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The world meets up at Zurich Youth Hostel. A versatile place with the right offer for every guest, whether backpackers, families or groups.

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Zurich

Zurich

On the site where a school cabin served as a hostel in 1936, there now stands a spacious hostel featuring modern infrastructure, varied cuisine, a cosy bar and a 24-hour reception. Just a stone's throw from the lake shore, it's the perfect place from which to start chilled afternoons on the lake, a discovery tour of the exciting city of Zurich, or a thrilling visit to the zoo. Enjoy the hostel's quiet yet well-connected location, its sunny inner courtyard and the bright rooms, or book a seminar room for your banquet, meeting or training session. It's practical: from Wollishofen station, there is also a direct rail connection to the airport.

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  • Zurich Youth Hostel
    Mutschellenstrasse 114
    8038 Zürich
    Switzerland
  • Check-in: 15:00 - 23:59 Check-out: 06:00 - 10:00
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Opening times

Types 2024 2025
Opening dates    
Opening dates 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
Check In/Out    
Check-in 15:00 - 23:59 15:00 - 23:59
Check-out 06:00 - 10:00 06:00 - 10:00
Reception times    
Mon to Fri: 00:00 - 23:59 00:00 - 23:59
Sat and Sun: 00:00 - 23:59 00:00 - 23:59
Meal times    
Breakfast buffet 06:00 - 09:30 06:00 - 09:30
Lunch 12:00 - 13:00 12:00 - 13:00
Dinner 18:00 - 20:00 18:00 - 20:00

How to find us

By train:

From the Zurich main station, take tram No. 7 to the «Morgental» stop, followed by a 5-minute walk to the youth hostel. Or take suburban railway (S-Bahn) train No. 8 to the «Wollishofen» stop, followed by a 5-minute walk via Staubstrasse «over the hill» to the youth hostel (sign-posted).

By car:

Approaching from the west, south and north, take the exit «Brunau» on Zurich’s Westring, and then follow the signs; approaching from the east, take the exit Zürich-Wollishofen. The youth hostel has a limited number of chargeable car parking spaces.

Barrier-free journey:

Nearest railway station: Wollishofen Railway Station (no wheelchair access!), Nearest bus stop: «Jugendherberge», approx. 80 m, Nearest tram stop: «Morgental», approx. 500 m

Variant 1
From Zurich Main Railway Station, take the No. 7 tram in the direction of «Wollishofen» to the stop «Morgental». Some trams are low-floor trams, ZVV-Contact provides information about the current timetable: +41 848 988 988. From the stop «Morgental» continue for 500 metres along the pavement of Mutschellenstrasse.

Variant 2
From Zurich Main Railway Station, take the No. 13 tram in the direction of «Albisgüetli» to the stop «Waffenplatzstrasse». Once there, change to the No. 72 bus, and travel in the direction of «Morgental» as far as the bus stop «Jugendherberge». Not all buses/trams are low-floor. ZVV-Contact provides information about the current timetable: +41 848 988 988.

The youth hostel has a chargeable, wheelchair-accessible car parking space. The distance from the parking space to the main entrance is around 50m. We will be pleased to make the disabled car parking space available free of charge for holders of an official blue disabled person’s parking permit.

From the airport:

From Zurich Airport, take the S-Bahn train No. 24 towards Zug and get off at Wollishofen station. The journey takes around 27 minutes. From there, follow the signs which will bring you to the youth hostel via Staubstrasse in 5 minutes.

Room categories

  • Number of beds
  • Single room
  • Double rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Shared rooms
  • Barrier-free rooms

Infrastructure

Prices (in CHF) and availability

  • Breakfast buffet incl.
    Lunch on request 19.50 CHF
    Dinner 19.50 CHF
    Dinner for children ages 2 to 5 years 10.00 CHF
    Dinner for children ages 6 to 12 years 14.50 CHF
    Packed lunch on request 10.00 CHF

    We accept Lunch-Checks!

    Yommi – the catering option from Swiss Youth Hostels

    Lunch and dinner menu

    We cook at lunchtime and in the evening a tasty menu for you: diversified and with vegi-variant. We accept Lunch-Checks!

    • All prices exclusive of taxes CHF 3.50 per person/night over 12 years, including VAT.
    • The Hostel Card Standard is included in the price of accommodation and is valid from the day of arrival to the day of departure.
    • You have the option of purchasing a Hostel Card Premium and benefit from cheaper accommodation prices in all Swiss youth Hostels. More information about the Hostel Card Premium
    • Groups (minimum of 10 people) are advised to buy a Hostel Card Premium (personal: CHF 55.– / non-personal: CHF 99.–)
    • Find our children's prices on the family page
    • Group rates for children ages 2 to 5 years, a flat rate of CHF 15.–; from ages 6 to 12 years, accommodation prices / group prices apply
    • Accommodation of dogs on request CHF 15. – per dog and night, without food
    • Car park per night CHF 10.–
    • Voluntary climate protection contribution CHF 0.30
    • Rates are subject to change
    • All rates in CHF
  • Seminarmappe (PDF) (only in german)

  • Barrier-free stay

    The Youth Hostel has 18 rooms that offer barrier-free access, and 54 beds which are disability-friendly. Other rooms are partially suitable, depending on requirements.

    The spacious rooms of Zurich Youth Hostel provide wheelchair users with pleasant freedom of movement. Almost all rooms can be reached by wheelchair users with ease. The exception to this are the two seminar rooms located in the basement, which can be accessed only via a stairway.

    Barrier-free accommodation

    Room Barrier-free beds per room
    4 rooms with four beds and shower/WC (wing A) barrier-free 3 beds
    5 rooms with four beds and washbasin (wing A) 3 beds
    9 rooms with six beds and washbasin (wing A) 3 beds

    There is no ramp. The attractive inner courtyard can be reached by crossing a low sill of 1.5-4cm.

    The building has two elevators. One provides access to wing A, the other to wing B. The barrier-free rooms are located in wing A. The corridor in front of the lift in wing A is 90 cm wide and in wing B 80 cm. The lifts are 110 cm wide and 140 cm depth.

    • The width of the corridor in front of the elevator in wing A is 90 cm
    • The width of the corridor in front of the elevator in wing B is 80 cm
    • Elevator width: 110 cm
    • Elevator depth: 140 cm

    The width of the doors to the rooms is 80 cm.

    Barrier-free bathroom

    The 4-bed rooms with shower/WC can be used as private rooms. The disabled bathrooms in these rooms can also be made accessible for groups from the corridor. Early booking is urgently recommended in both cases. The stipulated 4- and 6-bed rooms with a wash basin can therefore only be used by groups in combination with the 4-bed rooms (with shower/WC). Early booking is therefore also required in this case.

    Further showers/WCs are available on each storey, although these are not equipped with disability-friendly infrastructure. An additional disability-friendly toilet is located on the ground floor.

    The bathroom dimensions are:

    • Width of bathroom door: 80 cm
    • WC seat height: 44 cm
    • The washbasin is wheelchair accessible: 70 cm
    • Shower seat
    • Shower handle

    Barrier-free journey

    • Nearest railway station: Wollishofen Railway Station
    • Nearest bus stop: «Jugendherberge», approx. 80m
    • Nearest tram stop: «Morgental», approx. 500m
    • ZVV-Contact provides information about the current timetable: +41 848 988 988.

    By train / by foot

    Variant 1: From Zurich Main Railway Station, take the No. 7 tram in the direction of «Wollishofen» to the stop «Morgental». Some trams are low-floor trams. From the stop «Morgental» continue for 500 metres along the pavement of Mutschellenstrasse.

    Variant 2: From Zurich Main Railway Station, take the No. 13 tram in the direction of «Albisgüetli» to the stop «Waffenplatzstrasse». Once there, change to the No. 72 bus, and travel in the direction of «Morgental» as far as the bus stop «Jugendherberge».

    By car

    The youth hostel has a chargeable, wheelchair-accessible car parking space. The distance from the parking space to the main entrance is around 50 m. We will be pleased to make the disabled car parking space available free of charge for holders of an official blue disabled person’s parking permit.

    Useful information

    Links for public transport

    Taxi

    Closest pharmacy

    Approx. 500m

    Offers

    Supporting the OK:GO initiative

    Swiss Youth Hostels is part of the OK:GO initiative. This initiative aims to ensure that every tourism provider in Switzerland offers information about the accessibility of its services to the public. Learn more about the initiative here.

    ginto profile of Zurich Youth Hostel

    Visit our ginto page for Zurich Youth Hostel now and find out all about barrier-free accommodation at this hostel.
     

  • The city youth hostel

    Even at an early stage, the need to provide affordable accommodation for young people in the City of Zurich also became apparent. Up to 1936, accommodation was arranged only on a temporary basis in schools. Every now and again it was necessary to move from one school building to another, either because the school needed the space for its own use or because the hostel operation interfered with lessons.

    The first hostel

    It was a huge step forward when a simple school building on the Mutschellenstrasse in Wollishofen was finally made available for use as a hostel in 1936.

    The growing popularity of travel and hiking since the post-war years soon meant that the initial capacity of 80 overnight guests was unable to satisfy the demand. As a result, the sole day room was fitted out with a further 40 beds. In the main season, it was simply impossible to consider bookings from schools and groups. In 1961, the number of people turned away reached a peak of more than 2,000.

    The new building

    In 1957, the city council took the decision to rebuild the youth hostel on the existing site and appointed Zurich architect Ernst Gisel to plan the project. In December 1962, the requested building loan of 3,850,000 Swiss Francs was approved and in 1965, almost exactly three years later, the longed-for Zurich youth hostel opened its doors.

    In his project, Ernst Gisel clearly allocated the different functions to individual parts of the structure. He split them into the six-floor dormitory wing, the three-floor domestic wing and the single floor day-room wing. Hence the building presents itself with an extremely object-like, non-static volumetry. The individual parts of the structure are united to form a strong volumetric unit through the recurring theme of multiple layers of building recesses as well as the uniform language of the openings. The building is one of the most important examples of 1960s architecture (Brutalism) and has been included in the City of Zurich’s list of protected buildings since 1998.

    The alterations

    In 1996, the City of Zurich handed over the property to its operators and made a generous sum of money available for its renovation. An expansion of the hostel was essential which, in view of the importance of the building, had to be carried out with the utmost sensitivity. After an evaluation of the various approaches, it was therefore decided in 2003 and 2004 to add a further level to the three-floor domestic wing. The ground floor was given a spacious feel by the removal of internal walls and thereby clearly allocated to general utilisation. The main entrance was relocated and now faces the nearby tram stop from where the majority of guests arrive at the youth hostel.

    Although the number of beds was reduced slightly from 312 to 290, the Zurich architectural partnership Meyer, Moser, Lanz succeeded in increasing the number of 2 and 4-bed rooms significantly, better reflecting the needs of today’s customers as well as providing greater flexibility and in turn better utilisation of capacity.

    In autumn 2007, the Zurich Youth Hostel had a special distinction bestowed on it by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) in the context of “Historic Hotel of the year 2008” award “for a sensitive and successful conversion of a 1960s building”.

Your benefits in the area

  • With a membership with Swiss Youth Hostels, you enjoy additional benefits
  • CHF 20 voucher for your paragliding flight at Tandemflug.ch

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