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Reviews of Hirschen Backpacker-Hotel & Pub

Hinterdorfstrasse 14, 6430 Schwyz, Switzerland

#3 of 4 hotels in Schwyz

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Review Score

Based on 145 hostel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free Wifi

    9.1

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  • Reviewed: February 12, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Good location for skiing in Mythenregion. It's possible to reach the Rotenfluebahn cable card by either a 5 min. bus ride, or even by foot. The accommodation is basic but everything is clean and kept in good order.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: November 8, 2024

    7.0
    Nice place to stay in the off-season
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only one toilet and shower for the whole floor (and right next to each other, so there is no privacy). Also rooms were very small (which seems to be typical of Swiss hostels) with a lack of storage space. Luckily it was November and I had the room to myself and only had to share the bathroom with one or two other people.

    Staff were lovely and the welcome drink was a nice touch.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: October 30, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Discount card for museums, and availability of souvenirs for purchase

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 5, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Breakfast missed the mark for me. No vegetable options at all. For the price they are asking we were expecting a bit more options. Overall, I think the accommodation and breakfast price is a bit high for what they offer.

    The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is in a nice location, easy to reach and the pub is very cosy and fun. They have several board games and also darts. Bed was comfortable and for a 1 night stay the room is okay.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: September 21, 2024

    8.0
    We only stayed one night, but we could have stayed many more, the facilities and amenities are designed really well for
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This hostel has everything you need and nothing you don’t. We loved getting a welcome drink at the pub downstairs. Although the pub was loud, our room was very quiet.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 14, 2024

    7.0
    Very cool stay, the pub is nice!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The corridor next to the room was smelling a bit weird, like pee. Probably just one time thing. The bathrooms were shared.

    Very nice staff, offering useful info for our stay, and even gave us a map for the local which was useful! We got free drink :) The pub has a very nice vibe / music!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 12, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Excellent location. Clean. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Parking was available as well.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 9, 2024

    9.0
    Clean, freshly renovated.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Small bathroom and watch your head on the door to the room if you're tall.

    Clean, recently renovated, comfortable beds. Bathroom was small, but the price was right for the town of Schwyz. Had a fantastic meal at a reasonable at the Hotel restaurant...Hirschen pork steak! Free drink vouchers for the restaurant was a nice touch.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 4, 2024

    9.0
    Best value and lovely people if you don’t mind staying in a hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean and comfortable beds and rooms (we booked 2 rooms in the summer - a 4 bed and a single bed). Great services for both rooms and restaurant - we each received a welcome drink, and when we had to check-out before the office officially opens in the morning, they were super friendly with us and helped us completed the checkout (we had to return more than just the keys). There was also a spacious and nice common kitchen with a full kitchen and many tables for dining. We boiled water every day when we needed it. The hostel is 100 m down the road from a bus stop. It was perfect for us who travelled by train. There are also some parking spaces for people who travelled by car.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 29, 2024

    9.0
    Very nice, simple place, clean. Appreciated free drink
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No slippers in sharing bathroom and showers situation.

    Great staff. Very accommodating. Nice and clean. Well located.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 26, 2024

    9.0
    Nice for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The breakfast was quite minimal, with a muesli option and sandwich material. The rooms could have benefitted a hand soap.

    The staff was real nice, warm and helpful. The rooms were clean and the location of the hotel was really nice. The rooms were minimal, but clean.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2024

    8.0
    A pleasant stay in a historical town.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    A simple hotel/hostel with a pub located downstairs. There is a shared kitchen with fridge available.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2024

    7.0
    Good for our group
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Shower curtains, not great. 1 room was across the road in another building and the friends staying there were spoken to very rudely by workers who stayed in that building. Reception dealt with it, still not a nice experience. Maybe ask for a room in the main building.

    Lovely staff at check in. Accommodating. Everything was clean, rooms and shower facilities. Nice bar for the evening. We didn't get breakfast, but good coffee to start our day. Lovely town!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 17, 2024

    8.0
    Thank you it was nice to stay at this place. Will come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was great

    Clean and the staff is very friendly and helpful. They were very nice and caring that we were comfortable. Breakfast was good and it was a buffer. I strongly recommend this place !

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 15, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff was very friendly, Alvin helped us a lot with the recommendations on what to see and how to get around.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 14, 2024

    9.0
    Stay in Schwyz
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice location and friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice and quite location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing to complain.

    The staff was very friendly. The room was very cozy and all the amenities were good.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2024

    9.0
    Excellent stay at Schwyz for backpackers. The rooms are large and comfortable.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The staff was very welcoming and kind. The welcome drink was good!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 7, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A fantastic location, free car parking available, delightful staff and a good restaurant in the bar downstairs.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 31, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location was great, really close to grocery stores and a bus stop, where you could take the bus either to the train station or to the funicular station in the other direction. The kitchen is equipped with everything you might need, the beds were comfy, and the staff was supernice and helpful with everything, we liked out stay a lot, thank you!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: November 16, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful time
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Trying to figure out the bus that went to the hotel from the train station was a little difficult but we able to figure it out.

    The staff was extremely friendly and helpful and the location was good and easy to get around.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 29, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Good place to stay close to the town centre. Friendly staff and nice bar downstairs. Fairly quiet. Shared kitchen available to use.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: October 26, 2023

    9.0
    Amazing staff!! Clean and Comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    On the pricier end for a budget hostel, but this is Switzerland. I couldn't get to stove to work, but again I didnt ask for help, so very probably I was doing something wrong.

    Amazing staff - so helpful and kind! Gorgeous kitchen, though I couldnt get the stove to work (but that was probably me doing something wrong). Quite location and clean rooms.

    Stayed in October 2023

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