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Reviews of STF Zinkensdamm Hostel

2 out of 5
STF Zinkensdamm Hostel
Zinkens väg 20, Stockholm

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 271 out of 637 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 281 out of 637 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 64 out of 637 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 637 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 637 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Terrie-Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bar staff and reception staff a true credit
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Frida on 7 Jul 2023
Tack Maria och varmt välkommen åter!

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Frida on 3 Jun 2023
Tack Philip och varmt välkommen åter!

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Frida on 10 Oct 2022
Tack Martin och välkommen åter!

8/10 Good

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Amazing, and amazing area around the hostel
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Kindly, Sara in the Reception on 28 Aug 2022
Hello Sara, Thank you very much for your positive review. welcome back anytime!

4/10 Poor

marja

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not so good, simple room, common bathroom, no friendly vibes around
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Felicia on 14 Aug 2022
Hi Marja, I'm sorry that your stay here didn't fulfil your expectations. Either way you are always welcome back if you want. We have several room types, including rooms with shower and toilet in the room that maybe would suit you better. Have a nice day!

8/10 Good

Ruth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Rooms, But Watch the Price During Check-in
We stayed in the hotel part, not the hostel. Nice private room with private toilet & shower. Check-in was problematic. The price I was expected to pay---in Swedish crowns---seemed high. Fortunately, my accountant son caught the discrepancy. I had told him the Hotels.com price in U.S. dollars. It turned out that STF was trying to charge us a price $300 higher than the Hotels.com price! It took her awhile, but the check-in clerk eventually found the error (we had to show her the Hotels.com reservation confirmation). She said that someone had neglected to press a button to give us the Hotels.com price. But we had booked it on Hotels.com!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Ulf on 26 Oct 2021
Hello! Thanks for your review! Happy to hear you liked your stay here, but I´m sorry about the mistake with your price. Human errors are hard to avoid, but we always do our best! Welcome back!

8/10 Good

Dirk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

wilco

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great but limited food
great but limited food options and groceries are far away
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Frida on 23 Feb 2021
Hello Wilco! Thank you for your visit and your review! Welcome back!

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable hostel/hotel in an amazing location
I really like this hotel/hostel. The rooms are the same whether you stay in the hostel or hotel if you want ensuite toilet. If you can bring your own bed linen and towels, it becomes much cheaper. The breakfast and location is fantastic for park, restaurants, transport.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Frida on 12 Feb 2020
Hello Christine! Thank you! :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Frida on 8 Nov 2019
Tack! :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Frida on 25 Oct 2019
Tack!

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel!
The room was very clean and spacious. Our room had a bathroom/shower in it as well. There was a shared kitchen area which was great for making breakfast in the mornings. The location was super great as well. It is close to the water front and also close to shopping stores and grocery stores. Transit was a close walk as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Karin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Frida on 10 Jul 2019
Tack så mycket och välkommen åter!

10/10 Excellent

Lloyd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Frida on 6 May 2019
Hello Lloyd! Thank you for your visit and welcome back to Zinkensdamm.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very basic room. Noisy air ventilation and banging doors.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Emma on 8 Feb 2019
Dear Firstly I would like to thank you for taking the time to post a review of your recent stay with us. It is only through feedback like yours we are able to maintain and such as in this case improve upon the service. We will keep the criticism in mind for upcoming renovations. Best Regards, Emma/Hotel Manager

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice staff with awesome help Im comimg back thank you
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, Aberdeenshire

Brilliant hotel and hostel in a good location. Staff are friendly, food is excellent. Highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

TwoFrenchPeople

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel / hostel in Södermalm
My friend and I spent a long weekend here in late September 2018 (3 nights). The staff was very welcoming and helpful. Shared facilities such as the WC and showers were very clean and never very busy. There is even a shared kitchen with excellent cooking facilities. We were also very happy with our room which was just the right size (and the mattress was comfy enough!). Overall I was very impressed as customer experience was top notch although the room was affordable. The area is lovely and green and about 5 minutes' walk to Hornsgatan, a large road with several shops, bars and restaurants which seem to be popular with locals and tourists alike. We walked everywhere from the hotel but if you prefer using the subway there is a T-stop about 4 minutes from the hotel. I will definitely be returning to Zinkensdamm Hotel in the future! Thanks for a great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed Reda Esayed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ali, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but clean hotel near to playgrounds
We were on a budget trip. The room was very small but clean. Staff were very pleasant. There was a shared kitchen and eating space. You can use a private space in the fridge. Sweden can be expensive so we cooked some meals ourselves. It felt like student days but actually quite pleasant to be surrounded by lots of lovely languages and my children made friends. Just a few metres away is an excellent play park. A little further and you reach the water. In good weather you can swim there. The tube was easy to use. We caught the commuter boat to sightsee on the water - much cheaper and arguably better than the sightseeing version as we got to sit outside in lovely weather.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tereza, Prague

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place close to the old town
I slept in a hostel part, everything allright, really liked the location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Mia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Lovely location and good value hostel
Nice hotel with a great breakfast buffé for such a small place. Great area
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room is small and stuffy, and the ceiling is low.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jean pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stockholm travels
It was humble but amazing!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Autumn break
Good value by Stockholm standards, hostel is a little out of the way with shops etc about ten minutes walk near the Zinkensdamm tunnelbana station. Tourist attractions are a few stops away on the tunnelbana also.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and located in a pretty location. Food was good but rooms are very small and have no ambiance
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

2/10 Terrible

anas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very bad
Very bad and dirty hostel
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Susy, Saint Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location
It is located in a very nice, very quiet place in stockholm. The rooms are small but you have a good size locker with key. I rented a bike at the hostal and it was worthy. Very close to everything and the ride was great The breakfast is not included in the price but they have a well equipped kitchen for those who use the hostel part. After a long day, you can drink a beer outside the patio
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place close to the city center
stayed there on 2 occasions, lovely staff great place, i had a great time while there and I would go back

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Value for Money
Pleasant stay, hostel had a great atmosphere on arrival as it was a sunny day and lots of people were at the bar. Facilities were great and value for money was spot on. Everything you could need was available from reception.

6/10 Okay

Vlad Nickolaev, Edinburgh, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness
Good location.
Would appreciate if my room was cleaned at least once during my 10 nights stay .... 50 Pounds per single room per night ... Bed lightning wasn't working, the rest of things were fine. Perfect location .... Will stay again.

4/10 Poor

Jill, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great value but beware of what you are getting
A cool location in a park, but down a lot of steps so not so easy if you don't take a taxi and have luggage. The rooms are very basic, but you are staying here because you're on a budget. You can save the linen fee if you being a sheet and towel. There is a shared kitchen with free pasta and cooking facilities and a secure fridge to hold your stuff. Not a ton of restaurants very nearby, but the hotel restaurant is decent but limited menu, others are about a 15 minute walk. A very good value in Stockholm if you are ok with the shared bathroom, which is kind of like camping.

10/10 Excellent

tracy, Nottingham, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A few words about Zinkensdamm ...
The hostel accommodation is great and in a very good location for exploring this beautiful city. The staff were always courteous and professional and have very useful local knowledge which is a great help. The facilities are good and the overall atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. We only took breakfast at the hostel, which was good and offered a wide range of foods to suit different tastes. The ambiance seems to rub off on the travelling community and we enjoyed a few brilliant days mixing with people from all walks of life. A fantastic break and we would not hesitate to visit again or to recommend the accommodation to others.

8/10 Good

Lily, Austin, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little place
This was a great place to stay. The staff was very helpful, the room was small but comfortable. My only major complaint was that the doors are insanely loud. I was woken up many times because they slam and shake the whole room. It was frustrating but a mild complaint compared to how things could have been

8/10 Good

Dao

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
5 days in Stockholm
Everything is ok except room is very small

10/10 Excellent

Jodi, Minneapolis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the Zinkensdamm! Wish I had known about the kitchen sooner, and the room needed black-out curtains because the sun set and rose so early, but otherwise, was great!

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Erik, Stockholm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good deal
Very nice and cozy place. Good breakfast, great shared services, great location and excellent prices.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location
Great place for walks. Lovely views away from the busy areas. Great location for visiting popular areas.

10/10 Excellent

Donna, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Had a great time and everything was perfect

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice oasis in Stockholm
Super friendly staff, and I liked the stocked communal kitchen with private fridge compartments - that was very useful! Hotel in quiet park like setting, just a 2 minute walk to Hornsgatan, a major thoroughfare in Sodermalm.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I made my best experience of Sweden here!
Hostel is a little away from public transportation stops but it's not so hard to get there. Friendly, multi-lingual, Viking-like receptionist greeted me. :) Room was safe, clean and well furnished. Shower facilities were also great. Breakfast was upon surcharge, but it was delicious! I just fell in love with this place and regret that I only had one day to stay. I would definitely visit this place again - next time with my loved ones!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Great little place
Very nice, they had two twin rollaways, instead of the bunk beds. Worked well though but not the most comfortable. Overall. Loved the place. Nice facilities. Buy stuff to make breakfast of pay $10

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel.
Nice walk to Gamla Stan. Helpful staff. Clean, pleasant facilities. Suggested improvement would be a kettle in rooms, exhaust extractor in kitchen. Will use this hostel again.