Onederz is our number one. A rooftop pool over the Old Market, dorms and private rooms in the same building, and more reviews than any other hostel in the city at a 4.7 average. Book it if you want the safe answer.
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Siem Reap has one of the best hostel scenes in South East Asia, and the reason is arithmetic. Land is cheap, labour is cheap, and the town has spent twenty years learning what backpackers want, so a dorm bed with a rooftop pool costs less here than a bed without one almost anywhere else. The result is a category where the bottom is decent and the top is genuinely good, which makes choosing harder rather than easier.
This ranking scores each hostel on its Google rating weighted by review volume, so the small perfect scores do not displace the institutions, then corrects for what the numbers cannot see: whether a place is a party hostel or a quiet one. Fourteen made the list, split into the big names, the quiet and boutique options, and the small cheap rooms. The split matters more than the order, because booking a party hostel when you wanted sleep is the one mistake that ruins a stay.
The five hostels that carry the town's reputation, with the pools, the bars and the review counts to match.
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Smaller, calmer, better run. Where you go when you want a hostel price and a night's sleep.
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Fewer beds, fewer reviews, lower bills. The rooms residents point friends towards.
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Map of all 14 hostels
The big names
The five hostels that carry the town's reputation, with the pools, the bars and the review counts to match.
| # | Hostel | Type | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Onederz Siem Reap | Flashpacker hostel | $ | (1,500+) |
| 🥈 | The Funky Village | Social hostel | $ | (1,500+) |
| 🥉 | Lub d Siem Reap | Design hostel | $ | (1,000+) |
| 4 | Mad Monkey Hostel Siem Reap | Party hostel | $ | (1,000+) |
| 5 | Siem Reap Pub Hostel | Party hostel | $ | (1,000+) |
1Onederz Siem ReapEditor's pick
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Rooftop pool, the most-reviewed hostel in town
2The Funky VillageBest atmosphere
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Pool, bar, the social choice
3Lub d Siem Reap
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Design-led rooms, pool, coworking corner
4Mad Monkey Hostel Siem Reap
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: The party institution, loud and organised
5Siem Reap Pub Hostel
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Closest to the strip, pool and bar
Quiet and boutique
Smaller, calmer, better run. Where you go when you want a hostel price and a night's sleep.
| # | Hostel | Type | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bokre Angkor Hostel | Quiet hostel | $ | (300+) |
| 7 | White Rabbit Hostel Siem Reap | Boutique hostel | $ | (400+) |
| 8 | Pool Party Hostel | Pool hostel | $ | (200+) |
| 9 | One Stop Hostel Siem Reap | Backpacker hostel | $ | (200+) |
| 10 | Noni Tree Hostel | Garden hostel | $ | (100+) |
6Bokre Angkor HostelBest value
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Calm, well run, high rating on real volume
7White Rabbit Hostel Siem Reap
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Small, tidy, good private rooms
8Pool Party Hostel
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Pool-first, young crowd
9One Stop Hostel Siem Reap
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Simple, central, cheap
10Noni Tree Hostel
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Garden setting, quiet nights
Small and cheap
Fewer beds, fewer reviews, lower bills. The rooms residents point friends towards.
| # | Hostel | Type | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Last Summer Hostel & Bar | Hostel & bar | $ | (100+) |
| 12 | Gecko Hostel | Small hostel | $ | (100+) |
| 13 | Siem Reap Comfort Boutique & Hostel | Hybrid hostel | $ | (50+) |
| 14 | Atoh's Maison | Guesthouse hostel | $ | (40+) |
11Last Summer Hostel & Bar
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Bar downstairs, sociable without the chaos
12Gecko Hostel
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Tiny, personal, consistently rated
13Siem Reap Comfort Boutique & Hostel
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Hostel beds and boutique rooms together
14Atoh's Maison
blog.bestHostels.col_bestFor: Perfect rating on a small base
Which area to stay in
Almost every hostel worth booking sits within a fifteen-minute walk of the Old Market, which is also where the tuk-tuks, the restaurants and the night markets are. Onederz, Lub d and White Rabbit are in that central band, close enough to walk home from Pub Street and far enough that the noise fades. Siem Reap Pub Hostel is the exception, deliberately planted next to the strip for people who want the walk to be thirty seconds.
The Funky Village and Pool Party sit slightly out, which buys them space for a pool and costs you a two-dollar tuk-tuk. Nothing on this list is far from the temples: the Angkor ticket office is a ten-minute ride from all of them, and every hostel here sells the sunrise tour.
Private rooms in hostels
Half of this list sells private rooms alongside its dorms, usually at $15 to $25 a night, which undercuts most guesthouses while keeping the hostel's bar, pool and tour desk. Onederz, Lub d, White Rabbit and Siem Reap Comfort all do this well. It is the obvious move for couples who want hostel prices and hostel social life without a shared room, and for solo travellers who want one quiet night in the middle of a long trip.
Book the private room directly rather than through a channel: at these prices the commission is a meaningful share of the rate, and most of these places will match or beat it.
Hostels with a pool
A pool is the single feature that changes an afternoon in Siem Reap, where the heat between noon and four makes temple visits unpleasant and sightseeing pointless. Onederz has the rooftop, which is the best of them because it comes with a view over the Old Market. The Funky Village, Pool Party Hostel and Siem Reap Pub Hostel all build their social life around the water, so the pool is loud and full by three in the afternoon.
Lub d has one too, calmer, with a design-hotel feel. If you plan to be out at Angkor from five in the morning, an afternoon pool is not a luxury but the thing that makes the next sunrise possible.
Party hostel or quiet hostel
This is the only decision that matters. Mad Monkey and Siem Reap Pub Hostel are party hostels and make no secret of it: organised bar crawls, pool games, music until late. The Funky Village and Pool Party sit just behind them.
If that is what you came for, they deliver it better than anywhere else in Cambodia. If it is not, Bokre Angkor, Noni Tree, Gecko and Atoh's Maison are the other end of the same town, small rooms in quiet streets where the loudest thing at midnight is a gecko. Reviewers who booked the wrong one write the angriest reviews on this page, and their complaint is never about the hostel, only about the mismatch.
What a hostel costs in Siem Reap
A dorm bed runs from about $5 in the small places to $12 at the big names with pools, and private rooms sit between $15 and $25. That range has barely moved in years, because supply is generous. Prices climb between December and February and during Khmer New Year in April, when booking a week ahead becomes worth it.
Outside those windows you can walk in almost anywhere. Breakfast is usually extra and rarely worth it at $3 to $4 when a street bowl of noodles costs a dollar and a half. The tour desk, on the other hand, is often the cheapest way to book an Angkor sunrise tuk-tuk, since the hostel is splitting one driver across four guests.
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Open the directoryFrequently asked questions
What is the best hostel in Siem Reap?
Onederz, on the weighted score. It has a rooftop pool over the Old Market, dorms and private rooms, and more reviews than any other hostel in town at a 4.7 average.
How much is a hostel bed in Siem Reap?
From about $5 a night in the small hostels to $12 at the big names with pools. Private rooms in the same buildings run $15 to $25.
Which hostels have a pool?
Onederz has the rooftop pool, and The Funky Village, Pool Party Hostel, Siem Reap Pub Hostel and Lub d all have one. It matters more than it sounds between noon and four.
Which is the best party hostel?
Mad Monkey and Siem Reap Pub Hostel, both openly built for it, with organised bar crawls and pool games. The Funky Village is a step calmer.
Which hostel is quietest?
Bokre Angkor, Noni Tree, Gecko and Atoh's Maison, all small places in quiet streets rather than on the strip.
Do hostels in Siem Reap have private rooms?
About half of this list does, usually $15 to $25 a night, which undercuts most guesthouses while keeping the pool, bar and tour desk.
Do I need to book in advance?
From December to February and around Khmer New Year in April, book about a week ahead. Outside those windows you can usually walk in.
How far are the hostels from Angkor Wat?
All of them are roughly a ten-minute ride from the ticket office, and every hostel on this list sells the sunrise tour, often at the best price in town.
Is Siem Reap safe for solo travellers?
Yes, and the hostel scene is one reason: these are sociable places where solo arrivals find company the same evening. Standard precautions with valuables still apply.
Should I take the hostel breakfast?
Usually not. It costs $3 to $4 when a bowl of noodles on the street is a dollar and a half and better.