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Vienna's original Hostel since 1968!

Welcome at Hostel Ruthensteiner Vienna!

  • Our Reception

    Always ready to help!
  • Garden in Spring

    A Oasis to relax your travel-weary soul.
  • Hanging out at the Bar

    Vienna's best Beer on Tap, Quality Wine & Cocktails
  • Happy Lounging

    Making new Friends in the common room
  • Piano playing

    There are enough musical instruments to form a Jam Band!
  • Cooking up some fine Food

    Guest Kitchen

    Enjoy cooking up some fine Food
  • Playing Chess

    The Game of Kings finally really feels like one when you play it with giant Figures!
  • Winter Time

    Who says you have to stay inside when there's so much to do even in the cold?

Feel at home with us

  • Vienna’s original independent backpacker’s hostel since 1968, Hostel Ruthensteiner is the perfect place to stay – with its friendly, international atmosphere in a smoke-free environment.
  • “One of a kind” and not “one of a chain”, our fun hostel is run by family and good friends and is the ideal hostel for the individual traveller or small family groups.
  • Newly renovated, our early 1800′s historical building is just a stone’s throw from the Westbahnhof Train Station and equidistant between the City Center and lovely Palace Schoenbrunn. Here, weary travelers can rest their bodies and refresh their souls!
  • “Cleanliness & friendliness” is our motto, helping you feel at home is our passion!