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Station - Hostel for Backpackers

Station - Hostel for Backpackers

Marzellenstr. 44-56, Cologne, 50668, Germany

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Restaurant

Free wifi

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Station - Hostel for Backpackers

Welcome to Station - Hostel for Backpackers, your home away from home in the vibrant city of Köln! Nestled just 0.8mi from the bustling city center, this cozy hostel combines budget-friendly accommodation with a warm, welcoming atmosphere. With prices starting from just $71, you’ll find the perfect space to recharge after exploring the city’s iconic sites, all while mingling with fellow globetrotters.

At Station, the fun never stops! Unwind on the sun deck or in the picturesque picnic area, and don’t miss the chance to enjoy live music performances that set the perfect backdrop for your evenings. Whether you’re feasting on delicious dishes from the on-site restaurant or sharing travel stories at the lively bar, you’ll be sure to make unforgettable memories during your stay. Plus, with generous amenities like free WiFi, you can easily share your adventures with friends back home.

Rated by over 3,000 guests, Station - Hostel for Backpackers boasts reviews that highlight its welcoming staff and vibrant atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the hostel's cozy garden or plan your next adventure with the help of the friendly tour desk staff. Whatever your travel style, Station is ready to offer a unique Köln experience that you won’t want to miss! Find your new adventure at Marzellenstr. 44-56, and let the exploration begin!

At Station - Hostel for Backpackers, there's a delightful variety of accommodation options that cater to every backpacker's needs, from solo adventurers to groups of friends. For those seeking camaraderie and fun, the mixed dormitories are a hive of activity, where you can meet fellow travelers and swap stories. Prefer a bit of privacy? The cozy twin and double rooms offer a tranquil escape while still keeping you just steps away from the social buzz of the hostel. And if you're traveling with family, the spacious quadruple rooms are perfect for a shared adventure, ensuring everyone has their own space while still being together.

No traveler likes to go hungry, and that's where the Station Bar, Cafe, and Restaurant comes into play! Treat yourself to a hearty meal or simply grab a refreshing beverage after a long day of exploration. With a family-friendly and modern ambiance, it’s the ideal place to enjoy international cuisine that tantalizes your taste buds. Whether you’re fueling up for the day ahead or winding down with friends in the evening, this onsite dining option promises a delectable experience that pairs perfectly with the vibrant atmosphere of the hostel.

When it's time to hit the town, the helpful staff at Station are eager to assist with local tips and the best spots to visit. Embrace the spirit of Köln as you discover the nearby attractions – from historic sites to lively markets, you’re in for an adventure! Payment is a breeze too; with various credit card options available, you can leave your cash at home and focus on making memories instead. So pack your bags and get ready for an unforgettable journey, because at Station, every day is a new opportunity for adventure!

Closest airports

Cologne Bonn Airport

8.5mi

Düsseldorf International Airport

24.7mi

Dortmund Airport

48.9mi

Maastricht Aachen Airport

51.7mi

Niederrhein Weeze Airport

57.6mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Free wifi

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Elevator

Picnic area

Garden

View

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Rooms

Triple Room with Shared Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

3 Twin Beds

170 sqft

City view

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Elevate your stay in our spacious Triple Room with three Twin beds and shared bathroom. Enjoy easy access to upper floors with our convenient elevator.

Single Bed in Mixed 6-Bed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Dormitory, Single, Shared Bathroom

1 Twin Bed

345 sqft

City view

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Stay in a cozy single bed in a modern dorm room on the upper floors, accessible by elevator. Perfect for solo travelers seeking a comfortable shared accommodation option.

Single Room with Shared Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom

1 Twin Bed

85 sqft

City view

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Compact single room with a cozy twin bed. Elevator access to upper floors with shared bathroom facilities.

Single Room with Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Single Room

1 Twin Bed

95 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

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Experience comfort in our cozy Single Room with a private bathroom. Perfect for solo travelers, this room features a Twin bed and easy access to upper floors via elevator.

Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Room - 4 Twin, Shared Bathroom

4 Twin Beds

215 sqft

City view

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Stay comfortably in our spacious Quadruple Room with shared bathroom, equipped with 4 twin beds and located on upper floors accessible by elevator. Ideal for 4 adults seeking a convenient and affordable stay.

Quadruple Room with Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Room - 4 Twin

4 Twin Beds

260 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

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Stay comfortably in our spacious Quadruple Room with a private bathroom, featuring four twin beds and room for four adults and two children. Enjoy easy access to upper floors with an elevator.

Double Room with Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Double Room

1 Double Bed

130 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

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Unwind in our cozy Double Room with a spacious private bathroom, ideal for 2 adults and 1 child, featuring an elevator for easy access to upper floors.

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom in Station - Hostel for Backpackers

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Room - 2 Twin, Shared Bathroom

2 Twin Beds

130 sqft

City view

Washing machine

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Enjoy a cozy stay in our spacious 129 sqft Twin Room, perfect for 2 adults, with 2 twin beds and easy elevator access to upper floors. No smoking allowed.

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Dormitory, 6 Bed, Shared Bathroom

345 sqft

Dryer

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Bed in a dormitory room with shared bathroom facilities.

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Dormitory, 5 Bed, Shared Bathroom

260 sqft

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This bed in dormitory has a tile/marble floor and washing machine.

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Dormitory

345 sqft

Free wifi

Flat-screen TV

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Twin Room

1 Twin Bed

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Guest reviews

7.1

3,384 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Featured reviews:

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Tony

8.2

January 2023

Excellent location. Nice to have a room for just the four of us. Bedding was clean. Room was warm - even when it was snowing outside. Good bar with fair pricing. Breakfast was basic but very reasonably priced. Staff were helpful.

Some guests did not respect facilities and the toilet/shower area was sometimes left in quite a poor state. Others insisted on using the shower/toilet as a smoking room - with windows left wide open (leaving the facilities freezing cold in Jan). None of this is the fault of the owners/management, of course, just inconsiderate guests!

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Romain

8.2

November 2023

Location idéal. Very convenient and secure luggage room, beds comfortable, showers good.

Toilets not that clean, smell bad and somebody's smoked in it

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Æther

9.1

November 2023

friendly staff & roommates. i didn't have enough cash for the 1€ key deposit so the receptionist used coins from a jar to cover me–which i ended up donating back at the time of my departure. talking with roomies turned into over an hour telling stories, making for an inspirational one night stay. quiet room, no bunks, shelving unit bedside. i was able to get a lot of work done in bed.

wish the lockers were in the room but they were a weird size so i didn't feel inclined to use them anyway.

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Chrysoula

8.2

April 2023

Location is great, rather quiet neighbourhood yet within walking distance to the city center (4mins walk) The bedrooms were comfy and the room was really clean and neat. They provide lockers for you both before and after check-in/out times so you dont have to carry bags around the city or pay more.

There were only a few toilets and showers in each floor to accomodate the number and needs of the guests A little hard to find availabe showers at times and toilets not very clean, especially when people used it to smoke in them because of the no-smoking policy. !there is no access to a common kitchen so there is no access to a fridge or a single kettle so u cannot prepare your own meals easily. There was a bar that could possible provide us with some boiled water but it s closed during the afternoon or evenevening hours and when open they still couldnt help us, so keep that in mind.

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Thái

8.2

May 2023

I had some DB train problems and decided to spend the night here because of their close distance from the train station. I arrived very late as the staff was going to leave, but the check-in process was simple and speedy, which I really appreciate. The bed and mattress were very comfortable to my preference.

To be fair, the room was not so well soundproofed from street noises, the bathroom facilities seem old, and the shower works but may soon fall apart from the wall. For only a brief one-night stay, I can tolerate all of that.

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Dellyozz

8.2

November 2022

I have booked private room in this hostel because I went as a solo traveler on business trip, and I needed vicinity to central train station. Cologne center, cathedral and central station HBF is really 200 meters away, so it is really convenient to stay in this hostel if you are planing to go to other cities by train as well. Or just to explore the city center which is great for shopping. Room was pretty clean, hot water in shower all the time. Room was warm thanks to large heating radiator next to window. Window is also almost sound proof, so nearby trains didnt effect my sleep. Staff was nice, specially young lady which issued me an invoice on my last day. Sorry I didn't return a room card, since you didn't return my deposit, I kept it as a souvenir 😁

No TV in the room. Wi-Fi was sometimes very poor. It didn't even allow me to send emails from their network, it had restrictions so have this on mind if you are business person. No slippers and floor is a little bit cold. No kettle, you can not make yourself a coffe or tea in the morning. Room was not cleaned by anybody for 4 nights,you have to clean it yourself. As I'm a morning person and I get up early, to drink my coffe I had to go out and find another caffe, as their restaurant and bar ia not opened until 8 in the morning. On the first day of my arrival (Monday),it didn't work at all. It is not opened on Mondays. I have entered a bar once and sat to check the menu, but nobody approached me for 5 minutes, so I left.

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Sphinky

10

February 2024

I have used this Hostel many times. Perfect location in the centre of the town next to main station. Great friendly staff, Luggage room to leave it until later if you have late flight., good bar and restaurant. Uncluttered rooms, plenty of space and No bunk beds. Superb stay.

Current problems with Internet connections

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Peter

8.2

November 2022

I'm a regular at this hostel, looking forward to return. Location so close to the station is very convenient and altogether the facilities are good value.

They could do better on cleaning. At such a large facility there should be 1 person in charge cleaning the common areas up until late hours. Sure, customers are to be blamed, but toilets get a mess by the evening. Even the daily cleaning is often superficial. Just one more negative about this place is that in the lack of smoke detectors in the toilets smoking is very frequent in there.

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Mrigon

8.2

August 2022

The room had plenty space and the people that shared the room with me were very nice. The shower was great with space to change/leave towels and clothes. Last but not least, everyone from the staff were excelent and friendly solving quickly any problem I had.

In this overheated summer, the room was very hot, specially after 6am as the morning sun hits the run I was in, directly. The internet worked but it was not steady. So, it was almost impossible to do 30-min meetings with my team. Other than that, in a casual use of internet, it was great.

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Anabelle

10

February 2024

The best thing was the location!! Couldn't have possibly found somewhere else to stay so close to the train station. It is incredibly convenient. Feels like a safe area too. Staff were very kind and helpful. We also were able to drop our keys into a drop box as we left before 8am (when the lobby opens in the morning) which was quite handy for early travels.

Points of Interest Around Station - Hostel for Backpackers

Attractions

Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)

0.2mi

Roman-Germanic Museum (Römisch-Germanische Museum)

0.2mi

Museum Ludwig

0.3mi

Cologne Old Town (Altstadt)

0.4mi

Farina Fragrance Museum

0.4mi

Hohenzollern Bridge (Hohenzollernbrücke)

0.6mi

Cologne Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum)

0.9mi

Media Harbor (MedienHafen)

20.6mi

Rhine River Promenade (Rheinuferpromenade)

20.7mi

Rhine Tower (Rheinturm)

20.8mi

North Rhine-Westphalian State Parliament (Landtag)

20.8mi

King's Alley (Konigsallee)

21mi

Dusseldorf Old Town (Altstadt)

21mi

Dusseldorf Old Town Hall (Rathaus Dusseldorf)

21.1mi

St. Lambertus Cathedral

21.2mi

Restaurants

Station Bar,Cafe and Restaurant

Cuisines

  • International

Ambiances

  • Family Friendly
  • Modern

Amenities of Station - Hostel for Backpackers

Restaurant

Free wifi

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Elevator

Picnic area

Garden

View

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Stay rules - Station - Hostel for Backpackers

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property