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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Schaffhausen Youth Hostel in Schaffhausen offers family rooms with private bathrooms, parquet floors, and modern amenities. Each room includes a bath or shower, ensuring a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can relax on the sun terrace or in the garden, enjoy free WiFi, and utilise the outdoor fireplace. The property features a lounge, outdoor play area, and a child-friendly buffet. Dining Experience: The on-site restaurant serves dinner, accommodating special diets with menus. A picnic area and children's playground provide additional dining options. Activities and Surroundings: The hostel offers walking tours, hiking, and cycling. Nearby attractions include MAC - Museum Art & Cars (21 km), Zurich Exhibition Hall (48 km), and Zoo Zurich (50 km). Scuba diving is available in the surroundings.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.1)


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Room type
Number of guests
 
6 bunk beds
1 bunk bed
2 single beds
5 bunk beds
4 bunk beds
5 single beds
2 single beds
2 bunk beds
and
2 large double beds
2 bunk beds
and
2 large double beds
1 single bed
1 single bed
1 single bed
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Sustainability

This property has 1 third-party sustainability certification.
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Pauline
    Ireland Ireland
    On the heights of the city (important when you're cycling), in a nice park, a nice building (like a manor), with friendly staff. It reminded me of my childhood holidays at summer camp (they actually host summer camps for kids). Good breakfast,...
  • Ricardo
    Brazil Brazil
    I liked a lot the hostel. They have a very nice breakfast that is included and the surroundings are so peaceful and beautiful. Once you learn how to use the public transportation (buses), is so easy to go to the city center or to the falls (I...
  • David
    Australia Australia
    Nice old building but clean modern spacious inside. Great location close to town and train.
  • Melanie
    Switzerland Switzerland
    Good breakfast and dinner, nice personnel, lovely building, good location.
  • Tim
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Quiet location. Probably the cleanest and well kept Youth Hostel I have stayed in. Reception staff very friendly and helpful. Comfortable bed. Breakfast was fine.
  • Anna
    Spain Spain
    We had an amazing stay! The staff was really nice and allowed us an early check in and check out, they also answered all our questions both before and during the stay. We spent an amazing couple of days and felt really welcome, the facilities were...
  • Gerrit
    Germany Germany
    Hostel is located inside a historic building about 20 mins walk from the town centre. Our room was spacious with a double, a single and a bunk bed. Breakfast was very nice with some Swiss specialties (ovomaltine ;-)! The receptionist and the...
  • Barbara
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The vibe, the building, the location, the great organisation and communication and the fact they can provide dinner
  • Beth
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location was amazing, easy to get to from train station, straight onto a regular bus service which stops outside and also goes onto the waterfalls. Really friendly check in, breakfast was decent. Really great environment
  • Riko
    Germany Germany
    The hostel is extremely clean and the staff is very helpful and friendly. It is quiet at night and it is about a 10-minute walk to the station. If you go to Zürich airport, this hostel is a good alternative to the Zürich hostels.

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Open for
      Dinner

House rules

Schaffhausen Youth Hostel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 17:00 to 20:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 1 year
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.
Groups
When booking more than 6 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Accepted payment methods
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that a check-in after 20:00 is only possible on prior request.

Reservations of 10 persons or more, kindly note that different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Please inform Schaffhausen Youth Hostel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.