Best hostels in Asia — vibe rankings — HostelPunk

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Best hostels in Asia

Fun/social-ranked hostels across Asia, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.

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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 Asia

Top hostel cities in Asia

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

Top hostels overall in Asia

Chiang Mai · Thailand

Baan Ploy In

Punk Score
36% SHIT
Medium confidence 268 reviews
268 reviews $11 dorm · $43 priv View
Dehradun · India 4th best in Dehradun

Hoztel Jollygrrant Doon

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 69 reviews
69 reviews $6 dorm · $23 priv View
Mumbai · India

Afra Dormitory

Punk Score
40% SHIT
Medium confidence 241 reviews
241 reviews $9 dorm · $41 priv View
Kyoto · Japan

Guest House Kyoto Inn

Punk Score
40% SHIT
Medium confidence 72 reviews
Chiang Mai · Thailand

Cozy Owls Chiang Mai

Punk Score
40% SHIT
Medium confidence 87 reviews
87 reviews $7 dorm · $60 priv View
Arugam Bay · Sri Lanka

Costels Arugam Bay

Punk Score
40% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 48 reviews
Negombo · Sri Lanka

Tuk Tuk Hostel Negombo

Punk Score
40% SHIT
Medium confidence 183 reviews
Bangkok · Thailand

Baan Kachitpan Bangkok

Punk Score
40% SHIT
High confidence 313 reviews
Hua Hin · Thailand

Jetty Huahin Hostel

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 1,238 reviews
1238 reviews $22 dorm · $62 priv View
Kathmandu · Nepal

Thamel Hotel & Spa

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 842 reviews
842 reviews $7 dorm · $20 priv View
Koh Samui · Thailand

Blockhouse Samui

Punk Score
39% SHIT
Medium confidence 65 reviews
65 reviews $14 dorm · $45 priv View
Istanbul · Turkey

Bucoleon by Cheers Hostel

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 1,898 reviews
1898 reviews $20 dorm · $56 priv View

All countries in Asia