Depot 195 - Hostel Winterthur

This is a great place to stay in Winterthur ! The staff is fun and kind, we felt very welcome. We got the room via a package deal with the Technorama. The hostel offered a free day ticket for Winterthur as part of the package. Because we went to the Technorama before arriving at the hostel, we weren't able to use it. It would have been perfect to get an qr code or other electronic ticket before the stay. The room was amazing. It is beautiful and beautifully decorated. The beams and furniture are a wonderful decor. The hostel is a 20 minute walk away from the city centre, but we only went there for an evening meal at Tibits. If you are in Winterthur for the Technorama, you have to take a bus anyway. The only slight downside to the hostel is the communal kitchen. The seating area is very cramped and smells like the tables were wiped down with cloths that have been lying around a few days. I would still strongly recommend a stay and will come back with pleasure !

Depot 195 is an excellent choice if you’re going to Winterthur, or even Zurich, which is about 30 minutes away by train. Trains run very regularly and the hostel is an easy 10 minute walk from the station. Trains go in all directions, so it’s a great base for exploring the region. BTW Don’t miss Stein am Rein - it’s incredible! Depot 195 is immaculately clean, and the staff are very proactive in keeping it that way. They take great pride in their hostel and clearly love working there. Alex on the front desk was great at suggesting places to see and things to do in the region, and David, the manager, was really helpful and accommodating when I arrived very early. The kitchen is well appointed, spacious, very clean, well organised and has everything you need. It’s also a friendly place where people chat and get to know each other - that doesn’t happen in all hostels. I stayed in a female dorm room and it was bright, airy and really big for 6 people. The bed was very comfortable and it had a good light and power set into a wall shelf. The bathrooms were spotless and the showers were really great. Most hostels I’ve stayed in (many!) have good aspects and some not-so-good aspects, but I have absolutely only good things to say about Depot 195 - I can’t fault a single thing! Thanks for having me, I was sad to leave!

My friend, and I wanted to stay in Zürich for a couple of nights, and had booked this hostel, which turned out to be in Winterthur (our mistake for not checking!). However, this was the loveliest place we have stayed at so far. The Swiss staff were friendly, and we tried our best to practice our German! They maintained the kitchen spotlessly, and the rooms were immaculate, as were the shared bathrooms. It is located in a beautiful old building, and is a 10 minute walk from the station with easy access to Zürich Hbf. We had an amazing stay here, and could not recommend enough.

Gut gelegen, wenige Minuten vom Bahnhof (zu Fuss). Zimmer (hatte ein Doppelzimmer) war geräumig und sauber. Ein Teil der Zimmer ist unter dem Dach, was an heissen Tagen ohne Klimaanlage unangenehm sein könnte. Eine echte Enttäuschung war das Frühstück: es gab neben Kaffee und Orangensaft einzig Brot (keine Brötchen, Croissants), Zopf, Butter und zwei Sorten Marmeladen. Sonst wirklich absolut nichts. Habe ich so selbst in deutlich günstigeren Unterkünften noch nie erlebt.

Freundlicher Check-in, angenehmes Zimmer mit passabler Matraze. Toll, hat es Schliessfächer. Immer Aufpassen, dass Karte beim WC-Gang mitkommt. Leider ab 2200 Uhr niemand mehr vor Ort. Lage gut, der Preis mit Fr. 38.00 aber etwas hoch für 6er Zimmer.

Tolle Zimmer. Design und Auftritt zieht sich durch das ganze Hostel. Sehr freundlicher Empfang. Sauber. Feines Morgenessen separat buchbar. Umgebung top! Gut erreichbar mit dem öV. Aufmerksam. Wir waren vollumfänglich zufrieden und werden gerne wieder buchen!

Eine absolute Katastrophe. Kein Wunder, verlangen sie die Kreditkarte bei der Reservation und Bezahlung im Voraus: der Ort ist ein Gefängnis, die Zimmer wie Gefängniszellen, absolut kein Charme, man wird wie Strafgefangene behandelt. Und für ein Gefängnis relativ teuer…

Die Frau am Empfang war sehr freundlich. Das Zimmer ist sehr sauber. Man hört Bahnhof nicht. Was mir nicht so gut gefallen hat- 1. man kann die Tür von innen nicht schliessen. Man fühlt sich unsicher. 2. Die Etagentüre (sehr gut, dass sie gibt) ist sehr laut. Ich habe die Gäste schon ab 5.25 gehört, jedes mal , wenn die Tür geöffnet war. Man kann sie sicher irgenwie verbessern.