to give you a bit of privacy, but I don't think some curtains would've gone a miss. But it's a short walk to the centre of Gothenburg and you have a lovely park and natural history museum behind it. Thank you all!

Great place for a 2-3 day stay. The staff is very nice, the city center is not far away, and the room is clean. Would definitely recommend!

The atmosphere in the hostel was great, and social for a solo traveller! The reception staff were very helpful and had lots of information about the city. The hostel includes free usage of a sauna room, and even a free city tour (literally free no tips/payments). Peter was a great guide for the tour and full of information. At Christmas time he guides us to the ‘Haga’ Christmas market as a bonus. The rooms are a bit small and cramped in the 6 bed dorm but still worth the stay. Huge kitchen with everything you need and social area. There’s even a pool table and football table for extra entertainment. Very satisfied with stay and will stay again if I come back to the city.

Slottsskogen Hostel/ Backpackers Gothenburg is a great hostel in central Gothenburg. The staff is more than friendly, everything is clean and the common rooms (main building) are cozy and have really good lighting (no white light). The people I met were super cool and friendly and I think especially in the main season it’s probably a very social hostel, they also have bar hopping or karaoke night twice a week. Someone was always at the reception if I had any questions and they even made it possible for me to stay a week for free (cleaning windows in exchange) because I had really low budget. That was awesome and I‘m so thankful for the amazing and helpful staff!! Highly recommend :))

Always happy to accommodate needs. Front desk is always available, and very easy to talk with. Showers are awesome. Clean sheets are provided. Kitchen is clean and always available for cooking / storing your own meals!

Really nice ! Booked a bed just for one night. Kind and warm service, comfy beds and a super sauna !

Their reasonable rates subsidize bicycle rentals for expedience. Excellent customer service at the front desk from their administrators.

Super easy stay! I was backpacking around Sweden and Denmark with 2 friends and we stayed one night here in Gothenburg. We had a whole room (4 beds) to the 3 of us so there was plenty of space and even had a TV in the room to watch some Swedish TV. I'm specifically writing this review to say thanks to the super helpful hostel staff who shipped me my apple watch that I forgot in the room overseas to Chicago. I was worried that I'd never get it back because you know how things can go when you're backpacking around hostels but the staff was honest, nice and helpful in sending it back to me! Specifically, Linda, who I was exchanging info over email with trying to get the watch back. I couldn't be more grateful and satisfied with my stay here, 5/5 stars. Felt like it was easy to get all over the city from there and there was even a park a short walk away that had a really cool free-to-enter zoo inside that had a bunch of animals native to the area. Thank you so much to the people who work here, again!

Good hostel! We stayed here for two nights, and enjoyed the place. Friendly staff, clean and comfy rooms, key-cards and big lockers, luggage storage, well equipped & clean kitchen, many toilets/showers in the corridor. Linen or breakfast are not included. Housekeeping before leaving. Location was ok, quite far from the central station (we traveled by train), but it was fine. Cafés and shops nearby.

It was a bit far from the city center but close to the ferry. It's quite expensive for a hostel, because we didn't even have our own toilet and had to clean our own room. But then again, Sweden is expensive.

"Vandrarhem": Cheap hotel without your own shower and linen. Very good for its kind, fresh room, fresh toilet and shower, quiet and very good position in town (between Järntorget and Linnéstaden) and also good price.