The Basel Youth Hostel is located close to the Rhine inside a classicist factory building, built for a silk ribbon factory in 1850 / 1851. It was converted into a Youth Hostel in 1979 and the outer facade was kept almost unchanged. It now offers around 250 beds in different room configurations.
![A bridge over the St. Alban pond leads to the Basel Youth Hostel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/70b52137-1896-4213-bc75-b222d2fe34b1_rw_1920.jpg?h=0fb0e29f3a293cd8253cedab8425c02b)
A bridge over the St. Alban pond leads to the Basel Youth Hostel
![Jugendherberge Basel in the former silk ribbon factory](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/8dec0893-5d96-41fc-b1f6-1a174413ef64_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d6dbc621cd4d5d6546ca57f109991c4)
Jugendherberge Basel in the former silk ribbon factory
The building was renovated in 2010 according to a design by the Basel architectural practice Buchner Bründler. Since then, a bridge across the St. Alban pond leads to the main entrance and a wooden walkway leads to a quiet terrace.
![Jugendherberge Basel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/cf57c4a9-8b4d-4045-a5ee-23df3430ea92_rw_1920.jpg?h=53d0f16773c3375c1a3a025f35dbc677)
Jugendherberge Basel
![Jugendherberge Basel wooden walkway](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/099f019b-adb7-4947-b1f7-251ed06be594_rw_1920.jpg?h=8aba24869f7ee10824e761a935c73f06)
Jugendherberge Basel wooden walkway
![Jugendherberge Basel - a windows in the reception area open the view to the neighbourhood](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/aa6435f4-fcea-4713-b43e-3b45476baff1_rw_1920.jpg?h=343d010e7227f52739bbe19a678e9575)
Jugendherberge Basel - a windows in the reception area open the view to the neighbourhood
The vaulted hall of the former dye cellar which is now used as the dining hall.
![dining hall in the vaulted hall of the former dye cellar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/a035e8ae-65e0-41bc-be7c-e2e29e4d5491_rw_1920.jpg?h=40f1a52184d69f15963fc86ea95d6f33)
dining hall in the vaulted hall of the former dye cellar
![Jugendherberge Basel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/6dd854bc-ce57-41ce-ac62-b709a8bae6d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=a71e70132fde796bb56b6cdacc7e1f27)
Jugendherberge Basel
![Jugendherberge Basel corridor](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/3c3df563-5764-4b40-8706-7b63a59be2fe_rw_1920.jpg?h=5439b8a61f76b42fbee7395ec4bb8e60)
Jugendherberge Basel corridor
![Jugendherberge Basel staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/580d2e50-8cf2-458a-94c5-1fc617592041_rw_1920.jpg?h=ef322efe535d90437c83e70b9d355c29)
Jugendherberge Basel staircase
![Jugendherberge Basel staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/6e9dff4a-8957-42c8-96d1-f8a3675aa9af_rw_1920.jpg?h=b6fbf845e1e2bac372bb6d616253ab8e)
Jugendherberge Basel staircase
![Jugendherberge Basel staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/98bd51c2-aff4-40ed-b1c5-a169f52c7408_rw_1920.jpg?h=6e053265a743af69e20bee78e07335dd)
Jugendherberge Basel staircase
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