If you’d like an even cheaper accommodation option for Milan than hotels then you should take a look at Milan hostels. In this article we’re going to cover this topic in detail.

“What cheap Milan hostels do you recommend?”

1. Piero Rotta Hostel Milan

This must be the most recommended cheap Milan hostel. It is a youth hostel offering clean, comfortable rooms with all the basic amenities a cheap hostel could possibly offer. Not much else though. You may be slightly disappointed in case you’ll have any high expectation other than a good night’s sleep.

Site: ostellomilano.it
Address: Via Salmoiraghi, 1, 20148 Milan, Italy

2. Mercurio Hostel Milan

Mercurio Hostel Milan is another cheap Milan hostel. If offers clean rooms each equipped with a private bathroom, showers, telephone, TV, hairdryer as well as free wireless Internet. Breakfast is included in the price. It scores high on cleanliness and atmosphere. It is conveniently located in the south of the city, close to the Navigli district which is filled with bars and restaurants.

Site: hotelmercurio.net
Address: Via Ascanio Sforza, 73, Milan, Italy 20141

3. Hostel Diablo Milan

Hostel Diablo Milan is good hostel if you’d like to explore the city by foot. It’s a 20 minutes walk away from the Duomo. Not too close but not too far away either. Once you book the room you get a free city map so you’d know how to get around from the hostel. As for amenities, they offer free breakfasts, rooms with TV and free wireless Internet. It is highly rated amongst travelers on both safety and cleanliness.

Site: hosteldiablo.com
Address: Corso 22 Marzo, 43, Milan, Italy 20129

4. Hostel Galla Milan

This cheap Milan hostel that looks more like a one star hotel is recommended for both its staff and cleanliness. It has all amenities a hostel of this type can possibly offer. Other than that, it is close to the metro which can be used to easily reach all major tourist attractions in Milan. It is also very close to the most important hospital in the city as well as the Milan Polytechnic and the Public University. Special offers are given to visitors that came in order to use the hospital or study at one of the universities. If you came by car you can park it in a non-stop garage 50 meters away from the hostel.

Site: hostelgalla.com
Address: Via Galla Placida 5, Milan, Italy 20131

5. Hostel Amirai Milan

Hostel Amirai Milan is a good option in case you’re looking for the most basic of options. It is hard to find on the map, located on the first floor of a building and it looks like an apartment. It has no kitchen and offers no Internet connection. No lockers either. And no breakfast. Far from both the center of Milan and the central station. But it’s a very cheap Milan hostel. That’s the main selling point.

Address: Via Goldoni, 84, Milan, Italy

“I don’t want to burst your bubble but I really don’t like the options you’ve offered. What now?”

Well, we know that there aren’t many hostels in Milan, let alone cheap hostels. Rumor has it that the prefecture is discouraging such forms of accommodation. Nonetheless, you can try searching for any other cheap Milan hostels yourself. It is best to search on all these sites:

1. Hostels

2. Hostel World

3. Hostel Bookers

4. HiHostels

5. Venere – more focused on hotels but you do find plenty of hostels, bed & breakfasts and pensions as well

6. Booking - what we’ve just said about Venere goes here as well

When you find any Milan hostel you like note it down. At the end, compare between hostels and do further research on each of them. Finally, decide on the one you like best. It’s that easy.

If you’re still out of luck, you can try searching for cheap Milan hostels on large Internet travel forums such as Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree or the Trip Advisor forum and see what you find.

That’s about it from us on the topic of cheap Milan hostels. If you’ve got anything else that’s useful to add on this topic then please leave a comment below.

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1. Cheap Milan Hotels