Popular hostel booking site Hostelworld.com has revealed the winners of this year’s Hoscar awards (yes, really) for the best in backpacker accommodation

Best hostels in the world, according to Hostelworld.com

Reminding us once again that a good hostel is so much more than a bunk and a blanket, booking site Hostelworld.com has revealed the best in backpacker accommodation around the world.

Based on the reviews of one million customers posted over the past 12 months, Hostelworld.com has announced the winners of this year’s “Hoscar” awards across nine categories.

Wombats City Hostel in London took the prize for the best hostel in England. The modern hostel, located in Whitechapel, opened in 2014 after the European chain refurbished a building that originally opened in 1865 as a hostel for British Merchant Navy seaman.

Other leading UK hostels include the Skyewalker Hostel, Portnalong, ranked best in Scotland; The Riverhouse Backpackers, Cardiff, ranked best in Wales; and Global Village, Belfast, which took top spot in Northern Ireland.

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The award for the best small hostel in the world went to Soul Kitchen in St Petersburg. Located in a neo-baroque building, the hostel has a contemporary design, with private en-suites, cosy bunks and a homely communal kitchen.

Home Lisbon took the prize for the best medium-size hostel worldwide. The boutique accommodation, located in the centre of the Portuguese capital, has scooped the award four years running thanks to its snug living room and home-cooked dinners by the owner’s mother.

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The category for the best large hostel saw the biggest shake up in the rankings, with the newly opened Che Lagarto Hostel Foz Iguaçu, at the famous waterfall in Brazil, flying into first place. The hostel has made a strong impression on travellers since it opened in 2014, becoming the first outside of Europe to take this title.

Best hostels in the world, by continent

Asia

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Green Tiger Vegetarian House Photograph: Hostelworld.com

Green Tiger Vegetarian House, Chiang Mai, Thailand, greentigerhouse.com Wolfpack Hostel Dalat, Da Lat, Vietnam, on Facebook Khaosan Tokyo Kabuki, Tokyo, Japan, khaosan-tokyo.com

North America

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Hostel Mama’s Home Photograph: Hostelworld.com

Hostel Mama’s Home, Tulum, Mexico, on Facebook Posada del Abuelito, San Cristobel de las Casas, Mexico, posadadelabuelito.com M Montreal, Montreal, Canada, m-montreal.com

Latin America

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Barra Beach Club Oceanfront Hostel Photograph: Hostelworld.com

Barra Beach Club Oceanfront Hostel, Florianopolis, Brazil, barrabeachclub.com Discovery Hostel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, discoveryhostel.com Chili Kiwi Lakefront, Pucon, Chile, chilikiwihostel.wix.com

Oceania

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Adventure Queenstown Photograph: Hostelworld.com

Adventure Queenstown, Queesntown, New Zealand, aqhostel.co.nz Travellers Oasis, Cairns, Australia, travellersoasis.com.au Rock Solid Backpackers Rotorua NZ, Rotorua, New Zealand, rocksolidrotorua.co.nz

Europe

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Soul Kitchen Photograph: Hostelworld.com

Soul Kitchen, St Petersburg, Russia, soulkitchenhostel.com Hostel One Paralelo, Barcelona, Spain, districthostel1.com Sungate One, Madrid, Spain, sungateone.com

Africa

The B.I.G, Cape Town, South Africa, bigbackpackers.co.za Amber Tree Lodge Backpackers, Cape Town, South Africa, ambertreelodge.co.za Atlantic Point Backpackers, Cape Town, South Africa, atlanticpoint.co.z



See the full list of winners at hostelworld.com/hoscars-2016

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