We live in the 21st century when young people are increasingly eager for adventure and new travel. As travel often takes place in several countries, young people often decide on a hostel as a choice to stay in a tourist destination. Young tourists are also contributing to the economic image of tourist countries, and above all, strongly influence social integration among peoples. Namely, the youngest of all tourists want to live with the community they visit and leave their local customs. Hostel is an accommodation facility often used by young people to travel to a destination. The rooms in the hostel are mostly multi-shared with shared sanitary facilities, although more and more hostel rooms offer private rooms with their own sanitary facilities, a better standard of accommodation, including air-conditioned rooms as well as the availability of wireless internet. Hostels are characterized by more common social spaces, which increases socialization and socializing among guests. To ensure the security of personal belongings, hostels offer different forms of systems for safe storage of things, such as code or key boxes. Generally speaking, hostels can be divided into small, medium and large. The main difference between them is the number of beds and the offer of additional contents, as well as the number of hostel staff. Nevertheless, regardless of the size of the hostel, guests expect to stay in a clean and safe room and will get good value for money at the end of their stay. In order to examine the role of the hostel in the youth tourism of the city of Split, a survey was conducted through a survey questionnaire. This research has shown that hostels have a significant influence on the development of youth tourism, but in the future it is necessary to focus significant activities on the development and marketing activities of the city hostel.