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Best hostels in Kenya — vibe rankings — HostelPunk

Best hostels in Kenya

Fun/social-ranked hostels across Kenya. Punk Score is the best available evidence that guests actually have a good time together, calibrated onto the 0-100 UI.

cities
NairobiMasai Mara

Through the filter

We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.

No bed bug reports found in Kenya

Top hostel cities in Kenya

Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.

Masai Mara

  1. Mara Hilltop Mara Hilltop Good 152 reviews
All hostels in Masai Mara

Top hostels overall in Kenya

Masai Mara · Kenya Best in Masai Mara Best in Kenya

Mara Hilltop

Punk Score
86% GOOD
Medium confidence 152 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
152 reviews $63 dorm · $312 priv View
Nairobi · Kenya

Jabulani Backpackers Hostels

Punk Score
81% GOOD-ISH
High confidence 799 reviews
799 reviews $12 dorm · $30 priv View
Watamu · Kenya Best in Watamu 4th best in Kenya

Watamu Sunrise Villa

Punk Score
66% MEH
Medium confidence 108 reviews
Nairobi · Kenya 3rd best in Nairobi 5th best in Kenya

The Library Hostel

Punk Score
62% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 46 reviews
46 reviews $16 dorm · $42 priv View
Malindi · Kenya Best in Malindi

Babalao Beach Resort & Backpackers

Punk Score
60% SHIT
Medium confidence 69 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
69 reviews $6 dorm · $12 priv View
Lamu · Kenya Best in Lamu

JamboHouse Lamu

Punk Score
45% SHIT
Medium confidence 119 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Kisumu · Kenya Best in Kisumu

Mountainview Backpackers Kisumu

Punk Score
46% SHIT
Medium confidence 119 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
119 reviews $6 dorm · $10 priv View
Mombasa · Kenya Best in Mombasa

TuliaHouse Backpackers

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 70 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
70 reviews $14 dorm · $38 priv View
Mombasa · Kenya 2nd best in Mombasa

Akogo House

Punk Score
35% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 22 reviews
22 reviews $8 dorm · $23 priv View