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Station Hostel For Backpackers

Hostel with a restaurant, 7-minute walk to Cologne Cathedral

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Property entrance
Check-in/check-out kiosk
Bar (on property)
Terrace/patio
Standard Quadruple Room | In-room safe, free WiFi
Located near Cologne Cathedral and Musical Dome, Station Hostel For Backpackers offers a welcoming atmosphere with in-room WiFi and breakfast at the on-site Station Bar. After sightseeing, guests can unwind in the garden or visit the coffee shop/cafe during happy hour.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Room options

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Standard Single Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Renovated in 2016
In-room safe
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Single Room | In-room safe, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Renovated in 2016
Private bathroom
Cable channels
In-room safe
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room | In-room safe, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Renovated in 2016
Private bathroom
In-room safe
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Triple Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Renovated in 2016
In-room safe
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Standard Quadruple Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi

Standard Quadruple Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Renovated in 2016
In-room safe
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Standard Quadruple Room | In-room safe, free WiFi

Standard Quadruple Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Renovated in 2016
Private bathroom
Cable channels
In-room safe
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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One Bed in Doorm for 5 People, shared bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi

One Bed in Doorm for 5 People, shared bathroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Renovated in 2016
In-room safe
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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One Bed in Doorm for 6 People, shared bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi

One Bed in Doorm for 6 People, shared bathroom

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Renovated in 2016
In-room safe
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Renovated in 2016
Cable channels
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Marzellenstr. 44 - 56, Cologne, Nordrhein Westfalen, 50668

What's nearby

  • Cologne Cathedral - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Musical Dome - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Old Market - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Cologne Trade Fair Grounds - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • LANXESS Arena - 4 min drive - 2.1 miles

Getting around

  • Cologne (QKL-Cologne Central Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • Appellhofplatz Breite Strasse U-Bahn - 9 min walk
  • Cologne - Bonn Airport (CGN) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Fellows - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Tang Wang - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Istanbul Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Galestro - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Station Hostel For Backpackers

Hostel remodeled in 2016 and located near Cologne Cathedral
Close to Musical Dome and Chocolate Museum, Station Hostel For Backpackers provides a terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. The on-site Regional cuisine restaurant, Station Bar, offers breakfast, dinner, and happy hour. In addition to a hair salon and laundry facilities, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), free newspapers, and 1 meeting room
  • Barbecue grills, smoke-free premises, and a TV in the lobby
  • An elevator, luggage storage, and a computer station
Room features
All 50 rooms feature comforts such as free WiFi and safes.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Heating and limited housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM for a fee: EUR 7.50 for adults and EUR 7.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Station Bar

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 484 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Reception hall
  • Renovated entire property - April 2016
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Heating
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 4 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • An effective city/local tax rate of 5.35 percent will be charged

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 7.5 for adults and EUR 7.5 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

Station Hostel Backpackers Cologne
Station Hostel Backpackers
Station Backpackers Cologne
Station Hostel For Backpackers Hotel Cologne
Hostel For Backpackers Cologne
Station Hostel For Backpackers Cologne
Station Hostel For Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Frequently asked questions

Is Station Hostel For Backpackers pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Station Hostel For Backpackers?

This hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Station Hostel For Backpackers?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Station Hostel For Backpackers?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Station Hostel For Backpackers located?

Located in Old Town Cologne, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Goldene Kammer, Cologne Cathedral, and Musical Dome. Hohe Strasse and Pixie Fountain are also within 10 minutes. Cologne (QKL-Cologne Central Train Station) is only a 4-minute walk and Appellhofplatz Breite Strasse U-Bahn is 9 minutes.

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Station Hostel For Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 313 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 120 out of 313 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 313 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 313 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 313 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Single room with private bathroom

Friendly service, clean facilities and great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Carlee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very dirty espically in the bathroom, and the staff were unhelpful from check in to checkout.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Theodore

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No hand towel in the washroom, only 2 per floor. Showers reeked like cigarettes too, but fantastic location and for the price I can't really complain
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Henry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathrooms were dirty and rarely cleaned. Bedroom was okay
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Had a single room next to showers. The isolation was so bad that each time someone took a shower, it felt like it was happening in the room. There was no ventilation either and the outside was too noisy with the window open. Did not get much sleep. The toilets were not clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gareth

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

THE noisiest and most unruly property in Cologne.

Sadly I had a terrible experience at the Station Hostel. I booked 3 months in advance for a private room for a 2 night midweek stay during my trip to Germany. The location is absolutely fantastic, just minutes from the main station. Check in was friendly and efficient and I was pleasantly surprised when I got to my room. Super clean, the bed was extremely comfortable, nice big windows allowing plenty of light. Small desk and a lovely compact small toilet and shower. Bedding, towels and toiletries were provided and a modest €1 is charged per extra towel if you need more than one. The common areas on the ground floor are lovely and the bar / restaurant is cosy and very welcoming. This could have been such a pleasant experience. It wasn’t the hotel that ruined it, it was the groups of teens staying in the rooms around me. I had room 409. Rooms 410,411 and 412 had students in them who partied and misbehaved until well after 4am. I got absolutely no sleep for doors slamming, furniture being thrown about, shouting, swearing, screaming, running and fighting in the hall ways, banging on walls….. it was absolutely AWFUL. They behaved like animals with total disrespect for any other guests trying to sleep. Sadly the staff leave at midnight and so there isn’t anyone there to deal with noise complaints and people can simply behave as they wish. I left to go about my day the next day but felt tired and came back to try and have a nap in the afternoon, however the party had started a
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Khalid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Request to the management for providing towel. They didn't mentioned before booking. Thank God luckily I got my own towel this time
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The ventilation in the bathroom was bad. Sometimes it was as if someone was smoking in my bathroom. Unfortunately the sounds from the street could be heard very loudly even though a closed window
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Good value place to stay but not in hot weather

Friendly staff, clean, good showers, quite happy but let down by unbearably hot dormitory - yes the weather was hot but the fact the windows in the room didn’t open more than 10cm did not help. Also the hostel had a strangely impersonal vibe
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luiz Flávio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quality compatible with the price. Only complain is about the wifi, because is so slow and almost never works on the 2nd floor.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniela

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Close to everything. Easy to get to the city center and the Hbf. Easy to check in and get to the room. Turned out it I had bedbugs in the room, so I’m covered in bites. But we solved it on the hostel. You hear everything, so the dudes that showered on Saturday to Sunday at like 1 and singing I could hear it all.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Ayumi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの対応が本当に良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I know hostels can be noisy, but screaming and shouting at 2am, 4am and 6am was too much even for me. Even the earplugs I had didn’t block it out. Staff were great though, would just be nice to see some ‘Be respectful of other guests’ signage around to remind the serial shouters.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Charles

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In general the place hasn't been well maintained?The smell in some rooms are not inviting and the rooms are not properly cleaned!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Nabegh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
location was great and in a very close distance to the train station. and the central attractions. Cleanliness, was good for the amount paid. bed linings were clear and ready to be fitted to the bed by ownself. Staff were helpful but very busy all the time dealing with customers. Facilities needed for a backpacker were sufficient: WiFi, Socket, Space to sit and eat and work and enjoy the time. Bar and reception area was however, noisy and tiny and crowded most of the times. Happy to come again if needed for a low budget visit to the city.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Room comfort

Cheap and basic

The accommodation is cheap and basic but is conveniently situated with a 5min walk of the railway station. The rooms were clean and spacious and the beds were comfortable but the bar area was tatty and dull with ripped sofas and I feel there should have been more toilets. Only 2 on each floor so often occupied.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Schmutzige / ungereinigte Sanitäranlagen

Die sanitären Einrichtungen (Dusche, WC) waren die ganze Zeit so schmutzig / ungereinigt, dass eine Benutzung unzumutbar war. Als ich mich an die Rezeption wendete und auf so schmutzige / ungereinigte Sanitärräume verwies, meinte man achselzuckend, das Reinigungspersonal hätte sich krankheitsbedingt abgemeldet und so sei eine Reinigung nicht durchführbar - man verwies mich dann so, dass ich trotz meines Zimmers auf dem 2. OG mich auf den anderen Etagen umschauen solle , ob irgendwo ein WC wäre , was irgendwie noch erträglich wäre - ansonsten meinte man zu mir , dass normalerweise die Sanitäreinrichtungen !!!!! alle 2 Tage !!!!! mal durchgewischt werden , was angesichts von so vielen Gästen , die die WCs gemeinsam nutzen , auch eine ZUMUTUNG ist . Offenbar ist man in diesem Hostel in der Lage , die hohen Zimmerpreise zu kassieren , ohne sich um die Sauberkeit der sanitären Anlagen zu kümmern. Nie wieder so ein Hostel, in dem es so schmutzig ist und wo einem bereits auf den Etagengängen ein extremer Gestank nach Urin entgegenschlägt, wenn man nur an den WCs vorbeigeht.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Takayuki

Liked: Staff & service
運が悪かったのか、修学旅行と思われる子供（中学生か高校生か）の集団と同じ日に泊まることになってしまった。夜19時ごろから24時ぐらいまで、廊下を走り回り、ドアをばたばた開け閉めし、奇声がするのを我慢しなければならなかった。とても寝付ける状況ではなかった。 ホテルのスタッフの対応はよく、ドイツ語が全く話せず、英語もカタコトの自分の会話をちゃんと理解してくれた。 ホテルでは無くホステルなので、アメニティ類は最低限（バスタオル一枚と、シャンプーらしきもの。洗面所にはハンドソープ）しか無いので、必要であれば街中で調達すべき。 子供の件がなければ、バックパッカー向けの宿としては問題ありません。
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Juergen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Ich werde wiederkommen

Die Lage des Hostels ist super. Die Ausstattung spartanisch. Während des heißen Sommerwetters wäre - wenn schon keine Klimaanlage vorhanden ist - wenigstens ein Ventilator angenehm. Aber ich werde wieder ein Zimmer in diesem Hostel buchen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the hostel was ideal, walking distance to everything. My group stayed in a quad room and it was neat and clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

La Masa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was very loud in the evening and there were lots of young people You couldn't shower, it wasn't clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sonja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal für einen kurzen Städtetrip, für Sightseeing !
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ulrike

Gut zu Fuss vom Hauptbahnhof erreichbar ... central gelegen ...
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Akiyoshi

Liked: Staff & service
トイレが詰まって放置されていた
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

rodrigo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excelente localização, com ótimo custo. Instalações confortáveis, porém precária na limpeza. Uma boa opção, para curta estadia.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

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