Youth Hostel Augsburg

Youth Hostel Augsburg

The Augsburg Youth Hostel, located 3 minutes walk from the historic Old Town, offers an ideal starting point to discover the Renaissance city of Augsburg. Fans of Urmel & Jim Knopf watch out! Raise the curtain on our youth hostel with its 178 beds in the heart of Augsburg.

2000 years of pure culture

 In Augsburg it's time to open your eyes. Founded more than 2000 years ago, the city is one of the oldest in Germany. Explore places that made Augsburg one of the most important cities of the Renaissance. History continues on your foray through Augsburg. Next stop: the famous Fuggerei, the oldest social settlement in the world. For accessibility information, please see the bottom right of the homepage - Reisen für Alle.

Certified in the period

October 2022 - September 2025

Accessibility certified People with walking disabilities

Barrier-free information

Short Report as PDF

All test relevant areas meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility tested - partially barrier-free for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • There is a marked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: at least 350 cm 500 cm).
  • The main entrance can be reached from the car park via a 120 m long outdoor path with a gradient of 11% over a distance of one meter.
  • The main entrance to the building is steplessly accessible via two identical vestibule doors (door threshold outdoors 2 cm, indoors threshold-free).
  • The reception counter is 118 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while sitting.
  • All passageways/doors are at least 69 cm wide.
  • All rooms that can be used by the guest can be reached steplessly or via ramps (door thresholds of max. 3 cm).
  • There are wheelchair accessible tables in the dining room.

Room no. 101 and 102 with washbasin (double bedroom)

  • The identical rooms no. 101 and 102 each have their own washbasins. Shower and toilet for people with disabilities are located in the separate public sanitary room (see below).
  • The maneuvering spaces in front of essential, immobile furnishings in both rooms are at least 150 cm x 150 cm.
  • In room no. 101 the maneuvering space to the right of the bed is 93 cm x 210 cm, to the left the bed stands next to the wall.
  • In room no. 102 the maneuvering space to the left of the bed is 99 cm x 210 cm, to the right the bed stands next to the wall.
  • The beds are 46 cm high and wheelchair accessible.
  • There are no nursing beds in both rooms.
  • The maneuvering space in front of the washbasin is at least 150 cm x 150 cm.
  • The washbasin has limited wheelchair access.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.

Public sanitary room with shower and toilet/public toilet for people with disabilities (accessible only to house guests)

  • The height of the threshold is 3 cm.
  • The maneuvering spaces are:
    in front of the sink 127 cm x 180 cm;
    in front of the toilet 180 cm x 127 cm
    to the right of the toilet 109 cm x 53 cm, the toilet cannot be accessed from the left.
  • There are handles on both sides of the toilet, the right handle can be folded up.
  • The washbasin has limited wheelchair access.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower area at ground level is 110 cm x 165 cm. There are grab handles and a shower chair/shower seat.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • There is no visual alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop.
  • Information for orientation is provided in written form.
  • In the evaluated rooms, there is no freely available outlet near the bed.
  • WiFi is available in the public areas.
  • In the dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, where there are no lamps that restrict the field of vision. There are no seating areas with low background noises.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • Assistance dogs are allowed.
  • The main entrance is not visually contrasted to the surroundings. There is a tactile perceptible change of floor covering.
  • Outdoor staircases do not have high-contrast step surfaces. Indoor staircases have visually contrasting and tactilely detectable step surfaces. Handrails are mostly present.
  • Rooms and corridors are brightly lit and glare-free.
  • Operating elements and paths are tactilely detectable almost everywhere and are predominantly visually rich in contrast. The walls can be used almost everywhere as an orientation guideline.
  • Braille is not available.
  • There are no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path/room.
  • Indoors and outdoors there is no guidance system (e.g. floor indicators).

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • The name and logo of the company are clearly visible from the outside at the main entrance.
  • The destination of the path is usually within sight. There are no path signs.
  • A brochure with the address and telephone number of the youth hostel is displayed at the reception.
  • There is no information in easy language or photorealistic representation.
  • There is no menu. The dishes are not presented visibly.

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Conference room Conference room (DJH Landesverband Bayern e.V.)
Two bed room Two bed room (DJH Landesverband Bayern e.V.)
Dining room Dining room (DJH Landesverband Bayern e.V.)