Central Hostel

Bordeaux


Urban-chic dorms and swish doubles with USB plugs aplenty and en suite bathrooms are spread across four floors at this dead-central, designer hostel in Saint-Pierre. Glam to the core, the new 97-bed hostel – open since summer 2018 – promises a bespoke guest experience, with a bar, sun-drenched terrace designed for summertime chilling and a locally sourced restaurant, open 24 hours.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bordeaux attractions

1. Tour Pey Berland

0.14 MILES

This gargoyled, 50m-high Flamboyant Gothic belfry was built for the adjoining cathedral between 1440 and 1466. Its spire was added in the 19th century,…

2. Cathédrale St-André

0.19 MILES

The Cathédrale St-André, a Unesco World Heritage Site prior to the city's classification, lords it over the city. The cathedral's oldest section dates…

3. Musée d’Aquitaine

0.2 MILES

Gallo-Roman statues and relics dating back 25,000 years are among the highlights at this bright and spacious, well-curated history and civilisations…

4. Église St-Pierre

0.22 MILES

Saint-Pierre's enchanting labyrinth of narrow lanes inevitably leads to the predominantly 15th-century church around which the medieval neighbourhood…

5. Grosse Cloche

0.25 MILES

Guarded by a twinset of witch-hat capped towers, this Gothic belfry was built on the vestiges of 13th-century protective ramparts and later served as both…

7. Porte Cailhau

0.28 MILES

The main entrance into medieval Bordeaux, this grandiose 15th-century city gate was built to celebrate King Charles VII's victory at the Battle of Fornovo…

8. Église Notre Dame du Chapelet

0.29 MILES

On 17 April 1828 the funeral of Romantic Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1746–1828) took place in this magnificent French Baroque church, a stone's throw…