Things we offer

High-Speed Wi-Fi: Enjoy free 200mb/s Wi-Fi in all rooms. Everywhere.

24/7 open: After midnight you can still do a late check in with our night porter.

City Maps: Explore Vienna with our free City Maps . We even provide free Spy Maps for other European cities.

Secure free Storage: Utilize free lockers in all dorm rooms during your stay and even after you check out.

Laundry Facilities: Our self-service laundromat includes coin-operated washers and dryers, free soap, and ironing essentials.

Book Exchange: Swap out your finished book for another from our large multi-language book exchange library.

Bike Rentals: Rent a Vienna Explorer bike right from the hostel. Our large bike garage includes all the tools you need for repairs.

Games: From a giant chess set in the garden to a cupboard stocked with board and card games, we have plenty to keep you entertained.

Vienna Tours: Partnering with Vienna’s top tour company, we offer special discounts on exciting local tours.

Musical Instruments: Play our piano, guitars, ukuleles, and drums whenever you like—perfect for solo play or impromptu jam sessions.

Vibrant Atmosphere: Join our international community and make new friends from all over the globe.

Delicious Breakfast: Start your day with our optional a la carte breaky featuring vegan, gluten free and other healthy and yummy locally sourced specialities.

Well-Equipped Kitchen: Prepare your own meals in our guest kitchen and dine in the room or the garden.

International Staff: Our multilingual team is available 24/7 to provide Vienna insights, travel tips, and friendly conversations in several languages including German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.

Tech stuff: From bike and iPad rentals to a selection of beverages, hair dryers, irons, towel rentals, safes, phone chargers, and international adapters—we’ve got you covered.

Soap, shampoo, tooth brushes etc. Forgot something at the last Hostel? We got you covered!

The hostel at one glance

How to find us

  • Robert-Hamerlinggasse 24, 1150 Vienna
  • Opening Times: Mo-So 00:00 - 24:00

We’re easy to find via Westbahnhof (U3, U6, Airport Shuttle bus, local trains and Westbahn).

From Westbahnhof train and Metro station follow the signs to Äußere Mariahilferstrasse.  Turn right onto Mariahilferstrasse and walk a few minutes, ideally on the left side of the road. Take your second left onto Haidmannsgasse. Turn right, and you’ll arrive at Robert-Hamerlinggasse 24.

Hostel Ruthensteiner

  • Robert-Hamerlinggasse 24, 1150 Vienna
  • +43 1 893 42 02
  • Opening Times: Mo-So 00:00 - 24:00

Hostel Ruthensteiner
is run by Handmade Hostel GmbH
UID Nr.: ATU 68720333
Firmenbuchnummer: 415591p
Firmenbuchgericht: Handelsgericht Wien

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