Castanea Old Town Hostel

Very cosy hostel right in the heart of the old town in Stockholm. The receptionist was friendly and the open room was spacious with a nice kitchen if you wanted to cook your own food. Lots of places you could sit and talk to people or just enjoy the food on your own :) the only thing that bringed the score down was that the dorms was a bit small to my preference. When sharing with 3 other people it god kinda cramped and there was also a lack of plugs to charge my phone, computer etc. But I guess it's what you get for the price given it's great location. Would recommend staying here!

Here is the clearly best hostel in Stockholm! Location is best of the best. You don’t need to use transportation cause everywhere is in walking distance. Middle of the stylish cafes/restaurants,supermarket, touristic attractions… All reception staff is really friendly. They always smile and doing their best to make your stay unforgettable! I stayed in 16 beds dormitory and room was really large. I could watch the stunning backyard view from my bed. They also let you use luggage storage for free. Kitchen and toilets are clean like your home. I’ll recommend this place everyone who planning to come Stockholm!

I stayed one night, the hostel facilities and the room were very clean, the reception was good, the location of the hostel is great in the heart of the old city as well as the metro, good value for money, I recommend it

Very good location. Close to everything Stockholm has to offer.Paula the desk manager was very nice and courteous.Thank you

Utmärkt att bo på Castena, 1- 7 dagar. Bor centralt nära/, vid Gamla stan. Bra prisnivå- bott mycket så kan göra egen frukost mm. Känner sig välkommen av hjälpsam personal. Är alltid så med vandrarhem,släpa på lakan,handduk.-tillägg att hyra. Besök- rekommenderas.

Very clean, quiet hostel. Fun decor. Nice kitchen space. Bathrooms had multiple toilets and showers, all very clean. There was a bulletin board with lots of recommendations from staff on their favorite places to eat/things to do in Stockholm as well. Was a lovely stay. Great location too!

TL;DR: It's a great hostel but not as comfortable as a hotel would be.Great location, right in the middle of old town/ Gamla Stan area - basically you're a 5 min walk from anything on that island, including the subway. Helpful and friendly staff. Good prices for the money. Felt very safe - private rooms have their own keys, dorm rooms have individual keypads, plus the building & hostel have codes to get in the door. If you're looking for a hostel this is a great option.Some downsides/points to note - the rooms do not have any fans (let alone AC) so on hot nights it can be hard to fall asleep - although you can open windows, that's about it. I think the single biggest thing they could do to improve the quality of life staying there would be to add fans in the rooms. The mattresses are also foam and thus stay warm which also isn't great in the summer. You do have to rent towels and sheets - it was 50 krona (about $5) for just sheets or 65 kr for sheets and towels - totally fine. The shower room could use more ventilation, it was always a bit warm and damp in there. There's no breakfast, but there's a cafe around the corner that's pretty good.Laundry is another big downside - they offer laundry service, but it's about $20 to have them do the laundry and drying for you, there's no self-service options. You have to bring the laundry to them in the morning, but what's nice is they deliver it to your room during the day so you don't have to wait around. Since Stockholm (and Sweden) don't seem to have laundromats, this is a good option to have, but it is expensive so you don't want to do it too often.Overall, it's a really great hostel and none of the above downsides really detract from that, but it's good to know going in.

Best (not cheapest) Hostel in the old town. Dorms and showers are clean, staff is very helpful and friendly. Common room and kitchen are cozy. Had a great stay, cool people to hang out with.

Myself and two friends stayed here for a weekend and it was quite simply the best place we could have stayed in Stockholm! It was the cleanest and friendly hostel I've ever visited and provided the perfect central base for our weekend.Checking in was easy and the lovely lady on the front desk was very efficient. On our last night there was a lovely atmosphere in the common room with a whole bunch of us from all over the world chatting and having a laugh! (sorry to the people trying to sleep as we did stay in the common room a bit later than allowed...)Overall I can wholeheartedly recommend this place to anyone!