hall of fame
Receiving awards is a great honour for us. It validates our work and the effort we put into it.
Which means that, first off, we owe A BIG THANK YOU to you guys as our guests, because we have been rated top by you for years.
The HOSCARS (Hostelworld Customer Annual Ratings) Hostel awards are given out every year to recognize the best hostels in the world. More than 25,000 properties from across the globe, all featured on Hostelworld.com, are eligible for the awards. The best hostel winners were voted for by over 900,000 customers worldwide who booked their accommodation online and rated and reviewed the hostel on six criteria – character, security, location, staff, fun and cleanliness.
hoscar awards
best rated by guests
2025: Best Hostel in Germany
Wombat's City Hostel Munich Hauptbahnhof (3rd place)
2025: Best Hostel in England
Wombat's City Hostel London (3rd place)
2025: Best Hostel in Hungary
Wombat's City Hostel Budapest (3rd place)
2025: Best Hostel in Austria
Wombat's City Hostel Vienna Naschmarkt (Winner)
2025: Best Hostel by Continent
Wombat's City Hostel London (5th place)
2025: Most Popular Hostel in London
Wombat's City Hostel London
2025: Best Extra Large Hostel in Europe
Wombat's City Hostel London (2nd place)
2024: Most Popular Hostel in Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich - Werksviertel
2024: Best Extra Large Hostel in Europe
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna - Naschmarkt
2020: Best New Hostel
Wombat’s The City Hostel Venice Mestre
2020: Best Extra Large Hostels
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2019: Best Large Hostel Chain
Wombat’s The City Hostel
2019: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2018: Best Hostel Chain Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel
2018: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2018: Top 10 Extra Large Hostels Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2017: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2017: Top 10 Extra Large Hostels Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2016: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Berlin
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2016: Best Hostel in England
Wombat’s The City Hostel London
2015: Best Large Hostel Chain Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel
2015: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Berlin
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2014: Best Extra Large Hostel Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
2014: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Berlin
Wombat’s The City Hostel Budapest
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – Naschmarkt
2013: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Lounge
2012: Best Extra Large Hostel Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel Berlin
2012: Most Popular Hostels in Town
Wombat’s The City Hostel Berlin
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Lounge
2011: Best Hostel in Austria
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Lounge
2011: Lifetime Achievement Award
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Base
2010: Best Hostel Chain
Wombat’s The City Hostel
2010: Best Hostel in Austria
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Lounge
2010: Best Large Hostel Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
2007, 2008, 2009: Best Hostel Chain Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel
2008, 2009: Most popular Hostel in Austria
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Lounge
2004: Cleanest Hostel Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel Munich
2003: Cleanest Hostel Worldwide
Wombat’s The City Hostel Vienna – The Base