The best hostels in Portugal

Casa da Madalena had the highest score of the Faro hostels we shortlisted (9.9 from about 1,200 Hostelworld reviews).

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Goodmorning is the hostel to pick if you're travelling alone and want company from the first morning. It doesn't take families or groups larger than 3, so almost everyone is on their own.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Home Lisbon is the social hostel for people who don't want a party hostel. The draw is Mamma's Dinner: home cooking by the owner's mother, eaten with other guests and the staff.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Jaca Porto da Cruz is the pick for surfers and hikers who would rather wake up by the sea than in Funchal. It scores 9.7 on Hostelworld, and dorm beds started at €15 there when we checked.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

A safe pick for a first visit: Lisbon Lounge sits in Baixa, a few minutes' walk from the river squares and the metro, includes breakfast and scores 9.7 on Hostelworld.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

On Track scores very highly on Hostelworld (9.7), but from only 45 reviews, so treat the number with some caution. It is outside the centre and dorm beds were among the most expensive in Funchal when we checked.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Porto Wine Hostel pairs a 9.7 Hostelworld score with a central spot by Clérigos Tower and a theme that suits the city. Reception is open 8:00 to midnight rather than 24 hours, and the hostel lists an 18+ age restriction for shared dorms.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

If you arrive by train, The Passenger is hard to beat: it is inside São Bento station, a short walk from the centre and the river. A 9.7 Hostelworld score, step-free access and curtained beds make it an easy choice.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Yes! Lisbon is a party hostel, and an organised one. The bar is open all day, staff cook a sit-down dinner every night at 8:30pm, and the hostel's own pub crawl leaves from the bar at 10:30pm, Tuesday to Sunday, with a free shot.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Gallery Hostel is built around comfort: small dorms with their own showers, towels included and a 9.6 Hostelworld score.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Living Lounge is the pick if you want a central, good-looking hostel that's sociable without being a party hostel.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Lisboa Central gives you a free, generous breakfast and a 9.5 Hostelworld score for a dorm price of €18. It sits north of the old town at the top of Avenida da Liberdade, with the metro close by and the main sights within walking distance.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Tilia is a calmer alternative to Casa d'Alagoa that still makes it easy to meet people, through the rooftop, a daily walking tour and yoga.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Jaca Funchal describes itself as minimalist and contemporary, and has its own café on site. Dorm beds cost more than at 109 Funchal Hostel, but each dorm has its own bathroom and air conditioning.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Lost Inn puts you within walking distance of Pink Street, Bairro Alto and Cais do Sodré station, and its bar hosts free events with a nightly sangria time.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Casa d'Alagoa is Faro's most-reviewed hostel on Hostelworld (about 4,200 reviews) and still holds a 9.3. It is the sociable choice in Faro, with family dinners and regular events, but it has quiet hours from 11pm.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Inn Possible suits solo travellers who want a ready-made group: it is small, runs activities every day and offers a shared dinner and an evening pub crawl.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Olive scores as high as the big social hostels (9.3 on Hostelworld) without the nightly party. It is a good base if you like cooking and quiet evenings on a patio.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Orange3 had the cheapest dorm beds of our Lagos picks when we checked, and still scores 9.3 on Hostelworld.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Santa Maria is a calm, central base rather than a social hostel. It's in a renovated former primary school on Rua de Santa Maria in Funchal's Old Town, with its own restaurant on the ground floor and a kitchen for guests who cook.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Top City had the highest Hostelworld score of the big Lagos social hostels when we checked (9.3 from about 2,400 reviews), and the rooftop pool is a real draw.

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Urban Garden is for travellers who want more privacy than a normal dorm without paying for a private room: capsule beds, air conditioning throughout and a garden to unwind in. It says outright that it is not a party hostel.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Being Porto is a calm, family-run base in the old town, a couple of minutes from the river.

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Cloud 9 is a small, social alternative to Rising Cock with the same free nightly pub crawl, plus air conditioning in every room and a rooftop with sea views. The 18 to 45 age limit and the drinking-game nights make the crowd clear.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Lisbon Destination Hostel is inside Rossio railway station: you take the escalators or lift from the station's main entrance to the second floor, and trains to Sintra leave from the same building.

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This is the hostel to pick if going out every night is the point of your Lagos trip: the pub crawl is free and nightly, and breakfast is included. It is dorms only and built around partying, so sleep and privacy come second.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Sant Jordi Lisbon trades a central address for space: a garden, terraces and a coworking area in a renovated early-1900s building, with Tram 28 at the door.

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This Is Lisbon is a small, homely hostel for travellers who would rather join a dinner or a day trip than a pub crawl. Its spot below the castle puts Alfama, Tram 28 and Rossio within walking distance, and the terrace view is the highlight.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Nice Way Porto is good value for a central, social hostel: dorms from €14.45, a bar with a daily happy hour and organised tours, a minute from São Bento station. Breakfast is extra (€5), and the hostel is on a third floor with a lift.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Porto Spot is a social hostel that doesn't hide it.

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Happy Porto suits pilgrims, students and budget travellers who want a riverside location and a bed with a view for €18 a night. Check-in runs 14:30 to 19:30, and later arrivals must arrange it in advance, so plan ahead. Breakfast costs €5.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Sunset Destination is the pick if you want a pool and river views at dorm prices, and being inside Cais do Sodré station makes beach days on the Cascais line easy.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Best Guest is a no-frills, central option: dorms from €14 a short walk from São Bento station and Ribeira, with a private bathroom in most rooms.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Cats Porto mixes a social programme (happy hour, pub crawl, free dinner nights and a rooftop bar) with a private bathroom in every room, right beside the Cathedral.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Orange Terrace is a small backpacker hostel a few minutes from Albufeira's bar street and the beach.

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PILOT is the straightforward choice in Porto for meeting people: the bar never closes, the hostel runs its own pub crawl and it says most guests travel solo.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Lisbon Calling is closer to a characterful guesthouse than a backpacker hostel: Hostelworld showed only private-room prices when we checked, reception hours are limited and it scores 8.6 on Hostelworld.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

109 Funchal had the cheapest dorm beds of any Funchal hostel we checked, in a historic building a short walk from the Old Town.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

GSPOT is built for nights out. Every evening there's a happy hour with pizza and margaritas before the group heads out to Bairro Alto, just around the corner, and the hostel only takes guests aged 18 and over.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

The Independente is for travellers who want a grand building and a top-of-the-hill address more than a party.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.

Rossio Hostel's strengths are its address and its freebies: breakfast, towels, linen, tea and coffee and luggage storage are all included, and it's in downtown Lisbon by Rossio with transport at the door. The score is the catch.

Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page.