Best Hostels of 2010

Best Hostels

1. Travellers House, Lisbon
2. Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
3. Living Lounge Hostel, Lisbon

Best Large Hostels

• Travellers House, Lisbon
• Living Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
• Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon
• Hostel Mostel, Sofia
• Friendly Fun Franks Backpackers, Riga
• Montreal Central, Montreal
• Han Tang Inn Youth Hostel, Xi-an
• Home, Lisbon
• EastSeven Berlin Hostel, Berlin
• Castle Rock Hostel, Edinburgh

Best Small Hostels

1. Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
2. Rossio Hostel, Lisbon
3. Greg & Tom Hostel, Krakow
4. Academy Hostel, Florence
5. Rivoli Cinema Hostel, Porto
6. Hostel of the Sun, Naples
7. Oporto Poets Hostel, Porto
8. Oasis Backpackers Hostel, Granada
9. BackHome Kuala Lumpur, Kuala-Lumpur
10. Sant Jordi Diagonal Hostel, Barcelona

Asia

1. Han Tang Inn Youth Hostel, Xi-an
2. BackHome Kuala Lumpur, Kuala-Lumpur
3. Sims Cozy Garden Hostel, Chengdu

Africa

1. Dahab Dorms, Dahab
2. Backpack & Africa Travel Centre, Cape-Town
3. La Casa Del Sol, Marrakech

Eastern Europe

1. The Naughty Squirrel Hostel, Riga
2. Greg & Tom Hostel, Krakow
3. Hostel Mostel, Sofia

North America

1. Montreal Central, Montreal
2. ACBB Hostel Niagara, Niagara-Falls
3. USA Hostels San Francisco, San Francisco

Latin America

1. Andes Hostel, Santiago
2. Hostel Suites Florida, Buenos-Aires
3. Hostel Suites Obelisco, Buenos-Aires

Oceania

1. Sydney Harbour YHA, Sydney
2. Nomads Queenstown, Queenstown
3. Blue Parrot, Sydney

Rating Criteria Winners

• Cleanest Hostel: Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon
• Best Staff: Traveller's House, Lisbon
• Most Secure Hostel: Traveller's House, Lisbon
• Best Location: Academy Hostel, Florence
• Best Character: Traveller's House, Lisbon
• Most Fun Hostel: Traveller's House, Lisbon

Best Hostel Chain

• K's House, Kyoto
• Sant Jordi, Barcelona
• Bohemian Hostels, Prague

Lifetime Achievement

• Wombats City Vienna - The base, Vienna

Best Microsite

• St Christophers Paris, Paris
• Grand hostel Berlin, Berlin
• Sleepzone Galway City, Galway

Best Hostel for Groups

• The Naughty Squirrel Hostel, Riga
• Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon
• Alfama Patio Hostel, Lisbon

Most Improved

• Caledonian Backpackers, Edinburgh

New to Hostelworld

• St.Christophers @ Mosaic House, Prague
• Vertigo Vieux-Port, Marseille
• @Hua Lamphong, Bangkok

Best Seasonal Hostel

• Gold Coast, Lagos
• Villa Skansi, Hvar
• Lucky Lake Hostel, Amsterdam

Special Contribution

• Inout Hostel, Barcelona

Best Tour Company

1. Dublin Bus Sightseeing Tours
2. Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking
3. Magic Bus Company