The hostel overall I would say below is nice. Stay here if in Stockholm, it's great located, clean and staff is friendly. It was a great dissapointment that you'll need to pay in addition for sheets. Of course you can bring your own, but have you ever seen a backpacker travelling with sheets?! There are some small lockers in the... More

I vowed never to stay in a hostel again after nightmare experiences in the early 2000s. But I am so pleased I changed my mind to come here. I stayed here for three nights, the first two I was with friends as we had come to run the marathon and we booked a four bed dorm, it was comfy, clean,... More

Stayed in one of their private room with two twin beds and it was great! Good size room and very clean. We also stayed at the "dorm" type room and had no complain about that either. The rooms and bathrooms are clean. Great location and plenty of restaurant and shops around. You also got a good deal on breakfast next... More

Castanea is a pleasant hostel which is centrally located wkich makes visiting Stockholm very easy. It is close to everything, we didn't have to use any public transport during our 4-day stay. The kitchen is well equipped and is a good alternative to all crazy expensive Stockholm restaurants ;-). In the hall between the rooms on the ground floor, however,... More

Quite good, my wife had never been in a hostel before and this proved to be a great introduction. The rooms are very clean, beds are good ( i have a bad back and woke up fine). Pillows are not good- i put couple of jumpers in the slip to beef them up. Zero street nose. Rough cobbles lead the... More

Stayed for two nights. Cosy (smallish) room with comfy beds, warm and clean. Great showers. Pleasant kitchen/communal area. Only minor gripe - we stayed in a twin room opening onto the common room so there was a bit of noise, though not too late as generally people seemed to follow the quiet after 11pm rule. Most rooms are away from... More

We spent two nights here in Feb 2013. If you are coming late , please call up a day in advance and take the entry code. We is that and could make our self comfortable at 7 pm when we arrived. The rooms are small- this may be driven by the fact that we had opted for the smallest room... More

I don't have any major complaints about my stay at Castanea, but it definitely could be better. The location is perfect, security is alright, service is amazing (with the caveat that there is not a 24h receptionist though...), but I've never slept in a smaller room before. And after seeing the room I was very, very frustrated about the value-for-money-factor.... More

A clear service, always friendly people at the front desk, very eager to help you. My stay there was very comfortable. After checking in, you get a short but thorough guide through the hostel. I would recommend this hostel to anyone. The location in a beautiful part of Gamla Stan, makes it even better. I found the other guests to... More