Welcome in the Culture|Youth Hostel Magdeburg

Directly in the city center, our hostel is an ideal base for exploring and experiencing Magdeburg, the “city with flair”. Our house is on a quiet street and yet allows you to leave the front door and set right out into the downtown district with its sights and shops.

The diversity of the city and the central location of the house, together with our numerous seminar rooms and rooms with private shower/bath, all combine to make our hostel an excellent place to host your seminar or conference. We also have family rooms on a family floor, making this an ideal place for your family trip as well. Whether you are joining us as a family, school group, or seminar group, ask us about our special programs and offerings – we love to help make your stay unique and special.


Magdeburg is full of surprises!

Magdeburg, the cathedral city on the Elbe, is a lively and attractive destination in every season.  Experience the diverse sights of the city, explore its history, and enjoy its contemporary culture.  

The capital of Saxony-Anhalt was an important centre in the era of Otto the Great and is located at the heart of the "Romanesque Road".
Discover the sights of the city, such as Magedburg Cathedral, the "Unserer Lieben Frauen" monastery, the "Green Citadel" Hundertwasser house and many more.

Several centuries of human history and inventions are documented in the Millennium Tower at Elbauenpark, and you can learn everything about the construction and functioning of medieval boat mills when you visit the historic boat mill on the Elbe shore.
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Opening hours
The reception is open

12.00 a.m. - 11.59 p.m.

Check-in

3.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.

Prices 2023

B&B from Half board from Full board from
€ 31.00 € 38.50 € 46.00

Locations & directions

Accomodation

  • 248 beds on 4 separate floors
  • 2- to 6- bed rooms, each room with shower and toilet facilities
  • individual rooms are available upon request
  • “family floor“ on the 4th floor with family suites (2 rooms with connecting door)
  • 8 wheelchair-accessible rooms
  • rooms are also accessible via elevator

Activities

  • table tennis
  • kicker table
  • childrens’ play room
  • art rally / picture gallery
  • bistro
  • wireless internet access available in foyer for 2,50 (24h online time)
  • quiet common space in reception hall
  • bicycle storage
  • bicycle rental (available through separate company)

Room Floor space
Max. number of participants
  • cinema
    cinema
  • parliament
    parliament
  • block
    block
  • U-shaped block
    U-shaped block
  • circle
    circle
 Floor Rent per day off
1 20 sqm - - 12 - - GF € 100.00
2 10 sqm - - 8 - - GF € 50.00
3 10 sqm - - 8 - - - € 50.00
4 10 sqm - - 8 - - GF € 50.00
10 70 sqm 60 40 40 40 - 1 € 200.00
11 67 sqm - - 28 - - 1 € 150.00
21 70 sqm 60 35 30 40 30 2 € 200.00
22 35 sqm 30 15 15 24 - 2 € 125.00
31 70 sqm 60 35 30 40 30 3 € 200.00
32 35 sqm 30 15 15 24 - 3 € 125.00
41 70 sqm 60 35 30 40 30 4 € 200.00
51 70 sqm 60 35 30 40 30 5 € 200.00
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Conference equipment

internet access (WiFi), projector, screen, stereo system, TV set, whiteboard

Urlaub im Herzen Magdeburgs

Magdeburg- Landeshauptstadt Sachsen-Anhalts und Domstadt an der Elbe- ist eines der kulturellen Zentren des Landes und beliebtes Reiseziel zu jeder Jahreszeit. Erleben Sie mit uns die Stadt in ihrer Vielfalt, entdecken Sie die Geschichte und genießen Sie die Gegenwart.

Der Magdeburger Dom und das Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen zählen zu den berühmtesten historischen Sehenswürdigkeitender Stadt. Direkt am Domplatz, in Blickweite unserer Jugendherberge, befindet sich ebenfalls die Grüne Zitadelle von Magdeburg, eines der letzten Bauprojekte von Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Lohnenswerte Ausflugsziele sind auch das Wasserstraßenkreuz , mit der längsten Kanalbrücke der Welt oder der Jahrtausendturm im Elbauenpark, in dem 1000 Jahre Menschheitsgeschichte hautnah erlebbar werden.

Vielfältige Shoppingmöglichkeiten, schicke Bars und gemütliche Cafés sind ebenfalls nicht weit entfernt und bequem zu Fuß zu erreichen. Wer es beschaulicher mag, kann entlang der schönen Uferpromenade der Elbe flanieren oder in einer der zahlreichen Park- und Grünanlagen unserer "grünen Stadt" entspannen. 

Excursions

Within easy access

  • "Hundertwasserhaus" - the Green Citadel
  • Magdeburg Cathedral
  • Monastery of Our Lady
  • Gruson Greenhouse in the Cloister Garden
  • "Bastion Cleve" - a Prussian fortification
  • Elbauenpark with Milennium Tower and butterfly conservatory
  • zoological gardens
  • "Rotehorn" city park
  • cultural-historical museum
  • "Nemo" water park
  • technical-engineering museum
  • Elbe bike path und Elbe natural reserves
  • St. Jacob’s Way (pilgrimage route)
  • "Hasselbachplatz" - bar and restaurant-mile
  • cinema, bowling, go-kart track

In the Greater Area

  • Barleber Lake (ca. 13 km)
  • waterway junction (ca. 19 km)
  • Pretziener weir in Pretzien (ca. 24 km)
  • "Glück Auf" Ostrich farm, in Zielitz (ca. 24 km)
  • brewery in Colbitz (ca. 25 km)
  • "Kalimandscharo" - salt mountain in Zielitz (ca. 27 km)
  • motor sports stadium in Oschersleben (ca. 31 km)
  • technology monument "Ziegelei Hundisburg" (ca. 31 km)