September 2, 2024, 4:11 pm | Read time: 2 minutes
For the fifth time in a row, Hostelbookers has honored the best hostels in the world with the Excellence Awards. And the winners are…
The hostel rating platform Hostelbookers has now presented the Excellence Awards for the fifth time and selected the best three hostels in each of the seven regions. For example, the best hostel in North America is located in Chicago. Two award-winning hostels can be found in Morocco. The three winners in Western Europe are all located in Portugal, making the already impressive list of the best hostels in the vacation destination on the Iberian Peninsula a little bit longer.
An overview of the winners:
Africa and the Middle East
- Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge (Marrakech, Morocco)
- Riad Layla Rouge (Marrakech, Morocco)
- Riad Verus (Fez, Morocco)
Asia
- Mojzo Inn (Nha Trang, Vietnam)
- NapPark Hostel @ Khao San (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Wada Hostel in Guilin (Guilin, China)
Eastern Europe
- Hostel Hercegovina (Mostar, Bosnia, Herzegovina)
- Lavender Circus Hostel and Apartments (Budapest, Hungary)
- Soul Kitchen Junior Hostel (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
North America
- Chicago Getaway Hostel (Chicago, USA)
- HI – Boston Hostel (Boston, USA)
- Mexico City Hostel (Mexico City, Mexico)
Australia and New Zealand
- Adventure Queenstown Hostel (Queenstown, New Zealand)
- Haka Lodge Queenstown (Queenstown, New Zealand)
- The Prince Albert Backpackers (Nelson, New Zealand)
South America and Central America
- Hostel Galeria 13 (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil)
- Pariwana Backpacker Cusco (Cusco, Peru)
- Tucano House Backpackers (Florianópolis, Brazil)
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Western Europe
- Goodmorning Hostel (Lisbon, Portugal)
- Lisbon Destination Hostel (Lisbon, Portugal)
- Tattva Design Hostel (Porto, Portugal)