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At the hostel, each room is fitted with a balcony with a mountain view. At Jungle treking & Jungle Tour if you want to stay here, you must book treking only with us the rooms are equipped with a TV, a shared bathroom, and a terrace with a city view. Great location, great value for money and extremely helpful staff

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9.1
Superb
163 reviews
Price from
US$2
per night

Set in Bukit Lawang, Thousands of Bottles - Hostel and Trekking features a shared lounge, terrace, bar, and free WiFi. Certain units at the property feature a balcony with a river view.

You can play billiards at the hostel. Comfy beds, modern style hostel dorm, wonderful staff, very helpful, bar down stairs but not noisy, right next to the swimming hole!

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9.6
Exceptional
8 reviews
Price from
US$7
per night

Located in Lagudri and within a few steps of Sorake Beach, Nias Frank Accomodation features a private beach area, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi throughout the property. The rooms come with a balcony.

At the hostel, every room includes a wardrobe and a terrace with a sea view. At Nias Frank Accomodation, every room comes with air conditioning and a private bathroom. Frank and his family are great hosts, they make you feel very comfortable and welcome. Unreal location right in front of the break walk put on the reef and you are in. We stayed two weeks wish we stayed longer

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10
Exceptional
5 reviews
Price from
US$10
per night

Set in Telukdalam, a few steps from Baloho Beach, Salty Dog Hostel offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. Guests can dine in the restaurant or a drink at the bar and free WiFi is available. Amazing vibes and super chill environment. The owner and all of the staff are incredible and super fun people to hang with. You go to this place as a stranger but even after a couple days you become like family. I wish I could have stayed longer. 30 min drive to Saroke but no problem because it was easy to rent scooters from salty dog. Best place ever!!

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9.7
Exceptional
70 reviews
Price from
US$7
per night

Situated within 1.8 km of Medan Train Station and 4 km of Maimun Palace, RedDoorz Hostel @ Capsule Inn Medan features rooms with air conditioning and a shared bathroom in Medan. This 2-star hostel offers a shared kitchen, a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is located 4.2 km from Medan Grand Mosque. Located in Little India. Many eateries and bakeries nearby. Mini-marts and two shopping malls a few minutes away. Staff friendly and efficient. Check in and out was a breeze. Thin blanket, towels and drinking water were given upon checking in. Instructions were clearly given. There is a separate locker for shoes located outside the capsule room and a bigger locker for luggages in the capsule room. Anyone with huge backpack or luggage will really have difficulty fitting into the luggage locker. There is no elevator and female room is on the second level and male is on the third. Capsule is of decent size and comfortable. There is a key card to access the pod and also to turn on the lights just like a hotel room. Adequate lightings in the pod and comes with 2 USB slow charging port. No power point in the pod. Power point is located in the common area. Air con is strong. No complains regarding wifi connection. There is even a TV if ever it is working. Overall, very quiet and peaceful. Shared bathroom has 2 shower stalls and 2 toilets. Probable will be insufficient should the property be full house.

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8
Very good
239 reviews
Price from
US$11
per night

Situated in Medan, 22 km from Medan Train Station, My Studio Hotels Kualanamu Airport Medan features accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a restaurant. This 1-star hostel offers a business centre and a concierge service. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. The hotel is really nice. The staff is amazing and everything is really calm and clean. The airport is very close and the shuttle is cheap, which is perfect.

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7.3
Good
374 reviews
Price from
US$6
per night

Sinok Homestay Parapat offers air-conditioned rooms in Parapat. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and a shared lounge, along with free WiFi throughout the property.

At the hostel, all rooms have a patio. At Sinok Homestay Parapat every room has a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, and a balcony with a mountain view.

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8.5
Very good
4 reviews
Price from
US$16
per night

Located within 2.9 km of Maimun Palace and 3.2 km of Medan Grand Mosque, Medan Dazhong Backpacker's Hostel offers rooms in Medan. The property is non-smoking and is set 1.9 km from Medan Train Station. Very friendly staff and owner. Also very helpfull when you need or want something. The best thing we could do was book the jungle trek tour. Our guide Edi Caterpilar was doing great teaching us all the stuff he knows about the jungle. We saw many oeran-oetangs and other monkeys. Also other animals like a weird river-turtle. Rafting in the end is also worth doing, very nice ending of the trip!

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7.4
Good
10 reviews
Price from
US$6
per night

Medan Dazhong Backpacker's Hostel is set in Medan. The property is around 2.9 km from Maimun Palace, 3.2 km from Medan Grand Mosque and 1.7 km from Pajak Ikan Medan. The property is non-smoking and is located 1.9 km from Medan Train Station. The owner is so kind and helpful! He helped me with recieving a package in Indonesia what was so important for me. He gives some good tips for the city and for first steps in Indonesia. The place has nice common space so it's easy to socialise with other travellers and go out with them for food, sightseeing etc.

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7.1
Good
9 reviews
Price from
US$4
per night

Pondok Wisata Istana XI is set in Medan, within 400 metres of Medan Grand Mosque and 3.3 km of Medan Train Station. The property is non-smoking and is located 500 metres from Maimun Palace.

All units in the hostel are equipped with a TV. Free WiFi and a private bathroom are available to all guests, while selected rooms have a game console.

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6.5
Review score
6 reviews
Price from
US$11
per night

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