Best Hostels of 2011

Best Small Hostels

1. Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Lisbon/Portugal
2. Lisboa Central Hostel, Lisbon/Portugal
3. Dixo's Oporto Hostel, Porto/Portugal
4. Porto Spot Hostel, Porto/Portugal
5. Rivoli Cinema Hostel, Porto/Portugal
6. Academy Hostel, Florence/Italy
7. Sunshine Bedz KL, Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia
8. Cocomama, Amsterdam/Netherlands
9. Sant Jordi Arago Hostel, Barcelona/Spain
10. BackHome Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia

Best Medium Hostels

1. Travellers House, Lisbon/Portugal
2. Living Lounge Hostel, Lisbon/Portugal
3. NapPark Hostel at Khao San, Bangkok/Thailand
4. Home Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon/Portugal
5. Montreal Central, Montreal/Canada
6. EastSeven Berlin Hostel, Berlin/Germany
7. White Nest Hostel - Granada, Granada/Spain
8. Sant Jordi Alberg, Barcelona/Spain
9. Grand Hostel Berlin, Berlin/Germany
10. Hostel of the Sun, Naples/Italy

Best Large Hostels

1. Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon/Portugal
2. Circus Hostel, Berlin/Germany
3. Hostel Mostel, Sofia/Bulgaria
4. Friendly Fun Franks Backpackers Hostel, Riga/Latvia
5. Khaosan Kyoto Guest House, Japan/Kyoto
6. City BackPackers Hostel, Stockholm/Sweden
7. City Hostel Seattle, Seattle/USA
8. Lub d Bangkok Siam Square, Bangkok/Thailand
9. Hostel Blues, Bratislava/Slovakia
10. Wombats City Hostel Vienna - The Lounge, Vienna/Austria

Best Extra Large Hostels

1. Wombats City Hostel Berlin, Berlin/Germany
2. St Christophers at The Mosaic House, Prague/Czech Republic
3. Wombats City Hostel, Munich/Germany
4. Chicago Getaway Hostel, Chicago/USA
5. Castle Rock Hostel, EdinburghUnited/Kingdom
6. Caledonian Backpackers, EdinburghUnited/Kingdom
7. PLUS Berlin, Berlin/Germany
8. Hostel Suites Florida, Buenos Aires/Argentina
9. Budget Backpackers, EdinburghUnited/Kingdom
10. PLUS Florence, Florence/Italy

Continent Winners

Asia

1. NapPark Hostel at Khao San, Bangkok/Thailand
2. Sunshine Bedz KL, Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia
3. Khaosan Kyoto Guest House, Kyoto/Japan

Africa

1. Atlantic Point Backpackers, Cape Town/South Africa
2. Hostel Essaouira, Essaouira/Morocco
3. The Backpack, Cape Town/South Africa

Eastern Europe

1. The Naughty Squirrel Backpackers Hostel, Riga/Latvia
2. Hostel Mostel, Sofia/Bulgaria
3. Friendly Fun Franks Backpackers Hostel, Riga/Latvia

North America

1. Montreal Central, Montreal/Canada
2. City Hostel Seattle, Chicago/USA
3. USA Hostels San Francisco, San Francisco/USA

Central and South America

1. America del Sur Hostel Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires/Argentina
2. Andes Hostel, Santiago/Chile
3. Hostel Suites Obelisco, Buenos Aires/Argentina

Oceania

1. Adventure Queenstown Hostel, Queenstown/New Zealand
2. Dreamtime Travellers Rest, Cairns/Australia
3. Nomads Queenstown, Queenstown/New Zealand

Worldwide Winners

Australia

• Dreamtime Travellers Rest, Cairns

England

• Hatters Backpack Hostel-Birmingham, Birmingham

France

• Vertigo Vieux-Port, Marseille

Germany

• Raise a Smile Hostel Berlin, Berlin

Ireland

• Rowan Tree Hostel, Ennis

Italy

• Academy Hostel, Florence

Netherlands

• Cocomama, Amsterdam

Spain

• White Nest Hostel - Granada, Granada

USA

• City Hostel Seattle, Seattle