Amid all of Sliema's boutique hostels, Hibernia looks left behind: it's institutionalised and old-fashioned. However, it proffers budget accommodation and a ready-made crowd (it's popular with English-language students). Shoestringers can camp out in the single-sex dorm sections, where three to four bedrooms (each with six to eight beds) share bathrooms and a generous kitchen-dining area.
The National Student Travel Service, an associate member of Hostelling International (HI), operates this place.