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5 Ulica Denisa Špike, 23000 Zadar, Croatia

#17 of 34 hotels in Zadar

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 489 hostel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    7.9

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    10
    The best hostel you can choose!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

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    Everything

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The common areas are great. Unfortunately after the sun goes down the mosquitoes also enjoy them. No mosquitoes in the rooms though, so that was good.

    Very nice and chill hostel

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2025

    9.0
    Lovely stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hostel is very clean and rules are clear and respected by everyone. The dorm was full but everyone was silent and respectful. The common areas were also cozy and well equipped for cooking and leasuring.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    10
    a ma zing !!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    some may dislike that’s it’s 45 min. from Zadar city center, but I love to walk and there’s also Bolt and Uberz

    more than amazing hostel with front yard, let’s-call-it-back yard (it’s actually on the side of it), a big lounge space connected to the kitchen with a roof but still open which is more than awesome AND a terrace!!! everything is SO colorful and artistic, the front yard has amazing trees with huge lemons. the rooms are modern, and every bathroom has a hair dryer. the kitchen is clean and modern, and which is very important to me - with free coffee. the hosts are amazing, I discovered the most blissful music thanks to the owner (there’s a soundsystem in the kitchen 🔝), and a special shoutout to the nicest host ever, Andres, who’d made me smile just by seeing him. (it’s not flirting, I’m autistic) oh, and they care even about recycling! 🤍 the beach is 6 min. away by foot, taxi boat to Zadar 10 min. away, there’s an amazing bakery (trust me) 2 min. away and an ATM, and a great grocery store. I will be back asap, actually I’m sorry I couldn’t book a night for tonight, only 14 days after.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Spacious kitchen and lounge

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The AC was extremely cold!

    The atmosphere was great, lots of great friendly people and the common space is cozy with a nice open kitchen

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    10
    Amazing hostel!! Would recommend to others and possibly come back in the future if I ever come back to zadar!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Beds were very comfy, how they did your laundry for you, the socialness, the kitchen with all the usable appliances, and staff

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2025

    8.0
    Chill holidays with friends
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lack of natural light and air conditioning in half of the room 1 (it's divided in such a way).

    Awesome chilling spots, large open kitchen, nice and clean showers, comfortable beds; close to the old town.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They claim to have lockers, but to actually have it, you need to pay 5 euro for lock :( Somebody took the remote control for the air conditioner in our room, and we were freezing a few times at night. Was it hard to have at least 1 remote in each room?

    Very cozy place, fair rules, relatively good location, met a lot of nice people and enjoyed my stay. The staff was very friendly and understanding with some exceptions. Probably will visit it again.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was pretty packed and squishy, with no curtains on the beds.

    Really cool vibe here, lots of outdoor seating and a fully equipped kitchen.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2025

    8.0
    Beautiful Hostel and close to Beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bus services not on Google map

    Very close to Beaches and walking distance

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A ~25 min walk to the central area wasn’t that bad, and it’s placed right by the sea! The bathrooms could be a bit crowded, but it’s not too bad. There’s a little space between the shower booth and the curtain, where you can change.

    Staff was very nice and outside areas including the kitchen were also great and comfortable. The beds were fine and each had sockets, an individual lamp and a big drawer where I could fit all of my stuff - just had to bring a padlock. Overall nice and clean and I was also offered a towel :)

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Full of kind and social people. Both the staff and guests

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Heaps of chill out space, clean bathrooms and the use of a washing machine.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathrooms are too small for so many people, many times I had to wait too much. Fridges are collapsed and smell bad. High beds have terrible stairs, it hurts to go up.

    It was very clean, very helpful staff, good ambient.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2025

    8.0
    The social meetup place
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hostels are about atmosphere and getting to meet new people. And this place performs perfectly in that way. Approved by a German.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2025

    10
    Comfy, nice surroundings
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    A bit far from the city center if you prefer walking, but easily accessible by bus. Tickets cost only €1.60.

    Cleanliness, facilities, well-equipped kitchen, nice beaches close by.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    9.0
    Nice place, see caveats
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There were ants everywhere. They had plans to get rid of them but not yet materialized. No other insects were observed though. Now, ants are not too bad but still it was noticeable. The corridors in the room were narrow and when the luggage lockers were drawn out, there was not much space to go around.

    Overall, pretty good. Friendly staff. Silent, apart from some air-conditioning machine which wasn't always on. Showers offer privacy. Kitchen was nice and had spices and cooking basics to share. There is a market right next to the hostel and walking distance from an OK beach. 1 eur for a 2nd towel (at the time of my booking June 2025), 5 eur deposit for padlock for the locker. The keycode to the hostel yard and the room make it easy to go in and out without a key, e.g. to the beach (you still need the locker key if you use it, unless you left it inside). An Uber from Zadar bus station was around 5 eur on a Sunday. Outside the weekend the buses might work decently too.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit far from city center (25 minute walk) Also not that much privacy in the shower (only a curtain)

    Owner was really helpfull and it is only a five minute walk to the sea. Also a supermarket and bakery next door wich is really easy!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff, clean rooms and good vibe in the hostel. A little far away from the old town it’s still reachable by walking.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No curtains on the beds. The mattress is way too soft.

    Best place in Zadar. The house is so like a home. The guests, the staff, and everything is amazing.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    old town city centre is 30 min walking ... but its ok

    very nice vibes, big kitchen and différent places to stay in the beautifull and comfy courtyard that makes it easier to meet other guests

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit out of the way of old town but it’s a very doable walk and for the price can’t complain

    Beds were comfortable, common area and kitchen were nice

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The atmosphere in hostel is so amazing that you won't be feeling alone traveling solo! The staff is so nice and sociable, the rooms and bathrooms are clean and the beds are comfotrable. It's located a bit far from the city center but the atmosphere here makes up for it. It's definitely worth staying at this place!

    Stayed in May 2025

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