Near Reeperbahn and St. Pauli Piers, Pauli Hostel provides a terrace, a garden, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Located in Altona, a neighborhood in Hamburg, Pauli Hostel is near a metro station. Miniatur Wunderland and Elbe Philharmonic Hall are cultural highlights, or if an activity is on the agenda, check out St. Pauli Piers. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Volksparkstadion or Barclays Arena. Relax and indulge in the area's winery tours, or seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby. Visit our Hamburg travel guide
As of 23 October 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Pauli Hostel on 25 October 2026 start from AED 363, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
There is free parking nearby.
What time is check-in at Pauli Hostel?
Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. Late check-in is available from 9:00 PM–
11:00 PM for a fee of EUR 10.
What time is check-out at Pauli Hostel?
Check-out is at 11 AM.
Where is Pauli Hostel located?
Located in Altona, this hostel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Reeperbahn and St. Pauli Piers. Beatles Platz and Grosse Freiheit are also within 15 minutes. Königstraße S-Bahn is only a 2-minute walk and Reeperbahn S-Bahn is 10 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Reviews
Pauli Hostel Reviews
6.2
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5.6
Cleanliness
6.8
Location
7.0
Staff & service
5.8
Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 35 reviews
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Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 35 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 35 reviews
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 35 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 35 reviews
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Reviews
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Theodore
25 May 2025
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
2 toilets and 2 showers for each gender for the whole place. Floors covered in little hairs and dust specs. Comfy beds and nice staff. Enjoyed the metro accross the street
Wasted part of my day waiting over a hour to ck in
Advertise their check-in times, but there was nobody there. Took over an hour to get in. Couldn't find a working locker.
Not the cleanest place. Would not stay there again.
This hostel is very bad, no safety because everybody can come in the room, I didn’t get the key or keycard, have just 2 bathrooms and very small. And if you want to check-in after 9pm you have to pay 5€.
I decided not to stay at this place. It was simply too dirty and too creepy. Did not feel safe at all. I have travelled the world - alone as a young solo traveller - and never experienced anything as bad as this (and then in Germany!?!). I don't understand why hotels.com even have this place on their site...
Ter-rib-ble. Due to the train schedule, I arrived quite late in Hamburg. I received various text messages at 22:30 such as 'Where are you?', while I agreed with the hostel days beforehand that I would arrive late. Then they wanted to charge me 10 euros extra for arriving late without ever mentioning it. I decided to stay somewhere else because of this terrible treatment, even though they still charged me for the night on my credit card. They are a total scam! Do not book here!
I don't like leaving bad reviews but. Got there about 6 pm. Guy that greeted us seems like a nice guy. Put us in a room beyond staff only door next to the the laundry room. I was ok at first. But after using the toilet at the hallway. I tried closing the door which seems to be like bank volt door. It was a very heavy door. I realized that there was a lock on the door but on the outside not inside. So i check out the room and notice the steel cage like bars out side the window which would prevent any escape in case of fire. My son couldn't sleep because of everything i described. I didn't even mention to him that i was thinking the same as he was. So i ended up booking another hotel. I tried to get a refund for the room. But woman i talked to that there was no refund and that it was in the agreement. Which I'm fine with but i didn't know i was going to be put in prison (room). In the end i just left the place without getting my refund since i was able to book another hotel. I wish i took pictures but i just wanted to leave
Nun ja, es ist ein schimmliges Kellerloch mit nur 2 Bädern für alle…. Recht ungeliebt alles. Sehr dreckig überall. Immerhin war die Bettwäsche okay. Auch wenn es günstig ist, geputzt werden kann..
Fik hjælpvia tlf. da jegvar forsinket. Sætter stor pris på at de ventede til min ankomst. Jeg betalte et mindre gebyr for det men var ovenud tilfreds med at de hjalp mig.
Ich habe die Unterkunft nach wenigen Stunden verlassen und mir eine weitere Unterkunft gesucht. Bzgl. des Wunsches aus gesundheitlichen Gründen ein Bett unten im Etagenbett zu erhalten, musste ich extra bezahlen. Zudem fielen weitere Kosten für Bettwäsche an. Die Bettunterlage war mit Blutflecken versehen. Handtücher gab es nicht. Die Mitarbeiter waren jedoch freundlich.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified review
8/10 Good
Leonel
22 June 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
El servicio de las personas y la facilidad del lugar, no me pareció que cobren las sábanas y que no se especifique que son cuartos de 12 personas
Le gars est parti avant que je vienne faire mon check-in. Ça a été du trouble à réussir à avoir mes clés. Endroit non propre. Le seul avantage était son emplacement (près de Reeperbhan)
Je suis resté 4 jours là-bas, l'ambiance était cool (le gérant est très sympa), l'hôtel est très bien situé, c'était parfait pour visiter Hamburg !
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review
8/10 Good
Verified traveler
3 May 2018
Liked: Room comfort
Great location for fair budget
This hostel is small and packed. The only thing that is good is the location. S-bahn station Konigstrasse just across the road and 10 minutes to the center. However, it also means that the train running underground will shake your room (not quite disturbing for me).
Talking about the hostel itself, I have see worse in terms of hostel. Just don't expect the good quality. The hostel itself is pretty worn out, but still fine. The shower is quite ok. The service is not something that I can praise. Their check in hour start from 1pm, but I have been waited for 1.5 hrs for the host. (probably because they have a party the night before). But I guess it should be fine as the staff are friendly afterwards.
BTW their WIFI is the best hostel wifi I have ever seen
*Expect to pay 3 Euros a day per person for the beddings
1.Gdy zarezerwowaliśmy hostel właściciel nie pobrał zaliczki. Nie mieliśmy potwierdzenia, czy będziemy przyjęci do hostelu. Po przyjeździe i po zapłaceniu pieniędzy właściciel poinformował nas, że nie ma wolnych miejsc i będziemy nocować gdzieś indziej. Nie tłumacząc nam niczego zaprowadził nas do jego prywatnego mieszkania (które było nieopodal) i kazał tam zostać.
2. Miejsce nie było przygotowane. Musieliśmy sobie sami posprzątać, wszędzie były jego rzeczy. Bardzo śmierdziało.
3. Czuliśmy się bardzo skrępowani. Nie za to zapłaciliśmy, nie wiedzieliśmy gdzie się znajdujemy i dlaczego płacąc za hostel musimy spać w prywatnym mieszkaniu
4. Po trzech nocach w mieszkaniu, właściciel zadzwonił z informacją, że na ostatnią noc mamy wrócić do hostelu, bo przyjeżdża jego rodzina.
5. Hostel oceniam jako poprawny
It's a trouble experience. This hotel set up a scam for every customer. We are forced to pay the extra cost for bad sheet. More importantly, the hotel do not admin our payment online and ask us to pay it again. The attitude of the owner is extremely disrespectful. He ticked other costumers out of the hotel who ask too much questions on the extra cost even they paid the money online to confirm the room already.
I lose my confidence on this website already. How can such a bad hotel allowed to do it's business here? This is a scam. We would call the police if we have time.
This is the worse experience I even had in Germany.