Best hostels in Lisbon (2026)
Lisbon has more hostels than anywhere else in Portugal, and most of the good ones sit within a short walk of Rossio. Here is how they compare on area, price, rating and how loud the nights get.
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Lisbon hostels compared
16 hostels, highest rated first. Hostelworld ratings and dorm prices, checked on 6 Oct 2026. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
| Hostel | Area | Good for | Rating | Dorms from | Book, compare and details |
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| Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel Party Restauradores | 9.9/10 | from €30 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Check prices on Hostelworld: Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel Details, map and FAQ: Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Home Lisbon Hostel Baixa | 9.7/10 | from €30 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Lisbon Lounge Hostel Party Baixa | 9.7/10 | from €16 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Yes! Lisbon Hostel Party Baixa | 9.7/10 | from €20 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Living Lounge Hostel Baixa-Chiado | 9.6/10 | from €21 | |||
| Living Lounge is the pick if you want a central, good-looking hostel that's sociable without being a party hostel. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Lisboa Central Hostel Marquês de Pombal | 9.5/10 | from €18 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Lost Inn Lisbon Hostel Party Chiado | 9.4/10 | from €16.50 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Inn Possible Lisbon Hostel Party Between Alfama and Mouraria | 9.3/10 | from €14 | |||
| 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. Good for
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| Lisbon Destination Hostel Rossio | 9.2/10 | from €13 | |||
| 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. Good for
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| Sant Jordi Hostels Lisbon Anjos | 9.2/10 | from €19.75 | |||
| 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. Good for
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| This Is Lisbon Hostel Castelo / Alfama | 9.2/10 | from €14.20 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Sunset Destination Hostel Party Cais do Sodré | 9.0/10 | from €13.65 | |||
| 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. Good for
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| Lisbon Calling Cais do Sodré | 8.6/10 | No dorms listed | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| GSPOT Hostels Party Bairro Alto / Avenida da Liberdade | 8.1/10 | from €16 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| The Independente Hostel & Suites Bairro Alto / Príncipe Real | 8.1/10 | from €16 | |||
| The Independente is for travellers who want a grand building and a top-of-the-hill address more than a party. Good for
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Check prices on Hostelworld: The Independente Hostel & Suites Details, map and FAQ: The Independente Hostel & Suites Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
| Rossio Hostel Rossio | 7.6/10 | from €17 | |||
| 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. Good for
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Hostelworld rating and dorm price checked 6 Oct 2026. The live price for your dates is on the booking page. | |||||
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- The Lisbon party hostel guide 7 of these hostels run their own bar nights or pub crawls. Compared on nightlife, noise and distance to Bairro Alto and Cais do Sodré.
- Cheap hostels in Lisbon 8 of the hostels above, compared on their own page.
- Lisbon hostels with private rooms 13 of the hostels above, compared on their own page.
Where to stay in Lisbon
For a first visit, stay in Baixa, Rossio or Chiado: they are central, flat by Lisbon standards and close to the metro and the Sintra trains. Go for Bairro Alto or Cais do Sodré if nightlife is the point of the trip, and Alfama if you want the old town and don't mind hills.
Baixa & Rossio Best for first visits, sightseeing on foot, day trips · 7 of our hostels
The flat, grid-planned downtown rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, running from Rossio square down to Praça do Comércio on the river. Metro stations, trams and the Sintra trains at Rossio station are all a few minutes away. Busy with tourists by day, calmer at night than the bar districts uphill.
In or near Baixa & Rossio: Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel, Home Lisbon Hostel, Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Living Lounge Hostel, Lisbon Destination Hostel, Rossio Hostel
Chiado Best for a central base with a bit of polish · 2 of our hostels
The elegant slope between Baixa and Bairro Alto: theatres, old cafés and bookshops, with Baixa-Chiado metro underneath. Close to the nightlife without being in the middle of it.
In or near Chiado: Living Lounge Hostel, Lost Inn Lisbon Hostel
Bairro Alto Best for nightlife, bar-hopping · 2 of our hostels
A grid of narrow hilltop lanes packed with small bars. On weekend nights the drinking spills into the street and goes on late. Brilliant if you are here to go out, hard work if you want to sleep with the window open.
In or near Bairro Alto: GSPOT Hostels, The Independente Hostel & Suites
Cais do Sodré Best for late nights, beach trains · 2 of our hostels
The riverside district around Cais do Sodré station: trains to Cascais and the Lisbon beaches, ferries across the Tagus, the Time Out Market food hall and the late bars of Rua Nova do Carvalho ("Pink Street").
In or near Cais do Sodré: Sunset Destination Hostel, Lisbon Calling
Alfama Best for old-town character, fado, views · 2 of our hostels
Lisbon's oldest quarter, a maze of steep lanes below São Jorge Castle and the home of fado. Atmospheric and full of viewpoints, but hilly and a longer walk from the metro.
In or near Alfama: Inn Possible Lisbon Hostel, This Is Lisbon Hostel
Príncipe Real Best for calmer nights near the action · 1 of our hostels
A leafy, upmarket area just north of Bairro Alto, around the Príncipe Real garden, with independent shops and restaurants. The São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint sits on its edge. Quieter than Bairro Alto but walking distance from it.
In or near Príncipe Real: The Independente Hostel & Suites
Avenida da Liberdade Best for transport links, quieter streets · 2 of our hostels
The broad boulevard running north from Restauradores to Marquês de Pombal. Good metro links and quieter nights; Baixa is a gentle downhill walk away.
In or near Avenida da Liberdade: Lisboa Central Hostel, GSPOT Hostels
Arriving in Lisbon
Lisbon airport is on the metro's red line. Ride it to Alameda and change to the green line for Rossio, Baixa-Chiado and Cais do Sodré, or stay on to São Sebastião and change to the blue line for Restauradores. Taxis and ride-hailing cars pick up outside arrivals. There is no need for an airport hotel: the central hostels are a single change away, and several keep reception open around the clock for late landings.
Landing late? 13 of the 16 hostels on this page list a 24-hour reception, including Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel, Home Lisbon Hostel and Lisbon Lounge Hostel.
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Lisbon hostels: your questions
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Is Yes! Lisbon a party hostel?
Yes, in the social sense. Yes! Lisbon has a lounge and bar and runs pub crawls and its well-known dinners, and its Hostelworld listing sums it up as a place to "party in the lounge and bar and then get a good night's sleep in our quiet and comfortable rooms" (checked 6 Oct 2026). So: lively evenings, but the rooms are meant for sleeping.
Where should I stay in Lisbon for nightlife?
Bairro Alto and Cais do Sodré are Lisbon's two main nightlife districts, within walking distance of each other. Baixa and Chiado sit right below them, so you can go out and still walk home. On this page, the hostels that run their own bar nights or pub crawls are Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel, Lisbon Lounge Hostel, Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Lost Inn Lisbon Hostel, Inn Possible Lisbon Hostel, Sunset Destination Hostel and GSPOT Hostels.
Our guide to party hostels in Lisbon What's the best area to stay in Lisbon?
For a first visit, stay in Baixa, Rossio or Chiado: they are central, flat by Lisbon standards and close to the metro and the Sintra trains. Go for Bairro Alto or Cais do Sodré if nightlife is the point of the trip, and Alfama if you want the old town and don't mind hills.
How much is a hostel in Lisbon?
Dorm beds in the 15 hostels we checked in Lisbon start at €13 a night, and the middle of the range is about €17. These are the lowest advertised dorm prices, checked 6 Oct 2026; the price for your dates can be different, and private rooms cost more.
What are some good hostels in Lisbon?
By guest rating, the highest-rated hostels we list in Lisbon are Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel (Hostelworld 9.9/10), Home Lisbon Hostel (Hostelworld 9.7/10) and Lisbon Lounge Hostel (Hostelworld 9.7/10). The best one for you depends on the vibe: filter the list above by trip type, or sort it by price.
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