The main objective of this seminar is to discover the hostel as a relatively new accommodation facility in the Republic of Croatia. In Croatia, hostels are a new concept of accommodation while abroad it is already very well accepted and popular. Hostel as an accommodation facility has features of hotel and student home. Seminar combines the subject of specific forms of tourism and hostels as a specific accommodation facility intended for the younger population. The definition of specific forms of tourism, the type and the reason for the emergence of specific forms of tourism are explained in the seminar. Specific forms of tourism seek to divide tourism into more types for easier specialization. An analysis of the number of nights and arrivals of guests, and the differences between hostels and hotels are detailed in the seminar. Types of hostel guest, how to promote a hostel and other characteristics of hostels and hostel guests are described in the seminar. Backpacking as a special type of travel has a separate passage. Historical hostel development, size and type of hostel, examples of the best hostels are also discussed in the work. Then, the importance of hostel and youth tourism for the development of Croatian tourism. A survey and an interview are used in the research part. The survey included foreign and domestic guests in the hostel Bureau, and an interview with the hostel owner. The survey talks about the wishes and needs of hostel guest, their habits, about the negative and positive characteristics of the hostel. The survey is displayed using graphs. The hostel owner's interview tells you what a hostel has to offer, how to run and maintain a hostel in line with the competition. The purpose and goal of the work is to get acquainted with hostels and youth tourism. The conclusion of the paper is that the market of youth is the future of tourism and hence the hosts. Croatia must work to improve youth tourism and the quality of hostels.