Oki Doki Old Town Hostel

Oki Doki Old Town is a long-running, art-themed hostel on ulica Dluga, by Warsaw's Old Town. It offers private rooms as well as dorms, which makes it flexible for different budgets. The tone is sociable, central and budget-friendly.

The hostel leans into an art theme rather than a plain, generic fit-out. It has both dorm beds and private rooms, so couples or those wanting a door of their own are covered alongside solo travellers in shared rooms. Room categories and what each includes vary, so confirm the current options and rates on the hostel's official channels.

Ulica Dluga sits right by the Old Town, a couple of hundred metres from the Old Town Market Square and within easy walking distance of Krakowskie Przedmiescie. The Old Town and Krakowskie Przedmiescie are a short walk away, and trams, buses and the metro are all close. For city transport, see the Warsaw guide.

This suits budget travellers, solo visitors and small groups who want a central, social base and the option of a private room. If you want to be able to walk to the historic core and keep costs down, the location earns its keep. Travellers after quiet and hotel comforts should look higher up the scale.

The historic centre is within a short walk:

• The Old Town and its Market Square, a walk north.
• Krakowskie Przedmiescie, the Royal Route boulevard.
• Palace of Culture and Science, a few minutes south.

The art theme is inherited. Oki Doki began on ulica Dabrowskiego, where rooms were built as artist projects with names like the Communist Room and the House of Birch. That building was closed in early 2020 and the operation moved to its current home on Dluga, a renovated historic building that the hostel describes as one of the few in the area to have survived the war. Oki Doki bills itself as the longest-running hostel in the capital and has twice won Hostelworld's HOSCAR award, in 2006 and again in 2020.

Beyond beds, the draw is the programme. The hostel runs guest activities including free walking tours, karaoke nights and pierogi-making workshops, alongside a bar and a patio. The building also has an elevator and a fully equipped kitchen, and dorms run from four to eight beds with female-only options. Room categories, rates and the current events schedule change, so confirm these through the hostel's official channels.