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Youth Hostel Würzburg

Description

Our youth hostel in the "Old Main Quarter" is part of Würzburg's many cultural treasures. With 226 beds in 60 rooms, it is part of a building ensemble from the 18th century and has a dining room with seating for 140, a lounge, bar, game tables and board games to borrow, recreation room with table tennis, table football and Wii lounge, with TV and two terraces with seating.

Class trips - Würzburg Youth Hostel welcomes you with a wide range of cultural and leisure activities for your next class trip. We also offer programmes with experiential elements of education to strengthen the class community.
Rehearsals - In our versatile rehearsal rooms you will find the right inspiration for your music group. We also offer space for large choirs with up to 150 participants.
Smaller choirs and music groups have the opportunity to give a small final concert on our outdoor stage (8 sqm) after their successful rehearsal stay with us.

Enjoying fellowship without barrierers
Our tip: Youth hostels are not always easy to classify as "wheelchair accessible" or "wheelchair friendly". Before you decide on a stay, let the hostel team advise you in detail.

Our hostel offers:

  • Two floors with wheelchair accessible sanitary facilities.
  • The house is accessible at ground level
  • House without thresholds
  • Lift available
  • Toilets for wheelchair users in the general area
  • All common rooms and dining room are accessible for wheelchair users.

Information on accessibility

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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities.
  • The Löwenbrücke stop is 400 meters away.
  • All rooms and facilities that are accessible to guests are step-free/at ground level or accessible via a ramp or elevator.
  • There are no slopes with a gradient of more than 7%.
  • All doors/passages and paths that can be used by guests are at least 70 cm wide.
  • The reception desk is 117 cm high.
  • One barrier-free room is available.
  • The toilet in the room is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). Foldable grab rails are available to the left and right of the toilet.
  • The sink is wheelchair accessible and the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without a threshold. A grab rail and a shower chair are available.
  • The dining room has tables that are max. 80 cm high and wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm.
  • A wellness area is available.
  • There is a public toilet for people with disabilities, which is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). There are foldable grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • Assistance dogs are welcome.
  • Signage (for orientation) is designed in easily legible, high-contrast lettering.
  • All elevated areas accessible to guests are brightly lit without glare.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed acoustically.
  • Steps do not have high-contrast edges.
  • Stairs have handrails on both sides.
  • The font used on the menu is simple and visually high-contrast.
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic print.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There is no inductive hearing system available.
  • Wi-Fi is available.
  • The rooms surveyed have at least one freely accessible power outlet near the bed.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is only confirmed acoustically. Alternatively, stairs are available.
  • The dining room does not have tables with bright, glare-free lighting and no lamps standing or hanging above them that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • The name of theyouth hostel is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • There are signs at a visible distance or there is an uninterrupted guidance system.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
  • There is no menu with pictures and the dishes are not visibly presented (buffet, bar).
  • There is no information in easy language.
  • Information is not displayed with pictograms or pictures.
Certified in the period: October 2025 – September 2028

Address & contact

Jugendherberge Würzburg

Fred-Joseph-Platz 2
97082 Würzburg
Phone number: +49 931 467786 0
Website: http://www.wuerzburg.jugendherberge.de

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