Reviews of Hinterland Hostel
33 Elbweg, 01824 Rathen, Germany

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Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewSuch a lovely hostel. Great outdoor kitchen with lots of space and cool people to chat to. Very nice vibe and easy to get to lots of hikes.
Reviewed: 6 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBrilliant location, lovely staff.
Reviewed: 19 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe place was very good and the staff very welcoming and helpful. They have additional facilities like an outdoor fire oven for pizzas and sauna which was amazing. The kitchen is fully equipped. Great place to stay and unwind
Hey modi, thanks for the great review and see you soon!
Reviewed: 16 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewI had a wonderful stay at the hostel in Kurort Rathen. It's a simple and friendly place, surrounded by magical, fairy-tale-like nature. The beds were comfortable, everything was very clean, and the atmosphere was calm and pleasant. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a peaceful and cozy stay close to nature!
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Hey Gabriel, thanks a lot for this great feedback. It's exactly what we want too :) All the best, Christoph & Team
Reviewed: 15 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewIt was clean, and nice. Easy check in and check out. Friendly staff.
There's just Müsli for breakfast and the supermarket is not close by so you better be prepared :)
Hey Silvio, thanks for your great and honest feedback. Additional to our müsli buffet you can order some bread from a local bakery and we do offer a bike for shopping for free. Maybe that helps next time ;) All the best, Christoph
Reviewed: 30 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewNice people, who built this place with love and care, a comfortable cozy room, beautiful surroundings, we enjoyed it so much
Hey Evgeniia, thanks a lot for your nice review! You are always welcome again :)
Reviewed: 25 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 9 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewVery well run hostel with good facilities clean room and shared showers. Lots of places to eat in and outside. Lights and power over bed. Friendly helpful staff and sold emergency food as no shops in the area
Not much not to like it was a little way off the Maleveg which we were walking but we were aware of that and it seemed the best option available
Hi Philip, we do our best in the house - but unfortunately we can't get any closer to the Malerweg ;)
Reviewed: 1 September 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewFriendly staff
Reviewed: 14 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewThe place is beautiful with outside barn setting and a spacious garden. The owners were friendly and they had cold beer.
It’s a little walk from the station. Breakfast Fussy with too many organic cereals and oak milk options. I’d have much preferred a roll and coffee, the standard German fare. The wasps, made it difficult to eat outside.
Hi Jeremy, thanks for your kind feedback! In addition to the muesli breakfast, we also offer a bread delivery service from a local bakery. Maybe that's a reason to come back ;) Wasps do occur in nature - but unfortunately there were really quite a lot of them here this year.
Hi Jeremy, thanks for your kind feedback! In addition to the muesli breakfast, we also offer a bread delivery service from a local bakery. Maybe that's a reason to come back ;) Wasps do occur in nature - but unfortunately there were rea… Show more
Reviewed: 31 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewThe staff was amazing. Very friendly and nice. The place is beautiful with great garden outside.
The room was tiny, and not well designed, so not good use of space. The facilities (shared toilets and kitchen) is not suitable for the amount of people that uses them. So it was always full and crowded. Also, just next to the kitchen there are game tables like table tennis, so that adds to the cheos of the kitchen... I didn't enjoy making dinner and spending my time there unfortunately.
Hi Michael, you really did book our smallest room. Unfortunately, most people overlook the luggage compartment under the bed. If the barn is full, you can usually find a quiet spot in the large grounds.
Reviewed: 18 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewFast internet, amazing view, quiet, well equivalent kitchen.
There’s a very short window for check-in/ checkout/breakfast. If you need say, a towel outside of 4-7pm you won’t get one.
Hey Stephanie, thanks for your review. And we do offer a self-checkin. Just let uns know before - maybe next time :)
Reviewed: 14 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewThe staff was kind and welcoming, they even let us check in several hours before their official check-in. Other than that the hostel has a great location if you want to go hiking and explore the beautiful landscape. They even offer free ferry tickets. We don’t have any complaints
Thanks a lot, Thea! You are always welcome again :)
Reviewed: 20 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewI loved that the dorm room was not bunks. It was all single beds on ground level.
Reviewed: 17 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 May 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewVery friendly place, the way hostels used to be. Beautiful location. It has a kitchen if you want to cook or there is a restaurant just a kilometer away.
Stairs to second floor is very steep and if you sleep in the room at the top you have to go down to the toilet.
Reviewed: 29 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 November 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewThanks a lot for the warm welcome!
Reviewed: 31 October 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewCommon area has cooking facilities and wood burner. Check-in was simple and good walks nearby.
Our room was opposite the shared bathrooms. Other guests came to wash at 1am and 1.30am, laughing and joking. It's not a good place for a bedroom. The bunkbed frame was also very squeaky. Cost was high considering it's a shared bathroom.
Reviewed: 27 October 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewVery friendly staff, very spacious common area and well-equipped kitchen. They even had board games! Clean rooms. Great location. Towels available for a €2 fee.
The kitchen was in a different building from the rooms. The lights in the shower as well as the water turn off automatically which is an inconvenience. Relatively poor internet connection (able to support a voice/video call but with poor quality at times)