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Reviews of Social Backpacker Hostel & Rooftop Bar

Street 2.5, Krong Battambang, Battambang, Cambodia

#18 of 51 hotels in Battambang

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Review Score

Based on 212 hostel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    8.0

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    9.2

  • Free Wifi

    7.6

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  • Reviewed: March 29, 2025

    9.0
    Good stay in Battambang
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The beds weren’t the comfiest, it dipped in the middle but it was still okay.

    The location was great and staff was nice. Day tour we did with them was very nice. Room was spacious and clean.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The showers could have a little improvement but it worked correctly.

    Good place to stay. Great location near the market, the river and the amazing lonely tree coffee. Bed very confortable + curtains for intimacy. Quiet clean.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    bathrooms deep cleaning is required

    great location, lots of good restaurants around, tuktuk picked me up from bus station which was a great surprise, tour from the hostel was also very nice

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 7, 2025

    9.0
    The owner is super nice and I had a great time. I would definitely stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only 2 toilets in the whole place, but it’s okay

    Great atmosphere and family dinners.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 12, 2025

    8.0
    Good excursions
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All was good

    Staff very organized and friendly. Good food. Very interesting excursion with tuk tuk driver talking about recent Khmer history.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: February 1, 2025

    7.0
    Fine place for a couple of days. Good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only 2 toilets for too many guests. Electric shower doesn't get warm and messes up with the light, which doesn't offer much confidence safety wise. English breakfast doesn't match the picture on the menu, so it's not worth its price, in my opinion

    Staff is friendly and helpful

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 25, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom is not really clean and the dorm is small.

    The staff is really nice

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2024

    7.0
    Friendly and clean place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location was really good and the staff friendly and helpful. Minimalistic but more than enough.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 10, 2024

    8.0
    Good value and location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only 1 toilet for the floor. However could also use the one downstairs.

    Nice roomy, well lit room. Food was good and the family was very helpful. Good location. Loved the spa that was next door.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: October 14, 2024

    9.0
    Local "Family" Hostel to meet new friends
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No complaints.

    Wow. Super host who arranged complimentary tuk tuk from bus station, smooth check in, good a/c with comfortable bed, clean and fresh linens with lots of hot water. This family run hostel has a host who understands traveller needs. BUNLANG organized a great group dinner with good food for guests to meet and greet. We all greatly appreciated this as the majority were solo travellers. BUNLANG also helped organized group tours which is very nice to help reduce costs and make new friends. Local Family Hostel also rents scooters which is very handy and sell bus tickets. Location is also good with multiple markets close by along the water way.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: September 23, 2024

    8.0
    Good place to stay in Battambang
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The upstairs area could do with a spruce up! Only one upstairs and one downstairs bathroom.

    Nice social vibe in this hostel. The downstairs area was really nice. Family dinner was good. The tours on offer are very well priced. Bed was comfy and the shower is decent. Upstairs roof area nice to sit and chill in evenings.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 14, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The mattress was very uncomfortable, I saw a bug (cockroach) hiding under the bed across mine

    The staff was amazing

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 6, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not very clean and a couple of annoyances as a puppy biting and chewing on everything in the common room.

    Nice host, extremely cozy and nice common rooms. Downstairs is just comfortable and nice and upstairs is quiet and relaxing. Good for the pricw

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: August 29, 2024

    9.0
    Good value for money. Amazing Khmer food for family dinner!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    One improving point would be about the tour, maybe not much the hostel itself... it would be lovely if the tour guide offered more explanations before we visited the places rather than after, so we can get into them with a briefing of what it is and the significance of it.

    The Real Place is surely a good value for money! It is close to everything in the central area. The place is simple but offers everything you need, toiletries, free water refill, easy to book tours, there is restaurant with affordable good meals and they accept credit card with no fees. This is a family business and the owner of the place and his wife are always helpful and kind. The owner is always seeking ways to make the place nicer to the guests and is open for feedback as well as implement them fast. They organize nice activities for the guests I specially loved the family dinner with delicious Khmer food, I have tried quite some Khmer food and I can assure that the one they do there was one of the best I have tried in Cambodia! They also have microphones and the possibility of doing karaoke which made our night even more fun. I had a blast. Recommend this place!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 14, 2024

    9.0
    Très bon rapport qualité/prix
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only one toilet on the second floor for two dormitories. You have one more shower and WC on the first floor. Bathrooms and the dormitory are not that clean and modern but for 3$/night it’s understandable. Very hot during the day in the dormitory because the A/C is off (On during the night). The motorbike battery was a bit tired, we couldn’t start it with the lights turned on.

    Free water refill Excellent family dinner Restaurant is good, prices cheaper than in the street. Smoothies offered when eating at the restaurant Chill lobby with couches Wifi ✅ Organises cheap tours. We didn’t do it but we heard only good things about the tours from other guests. Host is nice, very available, he wants to improve Beds were comfy.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom The air conditioner (I think it's broken, impossible to change the temperature, very cold 🥶). Please, say to the people to use a fan rather than aircon. They are lucky to have both. Sometimes, we really don't need to abuse the aircon.

    The place is cozy and comfortable. The owner organizes many things like family dinner (sharing the dinner with all people in the hostel only 4$/pers), and tours with tuk tuk to discover Battambang (temples, bamboo train and bats cave...). The food was good. The owner and his family are so nice (his baby is so cute). He does everything for you and cares about you. He speaks many languages. The rooftop is perfect to chill. Thank you 😊 with pleasure to come back to your hostel.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 20, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The owner is really nice and does his best to help you out if you have any problems or questions. The hostel itself is located in the city center, at the bar street with some nice cafés and restaurants. The beds are good and with curtains, also a towel is provided.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 19, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff was so nice, funny and friendly. And we are the first travellers in the new Rooftop😄🫶

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2024

    7.0
    Generally good but perhaps a more relaxing atmosphere would be perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bed size is a bit too small, and beds are spaced too closely to another, which made it hard to walk around especially with big backpack & getting in and out of bed was difficult. I bumped my head a few times due to the narrow space and I’m much shorter than other guests. Also, the blind doesn’t cover the bed entirely, which others can still look inside or the light from my bed can prevent others from sleeping. It would be great to have more hangers in the shower. Ideally the AC should be on all day or periodically to save energy but still keep the room cool all day. I had to go downstairs to ask for the remote control which is not ideal especially when returning from a sunny day outside. We were taking our time to eat and there were other empty tables but the staff was very eager to take our plates away so we felt rushed to finish our food and we were also rushed to pay. I can understand if the restaurant were busy and the place is short staffed but that’s not the case. The floor should be wiped everyday if we need to take our shoes off to enter the building.

    Good location, good price. Many restaurants and bars on the same street. Many useful information on the wall and tours offered. 2 sockets for each bed is good for charging, as some others only has 1 Has a cute reception and common area for people to hangout Towel is included which is good Bike rental is right across the street from Sim card is around the corner

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This hostel is a welcoming place, the owner is a very chill guy and deserves to be supported by spending your money here. He's very talkative and open. We ended up spending a night with him drinking and chatting.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 27, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are only 2 toilets which in the morning when everyone is waking up could be a hassle.

    The restaurant has good food, the tour offered by the hostel is very fun and informative, the staff are friendly and helpful, and the beds were comfortable.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 18, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing, can't ask for more with the price of the hostel

    The staff were really helpful, good location and amazing value for money

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2024

    7.0
    You get what you pay for
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not enough showers/toilet

    Good value for money , nice social area .

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2024

    7.0
    Best value for money, small => cosy and social hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathrooms weren’t that clean, still ok for the price. The tour was not really all inclusive besides the places where the owner informed us that there is an extra fee (e.g. an entrance fee) there where still some places, where we had to pay a little extra.

    Good location Nice with a restaurant in the hostel Super value for the money Clean bed sheets and towels (free) Dudu/Dodo the hosteldog is great greeter in the reception 😍

    Stayed in March 2024

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