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Hostelsclub review

Updated September 28, 2026 · NomadCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

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Our verdict

Hostelsclub suits travellers who want one desk for a hostel bed or a hotel room instead of a whole trip, and the company has run since 2002. The trade-off is scope: hostels, hotels and ota lists stays and nothing else, while every booking carries 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee.

Key facts

Best for
Travellers who book a hostel bed or a hotel room and want the stay settled in a single place.
Products
Hostels, Hotels, OTA↗
Booking fees
10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee↗
Cancellation terms
Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival↗
Mobile app
No↗
Legal entity
Mo.Lo.Ra. SRL↗
Headquarters
Italy↗
Founded
2002↗
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre↗
Official website
hostelsclub.com

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 4 sources

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • A single checkout covers hostels, hotels and ota, so a group can hold a bed and a room together without moving to a second site.
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival gives a group a free exit before arrival, which matters when dates booked for several people shift at once.
  • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so the person who booked for the group can reach a human rather than a queue of messages.
  • hostels, hotels and ota keeps the choice narrow, where MoMo and 12Go spread across flights, rail and bus and flights, rail and bus for trips that need transport.

Cons

  • hostels, hotels and ota is the whole list, with no flight, rail or bus leg to add to the room.
  • There is no mobile app, so both the booking and any change to one run through the website.
  • 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee sits on top of the room rate, so the headline price of a property understates what a group pays in total.
  • The free exit in Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival closes before arrival, so a change after that point falls on the party rather than on the site.
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Who it suits

  • Groups booking beds or rooms together who want Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival as a buffer against changing plans.
  • Travellers who have already arranged their transport and only need the stay, and who are comfortable paying 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee.
  • Anyone who values being able to pick up a phone about a booking, which email, phone and help centre covers.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Anyone who wants the bed and the travel in the same basket: MoMo covers flights, rail and bus in one flow.
  • Trips that need packages, transfers or tours alongside the stay: WayAway lists flights, rail and bus.
  • Anyone planning a route built on ferries or buses: 12Go covers flights, rail and bus, which hostels, hotels and ota leaves out.

Fees and cancellation

The money side of a Hostelsclub booking has a fee and a refund rule, and they pull in opposite directions. 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee applies to the reservation rather than to the room rate, and it does not come back. Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival is the counterweight, and it is the reason that fee is tolerable for a group. Plan them together rather than reading either alone: a booking cancelled inside the free window keeps the bed open, while a booking that goes through locks in the fee. For a party the split matters more than it does for a lone traveller, because multiple rooms and shifting dates move as a block. Neither the fee nor the free cancellation window changes the rate of the bed itself, so compare the property price first and add the fee on top when you work out a total.

What you can book

hostels, hotels and ota is the catalogue in full, and it is short: a hostel bed, a hotel room, and stays arranged through the site as an online travel agent. There is no mobile app, so the same range is reached through the browser on whichever device is to hand. For a group that keeps the booking in a single place, and the same page works whether you are looking at a room in a city or a bed in a hostel. It also means the site does not stretch into the wider trip, which keeps the pages short and the choice narrow. Anyone who needs transport alongside the bed will find that part of the booking elsewhere, while anyone who has already fixed the travel can finish the stay in one sitting.

Who runs it

Mo.Lo.Ra. SRL is the company behind the site, registered in Italy and trading since 2002. That says something useful about the operation: it is long established, and it is a company rather than a reseller front, so a dispute over a room or a deposit has an operator behind it. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, which is the part that matters once money is involved. For a group, a phone line is worth more than a long help centre, because the person who booked for everyone else can sort a change in a single call and pass the result to the rest of the party. The help centre carries the standard questions on its own, and email leaves a written record. For anyone weighing it against a newer booking site, the age of the operator is the strongest thing on offer.

How Hostelsclub compares

Frequently asked questions

What does a Hostelsclub booking cost on top of the room price?+

The headline room price is not the whole cost. Hostelsclub adds 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee to each reservation, so a group should budget the deposit and the non-refundable fee into the total before it books. The fee sits on the booking rather than on the length of stay, so a longer trip does not soften it.

Can I cancel a Hostelsclub booking?+

Yes, inside a set window. Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival is the published policy, and that cut-off falls before arrival, so a group whose plans change early enough loses nothing. After the cut-off the booking stands, and the 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee is not returned even if the room is released.

What can I actually book on Hostelsclub?+

The range is short and clearly defined: hostels, hotels and ota. That is the entire catalogue, with no flight, rail or bus leg attached, and no package or transfer. Anyone who wants a bed and a flight in the same basket has to arrange the travel separately.

Is there a Hostelsclub mobile app?+

There is no mobile app. Everything runs on the website, which keeps hostels, hotels and ota in one checkout on any device with a browser. It also means the booking lives in the browser rather than on the phone, so a group should save its confirmation somewhere it can reach without a connection.

Who runs Hostelsclub and where is it based?+

The operator is Mo.Lo.Ra. SRL, based in Italy and trading since 2002. That is a long record for a booking site, and it means a dispute over a room or a deposit is handled by an established company rather than a new marketplace name.

How do I reach Hostelsclub if a booking goes wrong?+

Support runs on email, phone and help centre. In practice that means a group can pick up the phone rather than wait on a message thread, and the help centre covers the questions that come up around arrival. For a group on a shared booking, one person handling it is simpler than several people chasing separate replies.

How does Hostelsclub compare with MoMo and 12Go for a full trip?+

For a stay, Hostelsclub is narrower than the alternatives. MoMo covers flights, rail and bus, 12Go covers flights, rail and bus, and WayAway covers flights, rail and bus, while Hostelsclub lists hostels, hotels and ota. Pick it when the bed is the whole job, not when the trip needs a bus, a ferry or a package.

Is Hostelsclub a good fit for a group booking?+

A group has more room to work with here when its dates are fixed. Free cancellation up to 24h before arrival gives the booking a free exit before arrival, and email, phone and help centre means one person can sort a problem for everyone else. 10% deposit, non-refundable booking fee applies to each booking in the party, so budget it across the whole group.

Sources

Compiled from 4 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

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