Skip to main content
  1. Hotel reviews homepage
  2. Thailand hotel reviews
  3. Chiang Rai Province hotel reviews
  4. Chiang Rai hotel reviews
  5. Reviews of Backpack Hostel

Reviews of Backpack Hostel

612/31 Soi. Sirikornuthid Phahonyothin Road,, 57000 Chiang Rai, Thailand

#9 of 127 hotels in Chiang Rai

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 179 hostel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.3

  • Comfort

    9.1

  • Location

    9.8

  • Facilities

    8.9

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.3

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

100% verified reviews

Real guests. Real stays. Real opinions.

Read more- opens a dialog box
Write a review

Showing 76 – 100

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    amazing team & super helpful in booking the slow boat!

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2022

    9.0
    Staff was the greatest. Cute dog. Great place to stay in.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    They could add curtains to lower bunks to make it more private.

    Location. Rooftop.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect hostel, with perfect host ! Don't hesitate to go there. Thank you so much for your advice and kindness.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 December 2022

    9.0
    Very good option.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not the most comfortable beds.

    Apple and Ness are absolutely amazing hosts. They are very helpful and give tourist information and help booking tours and scooters. The terrace is great to interact with other travelers, which creates a really nice ambience. The hostel has a little dog called Wesley which is amazing!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 December 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Hostel is run by two beautiful souls!! Apple and Ness were the best hosts I ever had! They are soo welcoming, help you with everything and bring a wonderful vibe to the place :) The hostel is located next to the nightmarket and the busstation!! It has a beautiful rooftop and they offer free bananas and delicious jasmin tea 💚

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2022

    9.0
    A special stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds are kept open with no privacy curtains. The breakfast could be improved. The music in the hostel reception wasn't the best. No lockers for your stuff.

    The hosts are incredible. This is one of the few hostels that made me feel comfortable and cared for. Apple had brilliant recommendations for me and always asked how I was and helped me sort out my slow boat in Laos. The balcony is a good place to socialise as well as the front entrance. There is an Olympic barbell, weights, dumbbells and a yoga mat. The location of the hostel is superb, being right by the bus station and close to the market. It is enough for 1 or 2 days. Breakfast is simple with coffee, tea and bananas. Plenty of bathrooms, showers and toilets which were all kept clean. Met some very cool people there which I travelled with on the slow boat.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 December 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The host and hostess are the best! They will tell you everything about Chiang Rai. The rooftop is a great place to meet people and the food market and night market are closeby.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 December 2022

    10
    good Hostel, nice location and comfy beds
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    perfect location, comfy beds and free coffee and bananas

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No curtains in the room, the room is small and the beds are noisy when you move

    The location is awesome, closed by the bus station 1 and the night Bazar (a lot of variety of food around). The team is really nice. The rooms and boathroom are cleaned.good value for money. Small balcony on the room and a really cool rooftop.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just big dorms available. I prefer smaller dorms. Also at the moment lockers are just available downstairs next to the reception, not in the room.

    Awesome staff and beautiful rooftop! Modern hostel and clean facilities. Would stay again.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 November 2022

    10
    Awesome stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's a great hostel. The two owners are very friendly, they always greeted you by name which makes it very personal and makes you feel at home. The location is perfect, less than 1 minute walk from the food market. They are also happy to give you tips on places to visit.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Hosts are so friendly and caring, almost felt like Home :)

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 November 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The owners really could not do more to assist, friendly, correct, professional and who maintain a small hiatal that functions extremely well. Thank you, Paul

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    great place to stay that’s walking distance to the night markets! the owner was very helpful and welcoming, and prepared to help us organising things and recommending things to do!

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hosts are very friendly and helpful. Location is very convenient in a side street right next to the bus station. Best part about this hostel is the roof terrace. This totally invites you to just chill there in the evening / night.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Saw a centipede in my room. But eh, it's asia.

    Clean bathrooms, quiet single room, rooftop patio. Staff worked hard to keep everything up to date and stocked.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    My hostel bed didn't have a plug for charging my phone at night. There were adapters with cables in the room but unfortunately none near me.

    Really nice hostel with amazing staff. Free tea and coffee in the morning is always appreciated! The staff went above and beyond in making us feel welcome, giving us great tips for where to go and what to do. There is a lovely rooftop to chill on in the evening.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 November 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    really good location. the owners are the loveliest people, so helpful, gave so many recommendations and are so friendly. The facilities are so clean. Would return if we were to come back to chiang rai!

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed was a bit uncomfortable, no lockers for valuables, no curtains on the beds

    Amazing staff, good location, very nice atmosphere in the hostel + nice rooftop

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved the entire vibe, crowd and the hosts. Hosts are pretty sweet and very helpful

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 November 2022

    8.0
    Very nice hosts and excellent location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The top floor bathroom is smelly. I think the waste from the other bathrooms gets put in the bin up there, but I am not sure. I had food poisoning and had to spend a lot of time in there unfortunately. For showering I used other bathrooms.

    The location is perfect. Just a few steps from the bus station and Night Bazaar and 5 min walk to the Saturday Night Market, which is huge and full of incredible food and anything else you can imagine. The hosts are tied for first place as the friendliest I have met in all my travels so far. It's easy to meet other travellers here.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 October 2022

    10
    Best Place to stay. .
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    none

    Everything. . One of the best hostel i've ever stayed. The owners are so friendly and very accomodating. clean and convenient as the place is close to everywhere.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 October 2022

    10
    fabulous hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the owners ness and apple were so friendly and helpful and we loved Wesley the dog! great location

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 October 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This hostel is very nice if you come in Chiang Rai. The location is perfect, very close to the night market and the town center. And close to the bus station 1. The owners and there cuty dog are so friendly and helpful, they rent good scooter and they can give you some tips to visit many places around Chiang Rai. The hostel is very clean, there is all time coffee tea hot water bananas and biscuits for free. The roof top is very good to chill and meet peoples. I recommend this place at 200% !!! Thanks for everything I will back for sure !

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 October 2022

    10
    Social, clean, lovely staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower on 2nd floor not always getting hot.

    Really clean and modern, nice communal areas. Bed space is comfortable. Staff are amazing, couldn’t be more helpful.

    Stayed in October 2022

Showing 76 – 100

We Price Match
We Price Match
Low rates • No booking fees • Find cheaper? We'll refund the difference!