Cochem Youth Hostel (Moseltal-Jugendherberge)

The house

The Cochem youth hostel, the Moseltal-Jugendherberge of the German DJH network, is on a slope above the Moselle, on the Cond bank, opposite the old town. From the house you see the river, the town and the Reichsburg. It is not only for young people: families, groups and solo travellers use it, and it is the cheapest way to sleep in Cochem with your own room and bathroom.

It has 156 beds in rooms for one, two, four and more, and all have a shower and WC. There is a bistro and café-bar, a restaurant with vegetarian options, a playground, a games room, a table-tennis table and a barbecue. Wifi is free throughout the building. It holds the German accessibility seals Reisen für Alle, for cyclist-friendly accommodation and for hiking host.

Prices and meals

Until 31 December 2026, the price starts at €33.30 per person per night with breakfast and bed linen; in a double room, €42.70 per person, and in a single, €15 is added. From 15 November to 15 March there is a winter rate from €27.30. For families, children up to age 3 do not pay and those aged 4 to 14 pay half, if you share a room. The hostel membership card is optional: €7 a year for under-26s and €27.50 for adults and families.

Meals have fixed times: breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30, lunch from 12:00 to 13:30 and dinner from 18:00 to 19:30. The listing does not publish check-in and check-out times.

Getting there

Cochem station is about 500 m away, about a five-minute walk across the bridge, according to the hostel. By car, via the B49 beside the Moselle or the A48 motorway, exit Kaisersesch from Koblenz or Ulmen from Trier. It has parking.

Nearby

Across the bridge you have the landing stage for the boats to Beilstein, the old town with the market square and the climb to the Reichsburg. The chairlift leaves from Endertstraße.