Birka Hostel

I stayed here in January 2016, and it was pretty average; I’d say giving it 3.5 stars is fair. The beds aren’t the most comfortable, and the beds get assigned. I stayed in a 4-​bed dorm room, and there were 2 other people there but they left really early the next day so I basically had the room to myself for half my stay. The sheets are pretty warm, and the hostel has a comfortable temperature. There’s even a toilet and sink inside the room! The shower is pretty weird though; the water drains really slowly so that by the end of my shower (and I take like 5-​min showers), the entire floor was flooded. The wifi is really slow in the rooms, but the kitchen and dining/​hangout area has good, fast, reliable wifi. The location is pretty convenient, as it’s right next to the metro station, and it’s not far from the central metro/​train station. It’s far from Old Town (Gamla Stan) though! The staff is not particularly friendly nor helpful, but they get the job done. Pretty average place on the cheaper end as far as Stockholm goes I think.