An establishment for individual and group tourism, providing overnight lodging, particularly for young people, adapted to self-service of the clients. A youth hostel is an establishment located in a building or a designated part of a building. Depending on the equipment in the building and the scope of services rendered, three categories of youth hostels are distinguished: the highest - I category, the lowest - category III.

• Act of 29 August 1997 on hotel services as well as tour manager and tourist guide services (Journal of Laws 2020 item 2211)
  Place of publication: (Dz. U. z 2020 r. poz. 2211)