Best hostel I have stayed in! First of all, beds from 18€ (mixed 10 person room), super clean showers, bathrooms, and beds, FREE bikes (20€ deposit returned), fully equipted kitchen, and outstanding staff. We stayed 5 days and met roommates from Italy, France, England, Germany, and America. Some were traveling and others, like us, staying while hunting apartments. Lockers are provdided in the room (bring a lock or rent for small fee) but everything didnt fit. I was worried at first but no one touched our things. Everyone was respectful at night but there are free earplugs at the front desk too. We were across from the common room and even full of people talking not a peep can be heard through the walls. The rooms have big windows to open and air out the room, individual bed lamps, and small shelves for top bunks to store small things. The kitchen has pots, pans, utensils, fridge (label you stuff and no one will touch your food), plates, cups, stove tops, and a mini oven. It can get crowded at meal times so you may have to wait for a spot. Dishes are to be washed and dried after use- most people follow this rule. There is a little market across the parking lot- Anatolia Market- with bread, fruit, veg, deli meats and cheeses, rice, pasta, snacks. For more options there is an Aldi down the street. There are 3 communal restrooms on the floors. They are clean and there was never a long wait in the 5 days we were here. Separately there are men and womens rooms with showers and sinks. There is warm water that lasts but you have to press the nob every 30 sec to keep the water on. Beware leaving anything in the shower room it will disappear! You can pay for breakfast- bread, meats, cheese, jam, nutella, cereal, tea, and coffee gor 3€. We did this for our stay but next time I can make breakfast for same price or cheaper. There is 24 hour tea & coffee available in the kitchen too! All the staff is super friendly! read more

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Steffis is awesome! It's located on top of a Lidl across from Heidelberg's train station. It's a 8-10 minute walk from there. They are located on the 3rd and 4th floors of the building. If you're carrying a lot of luggage, you better hope the elevator's doors aren't open upstairs. If they are, that elevator won't be coming for you. Steffis' staff is very welcoming. The hostel is cheap and offers several great amenities. There are several computers for accessing internet. For 5 Euro, you can get a lock for a room locker. The money is returned when the lock is. They also offer 3 Euro breakfast, 5 Euro pizza deals, and 1 Euro pretzels. Get to the breakfast early, though. The later you are (8:30/9am), the fewer options there are. read more

Location-wise, it's nice that this is a block away from the train station, but that means that it's about a 15-20 minute walk away from the main sights. While the hostel facilities are spacious and clean and generally great, the main problem is that the building shares its parking lot with a nightclub, so all of the people in my room were kept awake late into the night by loud music and screaming Germans. read more

It's a hostel. It had hot water for my shower, a bed for me to sleep in and shelter over my head! No complaints about anything here. The only complaints i do have however are the roommates that I have. I was out and about the whole day exploring the city and came home around 6:30pm. I was excited to meet them, however, most of them were asleep when I got home! The lights are all off. Everyone is either asleep or on the phone! Cmon now... Now back to the hostel itself. I want to meet some travelers, hopefully I can find some walking or lounging around. The night is young! read more

We really liked Steffi's. We were there in July 2010, it was HOT, so we were happy to see that we had a fan in our room (double private). The atmosphere in Steffi's is really welcoming, it's decorated nicely, and the hallways are nice and wide so you don't feel confined (and there's an elevator, so it's handicapped friendly). There's a grocery store very conveniently located 2 floors below the hostel. Steffi's is also very close (5 minute walk) from the Heidelberg Hbf (main train station). It's clean, quiet, and breakfast is included. I'm only giving it 4 stars for two reasons: because we had to go down the hall to use the bathroom and shower, there are no rooms with en suite bathroom or shower, and because it's a hike to the downtown, to the Altstadt. Other than that, we'd recommend Steffi's! read more