Youth Hostel Greifswald
The hanseatic city between the islands
Welcome to our city hostel between the islands of Usedom and Rügen. Here you can have it all: Culture, nature, history and sports - it's all on your doorstep.
Highlights of the Hanseatic city very close: From our hostel you can walk in a few minutes to the museum harbor and the historic old town. Walk in and around Greifswald in the footsteps of the most famous painter of the Romantic period, Caspar David Friedrich.
Despite its perfect location in the city, our house is spacious and comfortable: playrooms, a large outdoor area with playground, beach volleyball court and barbecue area offer school groups, groups and families plenty of space for relaxed fellowship.
Three seminar rooms with conference technology far from the guest rooms are ideal for seminars and workshops - bookable at a complete price for room rental, conference technology, drinks and WLAN.
Located between the two popular Baltic Sea islands of Rügen and Usedom, our house also offers the perfect starting point for excursions into breathtaking nature. Or you start with a rental bike directly from the premises to a tour on the Baltic Sea Coast Cycle Route.
Certified in the period
July 2022 - June 2025
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility tested - barrier-free for people with walking disabilities and partially barrier-free for wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- There is a general car park at the youth hostel. The parking space for people with disabilities is signposted (parking space size 400 cm x 500 cm, distance to the entrance: 18 m).
- The surface of the car park and the path to the entrance is easy to walk and drive on.
- The entrance is accessible without steps or thresholds. The two entrance doors (vestibule) open automatically by means of a door opener.
- The reception is 110 cm high.
- All evaluated doors and passages are at least 88 cm wide.
- There are no revolving doors.
- All evaluated rooms that can be used by the guest are at ground level or accessible by elevator or hoist.
- The size of the elevator cab is 109 cm x 140 cm. The operating elements are not arranged on a horizontal control panel (height of the control units 115 cm to 132 cm).
- The dining and seminar rooms can be reached with a lift. The size of the platform is 85 cm x 145 cm. The manoeuvring space in front of the lift is at least 120 cm x 120 cm, when getting out at least 150 cm x 150 cm. Alternatively there are stairs with handrail.
- In the dining room there are wheelchair accessible tables.
Room E1 (multi-bedroom)
- There is a connecting door to another room.
- The manoeuvring space in the sleeping area is 336 cm x 311 cm in front of the main immobile furnishings and 333 cm x 200 cm to the right of the bed.
- The maximum height of the bed is 47 cm.
Room E2 (double bedroom)
- There is a connecting door to another room.
- The manoeuvring space in the sleeping area is 150 cm x 200 cm to the left and right of the bed and 150 cm x 200 cm in front of the main immobile furnishings.
- The maximum height of the bed is 49 cm.
Sanitary room for rooms E1 and E2
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
at the door and in front of the toilet at least 120 cm x 120 cm,
in front of the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm, - to the left of the toilet 189 cm x 70 cm, to the right 23 cm x 70 cm.
- There are handles on both sides of the toilet , the left handle can be folded up.
- The shower area at ground level is 140 cm x 140 cm. A shower chair and horizontal grab handles are available.
- The washbasin is wheelchair accessible and the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
Public toilet for people with disabilities
- The toilet door can be opened with a key.
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and washbasin 122 cm x 82 cm,
to the left of the toilet 40 cm x 70 cm, to the right 98 cm x 70 cm. - Both sides of the toilet are equipped with handles which can be folded up.
- The washbasin has limited wheelchair access, the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- There is no visual alarm in the building.
- There is no audio induction loop.
- In the dining room there are bright and glare-free tables with no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the visual field. There are seating areas with low background noises.
- In the elevator, an outgoing emergency call is confirmed audibly, but not optically. Alternatively stairs are available.
- In the evaluated rooms, there is no free electrical outlet near the bed.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- Assistance dogs are allowed.
- The entrance area is visually rich in contrast, but cannot be recognized by a tactile change of floor covering.
- Glass doors are not marked with safety markings.
- In the elevator, the stopping position is not announced by spoken commands. Signs are not available in Braille. The operating elements cannot be detected tactilely (sensor keys). An outgoing emergency call is confirmed audibly.
- Stairs are not rich in contrast
- Operating elements are tactilely detectable throughout the entire building and are predominantly visually rich in contrast.
- Rooms and corridors are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- Information is available in easily legible font.
- The font of the menu is not straightforward and visually rich in contrast. There is no menu in Braille.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- Name and logo of the establishment are clearly recognizable from the outside.
- Business cards/brochures with address and telephone number of the host are visibly displayed at the reception desk.
- The destinations of the routes are within sight.
- There is no menu with pictures, the dishes are presented visibly.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF