Tomato Backpackers Hotel

Top choice in Turin


This ecofriendly hostel in the nightlife-loving San Salvario area is one of the few central places that caters to budget travellers. And it does so with style and soul, offering pristine dorms, smart private rooms, a kitchen, bar area, and a vine-trimmed terrace. There's a relaxed, inclusive vibe and a long list of extras including bike hire, laundry facilities and luggage storage.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Turin attractions

1. Parco Valentino

0.31 MILES

Opened in 1856, this 550,000-sq-metre French-style park kisses the banks of the Po and is filled with joggers, promenaders and lovers night and day…

2. Chiesa di Santa Cristina

0.58 MILES

This ornate marble- and granite-fronted church is one of the pair of churches on Piazza San Carlo and dates to 1639.

3. Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo

0.6 MILES

One of the twin churches on Piazza San Carlo, this Baroque beauty was dedicated to San Carlo Borromeo by Carlo Emanuele I in 1619, although the facade…

4. Borgo Medievale

0.63 MILES

Perched over a scenic stretch of the Po River, the Borgo Medievale is a small recreated 15th-century village that was actually built for the 1884 Turin…

5. Museo Egizio

0.72 MILES

Opened in 1824 and housed in the austere Palazzo dell'Accademia delle Scienze, this Turin institution houses the most important collection of Egyptian…

8. Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio

0.87 MILES

A grand backdrop across the Po from Piazza Vittorio Veneto, this church was built in the style of a mini-Pantheon from 1818 to 1831 to commemorate the…