Best Hostels of 2012

Best Worldwide Hostels

1. Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
2. Home Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
3. Travellers House, Lisbon, Portugal
4. Living Lounge Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
5. Hostel One Paralelo, Barcelona, Spain
6. Vagabonds, Belfast, Northern-Ireland
7. Cocomama, Amsterdam, Netherlands
8. Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge, Marrakech, Morocco
9. The Garden Backpacker, Seville, Spain
10. Ostello Bello, Milan, Italy

Best Small Hostels

1. Hostel One Paralelo, Barcelona, Spain
2. Vagabonds, Belfast, Northern-Ireland
3. Cocomama, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4. Charles Bridge Economic Hostel, Prague, Czech-Republic
5. Hostel One Sants, Barcelona, Spain
6. El Viajero Cartagena Hostel, Cartagena, Colombia
7. Greg & Tom Party Hostel, Krakow, Poland
8. Lisboa Central Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
9. Florentine Backpackers Hostel, Tel Aviv, Israel
10. Our Melting Pot, Manila, Philippines

Best Medium Hostels

1. Home Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
2. Travellers House, Lisbon, Portugal
3. Living Lounge Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
4. Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge, Marrakech, Morocco
5. The Garden Backpacker, Seville, Spain
6. Ostello Bello, Milan, Italy
7. Montreal Central, Montreal, Canada
8. Grand Hostel Berlin, Berlin, Germany
9. Global Village, Belfast, Northern-Ireland
10. Sant Jordi Alberg, Barcelona, Spain

Best Large Hostels

1. Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon, Portugal
2. Wombats City Hostel Vienna - The Lounge, Vienna, Austria
3. YHA London Oxford Street, London, England
4. Circus Hostel, Berlin, Germany
5. City BackPackers Hostel, Stockholm, Sweden
6. Barnacles Temple Bar House, Dublin, Ireland
7. USA Hostels San Francisco, San-Francisco, USA
8. Abraham Hostel Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
9. Bounce Sydney, Sydney, Australia
10. Sleepzone, Galway/Ireland, Ireland

Best Extra Large Hostels

1. Castle Rock Hostel, Edinburgh, Scotland
2. Nomads Queenstown, Queenstown, New-Zealand
3. Wombats City Hostel Vienna - at the Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria
4. YHA Wellington City, Wellington, New-Zealand
5. SameSun Backpacker Lodge - Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
6. YHA London Central, London, England
7. Chicago Getaway Hostel, Chicago, USA
8. Hostelling International New York, New-York, USA
9. H.I. Chicago Hostel, Chicago, USA
10. Adelaide Hostel and Hotel, San-Francisco, USA

Africa

1. Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge, Marrakech, Morocco
2. The Backpack, Cape Town, South-Africa
3. Amour d' Auberge, Marrakech/Morocco, Morocco

Asia

1. Backpackers Hostel K's House Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2. Reggae Mansion Kuala Lumpur, Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia
3. Khaosan Kyoto Guest House, Kyoto/Japan, Japan

Eastern Europe

1. Charles Bridge Economic Hostel, Prague, Czech-Republic
2. Greg & Tom Party Hostel, Krakow, Poland
3. AAE Mosquito Hostel, Krakow, Poland

Latin America

1. El Viajero Cartagena Hostel, Cartagena, Colombia
2. Piedra Blanca Backpackers Hostel, Uyuni, Bolivia
3. The Palace Hostel, San Juan, Puerto-Rico

North America

1. Montreal Central, Montreal, Canada
2. La Maison du Patriote, Montreal, Canada
3. Duo Housing DC, Washington-DC/USA, USA

Oceania

1. Jailhouse Accommodation, Christchurch New-Zealand
2. Adventure Queenstown Hostel, Queenstown, New-Zealand
3. Bounce Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Worldwide Winners

• Australia: Bounce Sydney, Sydney
• England: YHA London Oxford Street, London
• France: Vertigo Centre, Marseille
• Germany: Grand Hostel Berlin, Berlin
• Ireland: Barnacles Temple Bar House, Dublin
• Italy: Ostello Bello, Milan
• Netherlands: Cocomama, Amsterdam
• Spain: Hostel One Paralelo, Barcelona
• USA: Duo Housing DC, Washington-DC