All a&o locations at a glance

About a&o Hostels

a&o was founded in 2000 by Oliver Winter and now operates 40 hostels across 26 cities in 10 European countries. Today, a&o is the world’s largest hostel chain, with around 8,000 rooms and over 27,000 beds. The innovative concept of combining hotel and hostel features, along with the central locations of the hostels, makes a&o a popular and successful choice.

At a&o, we offer two distinct types of rooms within the same hostel to cater to different needs and preferences. Our hotel-style rooms include comfortable and modern single rooms, double rooms and family rooms, all available at consistently affordable rates. For budget-conscious guests, whether young or young-at-heart, our hostel rooms with bunk beds are an excellent choice for those eager to explore Europe’s most vibrant cities.

• a&o offers guests 25 affordable hostels in Germany’s most popular tourist cities: Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Dresden, Leipzig, Nuremberg, Stuttgart,Bremen, Dortmund, Weimar and Aachen.
• There are also four more hostels in Austria – one of the most picturesque countries in Central Europe. Two are in Vienna, one in Salzburg and another in Graz.
• Additionally, a&o has many other locations in Europe’s most vibrant cities: Prague (Czech Republic), Budapest (Hungary), Florence (Italy), Venice (Italy), Edinburgh (Scotland), Copenhagen (Denmark), Warsaw (Poland), Brighton (England) and Rotterdam (Netherlands).

a&o Hostels continues to grow

a&o has always grown organically, with all generated profits flowing directly back into the company. a&o continues to expand and develop new locations across Europe . The focus is on Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and the UK.

All the details about a&o and the latest openings can be found here.