See all properties

Basel Backpack - Hostel

Property class: 2

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Basel Backpack - Hostel

A modern bedroom with a bed, bedside table, and a wall-mounted shelf.
Dining
A covered outdoor area with a wooden deck, a red table, and a chair. There are potted plants and a metal railing.
A restaurant with a large window overlooking a street with bicycles and greenery.
Interior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Laundry

Explore the area

View in a map
192 Dornacherstrasse, Basel, BS, 4053
  • Place, Basel University
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Basel Zoo
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Basel Art Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Basel (BSL-EuroAirport)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for 8 - Bed Dormitory, Female

A dormitory room with bunk beds, a small table, and a chair.

8 - Bed Dormitory, Female

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for Double Room

A room with a wooden bed, a large window with blue curtains, a radiator, and a wall-mounted picture.

Double Room

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room

A bedroom with a wooden desk, a globe, a bed with a floral duvet, and a window with blinds.

Deluxe Double Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for 8-Bed-Dormitory, Mixed

A dormitory room with bunk beds, a small table, and a chair.

8-Bed-Dormitory, Mixed

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

Similar properties

A wooden bridge over a water channel, a stone pathway, and a red brick building with multiple windows.
Youth Hostel Basel
Basel City Centre
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet friendly
  • Restaurant
  • Game room
4.4 out of 5, Excellent, 124 reviews
$145 nightly
The price is $161
Nov 1 - Nov 2
Total with taxes and fees
Youth Hostel Basel

About the neighborhood

Basel

With a stay at Basel Backpack - Hostel in Basel (Gundeldingen), you'll be a 5-minute walk from Heiliggeistkirche and 7 minutes by foot from Basel University. .This hostel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Via Gottardo and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from BIS Tower.
View more Hostels in BaselOpens in a new window

What's nearby

  • Basel University - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Basel Zoo - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Basel Art Museum - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Marktplatz - 5 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Basler Muenster - 7 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Bhfeingang Gundeldingen Tram Stop - 9 min walk
  • Basel Station - 11 min walk
  • EuroAirport Airport (BSL) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Thai Square - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Peng Dumplings - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Vito - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪La Manufacture - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Pizzeria Gundeli Casino - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Basel Backpack - Hostel

Basel Backpack - Hostel offers 16 accommodations with washers/dryers and complimentary newspapers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. This Basel hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.
At Basel Backpack - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Basel Backpack - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (CHF 12 per day)
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: CHF 10 for adults and CHF 5 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room washer/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower

More

  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
This property will place a credit card authorization for the price of the first night without city tax for any bookings.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CHF 10 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 30.0 per night

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Fees

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

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 4.20 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

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

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately CHF 10 for adults and CHF 5 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: CHF 12 per day
  • Pet fee: CHF 10 per pet, per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: CHF 30.0 per night
  • Towels fee: CHF 2 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Property is also known as

Basel Backpack Hostel
Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Basel Backpack Basel
Basel Basel Backpack Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Basel Backpack
Basel Backpack Basel
Backpack Hostel
Backpack
Basel Backpack
Basel Backpack - Hostel Basel
Basel Backpack - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Basel Backpack - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Basel

Basel Backpack - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 67 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 67 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 67 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 67 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 67 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a really nice place to stay, close to the central station and supermarkets.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved it. Great property managers that were very helpful and reasonable in making our stay better.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Recommended for young or old.

Cool "hipster" location, all good, like one should expect from a hostel. Transit pass a valuable plus. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Room was okay but the the whole building and the floors were very smelly!!!! Bathroom on the floors were okay but downstairs by the lobby was dirty.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

I paid for a queen single bed room but was given a family room with 4 bunk beds. I was struggling with power outlets to charge my phones because of not enough of them around my bed. Was way different than what was shown during booking. Had to checkout and walk to Basel SBB station early morning hours like around 5:30 to 6 but did not feel safe.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Personel çok yardımcı oldu. Havaalanı öncesinde valizimi de emanet olarak bırakmama izin verdiler. Temizlik çok iyi, sessiz, çok güzel bir mini kampüs içinde. Merkeze ve ulaşım güzergahına yakın. Özellikle tercih edecekler için yakında Türk market ve restoranları da var.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Supert.

Beliggenhet i gåavstand fra Basel SBB.Deilig for oss som kom med tog om natten.Hostellet befinner seg i en rolig lukket sidegade med cafeér.Kom sent på kvelden og sjekket oss selv inn. Gikk greit.Meget pent og rent overalt.God seng. Negativt er at det var svært at lese informasjonen til hvordan vi skulle sjekke inn, da det var relativt mørkt i gården foran hostellet.Det annet var at vinduet på værelset ikke kunne åpnes. Samlet et riktig koselig, rent og pent hostell til pengene.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft war sehr angenehm. Die Musik von der Disco um die Ecke bis nach 5 Uhr morgens war zu viel. um nicht zu sagen eine Zumutung.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Acogedora tranquila y conveniente
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Günstig gelegen, sehr netter Personal, familiäre Atmosphäre :)
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Şehir merkezine yakın konumda ücretsiz şehir içi kartı veriyorlar tramvay ve otobüslerden ücretsiz yararlanabiliyorsunuz.temizlik idare eder,
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ausstattung vom Hotel

WC und Duschen außerhalb vom Zimmer. Auf dem Weg nach oben mit den Treppen zu den Zimmern sieht man alte Badewanne aufgehängt an der Wand. WC Innenraum nicht so schön.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ok, Küche und Dusche sind nicht einladend.

Die Küche war alles andere als Sauber, kann aber auch an den anderen Gästen liegen. In meinem Zimmer gab es keinen Schreibtisch, allerdings konnte mit das Hotelpersonal Ersatz bieten. Die Duschen wollte ich nicht benutzen, da diese nicht sehr einladend aussahen und mich persönlich angeekelt haben. Sonst war der Aufenthalt aber OK, man kriegt für was man bezahlt.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Prices do not match on hotels.com and hotel

At check-in the cc for booking was not charged, so I had to pay a higher price than on the booking confirmation: CHF 33 instead of CHF 29. Should be some additional guest tax?
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Übernachten in stylisch-künstlerischer Umgebung

Schneller Check-In, freundlicher Empfang • sauberes Zimmer, gepflegte Gemeinschafts-WC/Duschen, WLAN • kein Parkplatz, kein Lift, kein TV im Doppelzimmer • Fazit: Wer nicht viele Ansprüche hat, übernachtet hier gut
Außenbereich
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Kann ich empfehlen. Sehr freundliches Personal. Ruhefaktor auch gut.
Stayed 12 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alles tip top, bis auf die WC Anlagen, wo an der Tür das Schloss fehlt.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mostly loved how helpful, friendly and down-to-earth the staff was. Warm showers, a clean and comfortable place to lay my head. What more could I ask for?
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness

My first and last experience in a hostel

Uncomfortable pillows ,noisy neighbors the stuff is very polite and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

An experience

It was great but it was difficult to find the place at the beginning
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Comodità per chi prende il treno

Vicino alla stazione. Molto comodo per trascorrere qualche ora a Basilea, prima di prendere un treno presto la mattina
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is no air conditioning in coridors, the room was inside street with a lot of noise!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Endroit atypique. Bien desservi au niveau du tram à côté. A 15min à pied environ de la gare. Petit bémol pour moi, le check-in trop tard, à partir de 16h. Nous aurions pu bénéficier de la Baselcard plus tôt et poser nos sacs. C'est dommage.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Angenehmer Aufenthalt

Bequemes Bett, aber ein Sichtschutz zwischen den Hochbetten und dimmbare Lampen wären super. Frühstück könnte noch etwas reichhaltiger sein. Das Hostel war sehr sauber und viele liebevolle Details. Super Lage. Der Empfang war auch sehr nett.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal für Städtereisen in Basel. Tramstation direkt vor dem Hotel. Zweckmässige Einrichtung.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019