These are the places we stayed with a quick comment about them, the location and the rating we gave them. Feel free to ask a question about any of them if you are thinking of booking them, please bear in mind we are doing this from memory though!
Hotel name | City | Check in date | Country | Nights | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weehawken (Airbnb) | New York | 12/12/16 | USA | 7 | Lovely 3 bed flat, full living, dining and kitchen area. Located across the river in New Jersey - great view of the skyline |
| Greyhound bus from Niagara Falls to New York City | Niagara Falls | 11/12/16 | USA | 1 | Nice new bus but seats are too upright to sleep and slippy because of the nice leather covers! |
| Empress Inn ans Suites by the Falls | Niagara Falls | 9/12/16 | USA | 2 | Basic motel style accommodation. Clean. Indian restaurant on site. |
| Romi&Trevors flat | Toronto | 5/12/16 | USA | 4 | Friend's flat. Lovely place - Thanks guys! |
| Rivertown Inn and Suites | Detroit | 1/12/16 | USA | 4 | Nice place in downtown. Breakfast of waffles and syrup and occasionally pastries |
| 3 bed at the Bean (airbnb) | Chicago | 28/11/16 | USA | 3 | Great 1 bed flat right next to the bean! Good kitchen, well maintained |
| Adventurer hostel | Los Angeles | 24/11/16 | USA | 4 | Proper backpacker hostel. Lots of beds, too close together. Noisy. |
| Las Vegas Hostel | Las Vegas | 18/11/16 | USA | 6 | Nice place, outdoor hot tub open 24/7. Make-it-yourself breakfast of pancakes and instant oatmeal. Close to Fremont Street Experience and buses to the strip |
| Greyhound bus from San Francisco to Las Vegas | San Francisco | 17/11/16 | USA | 1 | Nice new bus but seats are too upright to sleep and slippy because of the nice leather covers! |
| San Francisco International Hostel | San Francisco | 11/11/16 | USA | 6 | Big hostel, private bathrooms are better otherwise toilets and showers are on different floors. Pancake mix to make your own in a morning, but only 3 rings work so there's a big queue. Morning staff not so friendly. |
| Greyhound bus from San Diego to San Francisco | San Diego | 10/11/16 | USA | 1 | Nice new bus but seats are too upright to sleep and slippy because of the nice leather covers! |
| Habibi Hostel | San Diego | 5/11/16 | USA | 5 | Private rooms ok, with private bathroom. Wouldn't personally stay in the dorms - showers and toilets off kitchen. Small kitchen. In gay neighbourhood which is fine and a cool area with good food options and great transport connections but there are some very flamboyant characters so u less you want to wake up to a man in hot pants, tank top and stilettos in your face - pick a private room! |
| Hotel Continental Mexicano | Mexico City | 3/11/16 | Mexico | 2 | Located in the historic centre, 10/15 minutes walk from the main sites (maybe not the nicest area). Staff do not speak English! |
| Hotel Jiménez | Oaxaca | 30/10/16 | Mexico | 4 | Nice place, friendly staff. Good location. Great for Day of the Dead festivities. |
| Del Prado Hotel | Mexico City | 29/10/16 | Mexico | 1 | Got put up here because the place we booked had over booked. Out of our price range but ok. Smelled like an old house. Big rooms |
| Apartment Casa 244 | Playa del Carmen | 27/10/16 | Mexico | 2 | Great little apartment, small bed but full kitchen facilities, fridge, oven/grill, hobs. No tv. A/C. Well priced. |
| 770 Hotel | Playa del Carmen | 26/10/16 | Mexico | 1 | We only stayed here because the apartment we'd booked was full that night. It was a nice hotel, huge bed but way over priced |
| Hotel San José | Mérida | 23/10/16 | Mexico | 3 | Great location, good local breakfast, average rooms |
| Gayser Hostal | Valladolid | 21/10/16 | Mexico | 2 | Clean, new. Hostel but private rooms. 6 toilets and 6 showers. Small communal kitchen. Friendly staff |
| The weary traveller | Tulum | 19/10/16 | Mexico | 2 | Poor water pressure, strange bedsheets(pillow attached to cover!). Excellent breakfast options, cook yourself, all you can eat (eggs, bread, cereal, pancake mix, maple syrup, jam) |
| Green Monkey hostel | Bacalar | 18/10/16 | Mexico | 1 | Great breakfast (yogurt, granola, fruit, bread, jam), free drinking water, decent rooms, great location on the lagoon. poor water pressure in showers and toilets |
| Chaltunha Hostel | San Ignacio | 15/10/16 | Belize | 3 | New, clean dorm rooms, hot showers, kitchen area. |
| Green World Hotel | Flores | 13/10/16 | Guatemala | 2 | Huge bed. Hot water shower, friendly staff, breakfast included. |
| ARCAS Peten | Flores | 6/10/16 | Guatemala | 7 | Volunteer accommodation. 4 person dorms, 2 dorms to 1 bathroom. Basic |
| Green World Hotel | Flores | 5/10/16 | Guatemala | 1 | Huge bed. Hot water shower, friendly staff, breakfast included. |
| Hotel Lee | Puerto Barrios | 4/10/16 | Guatemala | 1 | Very basic. Powerful cold shower. Old fan, a bit noisy. Toilet wouldn't fill to flush properly. NOTE: great restaurant nearby, NINETH, good prices, tasty food (the chicken asado could serve 2 and the liquados banano is delicious!) |
| Bay Island Diving College | Utila | 3/10/16 | Honduras | 1 | Nice big dorms, first night free. Kitchen, bar, deck area. Fans only |
| Utila Watersports | Utila | 27/9/16 | Honduras | 6 | Apartment style. Private kitchenette and hot water shower. Double bed and single bed, may have to share if super busy. A/C. |
| Bay Island Diving College | Utila | 25/9/16 | Honduras | 2 | Nice big dorms, first night free. Kitchen, bar, deck area. Fans only |
| Hostel Guacamayos | La Ceiba | 24/9/16 | Honduras | 1 | Brand new location (the sign hasn't been put up outside yet). Met us from the bus, nice double room, private bathroom. Double is cheaper than 2 dorm beds. NOTE: the guy that meets you fromthe bus can be quite in yoir face and unhelpful if you're not staying with them/taking one of their shuttles. |
| El Vijero | Livingston | 23/9/16 | Guatemala | 1 | friendly staff, clean, very close to port for Puerto Barrios |
| Finca Tatin | Rio Dulce | 20/9/16 | Guatemala | 3 | Nice 'jungle' lodge. Set on the side of the river in the trees, good food, swimming in the river, sauna, kayak rental |
| El Retiro | Lanquin | 18/9/16 | Guatemala | 2 | 2nd night free if you book direct. |
| Hotel El Sol | Panajachel | 13/9/16 | Guatemala | 5 | Nice Japanese run place, house keeping daily, memory foam pillows, even the dorm rooms are sectioned into 2 beds with curtain screens. kitchen to use. A bit further from town than others but in our opinion, it's worth it. |
| Parque Hawaii ARCAS | Hawaii | 5/9/16 | Guatemala | 7 | Volunteer accommodation. First nights spent in homestay, others in dorms at Parque Hawaii. Basic. |
| El Viejo Danes | Antigua | 2/9/16 | Guatemala | 3 | Nice family run hotel, shared bathroom. Friendly staff, breakfast of pancakes or omelette. Close to town centre. |
| Boutique hotel | León | 30/8/16 | Nicaragua | 3 | New place, shared bathrooms, pricate rooms, swimming pool |
| El Zopilote | Ometepe | 22/8/16 | Nicaragua | 8 | Great eco place. 2 FREE yoga classes a day, good organic food, cheap hammocks, dorms and private rooms available. Volunteering opportunities available in return for food and accommodation. |
| Mama Saras | San Juan del Sur | 18/8/16 | Nicaragua | 4 | Lovely host, gave us some sort of food/treat each day (rice&beans, watermelon, fruit juice, rice pudding). Nice, clean ensuite rooms, good location, kitchen available. |
| Boutique Hostel (formerly GM) | Granada | 15/8/16 | Nicaragua | 3 | nice place, friendly young staff, swimming pool. Shared bathrooms, small kitchen available |
| El Alto Airport (flight to Nicaragua) | El Alto | 14/8/16 | Bolivia | 1 | managed a couple of hours at the airport then on/off napping on the planes |
| Hostal Maya Inn | La Paz | 12/8/16 | Bolivia | 2 | Noisy night with the Peña downstairs. Big room, hot shower. Breakfast of bread, banana and cup of tea. |
| Inka Pacha | Isla de Sol, Copacabana | 9/8/16 | Bolivia | 3 | Basic room, no running water (use bucket to flush toilet!). The 3 bed dorm near the toilets smells (of the toilets). Food it overcooked and takes ages! |
| Hostal Maya Inn | La Paz | 4/8/16 | Bolivia | 5 | Noisy night with the Peña downstairs. Big room, hot shower. Breakfast of bread, banana and cup of tea. |
| Casa residential M.A.Y.A | Sucre | 1/8/16 | Bolivia | 3 | Nice room, quiet area. Different breakfast every morning (fruit, ham or cereal with bread), showers not consistently hot |
| La Casona | Potosí | 29/7/16 | Bolivia | 3 | Decent place, no tv in room as advertised. Nice courtyard. Temperamental shower temperature. Breakfast of stale bread, yogurt amd banana. |
| Salt Hotel | Uyuni | 28/7/16 | Bolivia | 1 | A nice change, an experience. Salt floors, salt tables and chairs. Hot showers |
| Uyuni tour hostel | Uyuni | 27/7/16 | Bolivia | 1 | Basic hostel, cold but plenty of blankets. No showers. |
| Aji Verde | San Pedro de Atacama | 24/7/16 | Chile | 3 | Nice place, basic kitchen (no bowls!) cold when you wake up. For the same price as te mixed dorm, the tents are private and much better |
| Backpackers Home | Salta | 20/7/16 | Argentina | 4 | Cold! Ridiculously overbooked, some people paid 100ARS a night to sleep on a sofa in a freezing cold room. Large dorm rooms (in the additional building) don't have lockers, limited lighting. Cold damp sooms. They run out of bed sheets. Smaller dorms (in the main building) are much better. Breakfast was poorly managed, baskets of bread and dulce leche smeared on plates and bowls of cornflakes if you're lucky enough to get there to grab one of the 6 bowls they pour at a time. Too many people, nowhere near enough space. |
| Overnight bus from Mendoza to Salta | Mendoza | 19/7/16 | Argentina | 1 | Flecha bus: only 3 seats across so wider leather seats, late dinner (11pm) of pasta, rice, ham, cheese and a biscuit. Breakfast at 9.30am - a selection of biscuits and tea/coffee |
| HI Campo Base | Mendoza | 15/7/16 | Argentina | 4 | Cold! Poorly equipped kitchen, water tank showers so cold if someone's just finished. Tiny dorm rooms. Breakfast of tea/coffee, piece of bread or pancake. |
| Overnight bus from Buenos Aires to Mendoza | Buenos Aires | 14/7/16 | Argentina | 1 | Very hot through the night. Sandwich for dinner, no breakfast. |
| Gilper Hostel | Buenos Aires | 11/7/16 | Argentina | 3 | When this place is finished (very shortly) it will be great! Beautiful place, great beds, nice seating area, good breakfast, nice staff. HOT showers! |
| Overnight bus from Puerto Iguazu to Buenos Aires | Puerto Iguazu | 10/7/16 | Argentina | 1 | Nice bus, plenty of leg room (at the front). Toilet kept clean. Dinner served with pepsi and a pastry for breakfast. Note: this bus does not stop for breaks |
| Porämba Hostel | Puerto Iguazu | 8/7/16 | Argentina | 2 | Nice hostel, friendly staff - great English. Swimming pool (but too cold to use in winter) Kitchen area and good breakfast |
| Goldem Falls Suites Hotel | Foz do Iguaçu | 05/07/2016 | Brazil | 3 | Nice big room, smelly bathroom. Wifi only downstairs in reception. 1 grumpy reception man but other staff ok. Slow at refilling breakfast - too mich cake! |
| Overnight bus from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu | São Paulo | 04/07/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Double decker bus, sat at the top front. Ok journey. |
| Red&Blue Hostel | São Paulo | 01/07/2016 | Brazil | 3 | Private room but bunk beds. Thin walls, no breakfast. Ok neighbourhood. |
| Vibe Hostel | Paraty | 30/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Typical hostel, good breakfast and small kitchen for use. |
| Sitio Green Hostel | Ilha Grande | 25/06/2016 | Brazil | 5 | Friendly staff, shared dorm with only one toilet/shower. Great breakfast and good laundry price. Can use kitchen. Also has a pool to use when it's warm |
| Secreto Hostel | Rio de Janeiro | 24/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Very new hostel, privacy screens between bunks. Clean place, friendly staff |
| Hotel Fortaleza | Manaus | 23/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Nice double room with private bathroom. Fridge and tv in room. Close to Opera house and tour shops. Staff don't speak English. |
| Iguanas Jungle Lodge | Amazon rainforest, Manaus | 22/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Private room with bathroom, think there may have been bed bugs |
| Jungle camp | Amazon rainforest, Manaus | 21/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Hammocks in the jungle, in a covered camp. |
| Hotel Fortaleza | Manaus | 17/06/2016 | Brazil | 4 | Nice double room with private bathroom. Fridge and tv in room. Close to Opera house and tour shops. Staff don't speak English. |
| Bartholemew IV boat Santarem to Manaus | Santarem | 15/06/2016 | Brazil | 2 | A newer boat that the previous one, pay-by-weight lunch and dinner. Loud music on deck and windy nights. |
| Hammock on Ilha do Amor beach | Alter do Chão | 14/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Free hammock stay on the beach in the shelter of a beach restaurant not yet open because of low season. Fall asleep and wake up to the sun and the sounds of the water. |
| Hammock homestay on banks of the Amazon | Alter do Chão | 13/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Great stay on the porch of a stilted house in our hammocks, overlooking the river with nighttime caiman spotting |
| Alter do Chão | 11/06/2016 | Brazil | 2 | Had a room change due to ant nest but good stay. Nice old lady owner, no English. Coffee and tapioca for breakfast, free drinking water | |
| Rondônia boat Belem to Santarem | Belem | 08/06/2016 | Brazil | 3 | Plenty of space to hang your hammock, toilets cleaned regularly, good showers. Free drinking water, 3 meals a day (BR$25 per day). Snack bar25 |
| Residência B&B | Belem | 06/06/2016 | Brazil | 2 | Big family room, ensuite with fridge and aircon. Breakfast of bread, cold meats and fruit. Kitchen available for use |
| Overnight bus Fortaleza to Belem | Fortaleza | 05/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Powerful aircon (cold) for a 28 hour journey. Otherwise ok. |
| Overnight bus Jeri to Fortaleza | Jericoacoara | 04/06/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Comfortable journey, much quicker than expected. 5 hours instead of 6 and a half |
| Maresia Hostel | Jericoacoara | 26/05/2016 | Brazil | 9 | Cheap hostel, 15 min walk to beach. Clean, location. Staff sometimes friendly, sometimes miserable - only speak a little English but are happy to use google translate. Breakfast is coffee and bread rolls. Cooking times are limited to 2 hours at lunch and 3hrs in the evening. Top bunks are cheaper than the bottom bunks! Limg term people live here amd cook everyday to sell at the beach so kitchen can get crowded. |
| Backpackers Ceara | Fortaleza | 24/05/2016 | Brazil | 2 | Tricky to find at first, look for the garden fence with 'hostel' on it! Dark room, clean shared bathrooms, ill-equiped kitchen |
| Overnight bus Salvador to Fortaleza | Salvador | 23/05/2016 | Brazil | 1 | Comfy reclining seats, good temperature |
| Pousada Lurdinha | Lençoìs | 19/05/2016 | Brazil | 4 | Nice local place, minimal English spoken (but happy to use google translate!) Brazilian buffet breakfast, bread and ckes |
| Pousada Biribiri | Salvador | 15/05/2016 | Brazil | 4 | Decent place, 15 minute walk from main streets. Small supermarket just around the corner. Small kitchen with limited pots/pans/crockery/cutlery. |
| Secreto Hostel | Rio de Janeiro | 11/05/2016 | Brazil | 4 | Very new hostel, privacy screens between bunks. Clean place, friendly staff |
| Ace suites hostel | Rio de Janeiro | 10/05/2016 | Brazil | 1 | New, clean double room with private bathroom. Close to metro station. Supermarket and kilograma shops near by |
| Transit Sydney to Rio | Sydney | 09/05/2016 | Australia | 1 | Long journey, limited sleep on flights |
| Silvia's house | Sydney | 03/05/2016 | Australia | 6 | A great home for our time in Sydney (and super clean and tidy!) |
| Surfaris Inn | Kuta | 30/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Nice aircon room. Swimming pool. Lots of mosquitoes near pool area (the only area with wifi) |
| Bus Probollingo to Denpasar | Probollingo | 29/04/2016 | Indonesia | 1 | Fully reclining seats, not too busy so could have 2 seats each. A/C. Meal stop with buffet included in price |
| Yog homestay | Cemoro Lawang | 28/04/2016 | Indonesia | 1 | Simple room, double bed and desk. Plenty of bedding (needed because it's cold at nogt) shared shower with hot water. |
| Hotel Moronyoto | Probollingo | 27/04/2016 | Indonesia | 1 | A variety of rooms available, friendly staff, clean. Very close to bus station |
| Hotel Baru | Banyuwangi | 25/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | A variety of rooms available, from cockroach ridden fan rooms without slosh bucket to full aircon family rooms - check them out first! Prices range from 92,000IDR to 300,000+IDR. Free breakfast |
| Surfaris Inn | Kuta | 22/04/2016 | Indonesia | 3 | Nice aircon room. Swimming pool. Lots of mosquitoes near pool area (the only area with wifi) |
| Mutiara | Labuan Bajo | 19/04/2016 | Indonesia | 3 | Cheap relative to most other places in Labuan Bajo. Friendly staff, banana pancake for breakfast, room damp and dates but clean. |
| Komodo boat trip | Komodo | 17/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Just a mattress on deck. Nice to sleep under the stars. |
| Mutiara | Labuan Bajo | 15/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Cheap relative to most other places in Labuan Bajo. Friendly staff, banana pancake for breakfast, room damp and dates but clean. |
| Mustika Guesthouse | Kuta | 14/04/2016 | Indonesia | 1 | Near airport, OK room. Breakfast of tea/coffee, bread and spread. Wifi only where you eat breakfast |
| Mercury Guesthouse | Yogyakarta | 13/04/2016 | Indonesia | 1 | Big room, friendly staff, swimming pool at adjoined hotel. Breakfast served at adjoined hotel - fried rice, cucumber, prawn crackers, pineapple, bread(to toast) and spreads - egg available to purchase at 5,000 extra |
| Flamboyan Homestay | Dieng | 11/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Very new place, friendly owner, will provide a large flask of hot water and tea/coffee. There are a few hotels of the same name. |
| Rajisa Guesthouse | Borobudur | 10/04/2016 | Indonesia | 1 | Decent room, overlooking paddy fields, can hear mosque early evening and early morning. Choice of a few breakfasts, fried rice, banana pancake etc. |
| Mercury Guesthouse | Yogyakarta | 08/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Big room, friendly staff, swimming pool at adjoined hotel. Breakfast served at adjoined hotel - fried rice, cucumber, prawn crackers, pineapple, bread(to toast) and spreads - egg available to purchase at 5,000 extra |
| Bamboo House | Pagandaran | 06/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Near beachfront, breakfast of scrambled egg and 2 slices of toast (sweet tasting bread) |
| Red Doorz, Mangga Besar | Jakarta | 04/04/2016 | Indonesia | 2 | Very difficult to find. Nice new apartment, shared kitchen (pans but no crockery or cutlery) |
| Chumz Travelodge | Camiguin | 28/03/2016 | Philippines | 7 | Big A/C room, 2 small double beds. Close to White Island ferry and food places |
| DQ Lodge | Jagna | 26/03/2016 | Philippines | 2 | Small room, shared bathroom. Good price, A/C room. Good location, opposite ferry terminal and near food places |
| Dayview Tourist Home | Tagbilaran | 22/03/2016 | Philippines | 4 | New place, friendly staff. Large room, very clean, housekeeping daily if requested. Coffee and kettle in room. (New) Electric motorbike for hire. |
| Palm Tree Guesthouse | Siquijor | 19/03/2016 | Philippines | 3 | Clean and relatively new. Close to beach (lovely beach with crystal clear warm water - lots of starfish). Serves food but only breakfast when we were there. |
| KCG | Dauin | 16/03/2016 | Philippines | 3 | Great value, large room, 2 single beds (can be pushed together to make a large double) Really new, very clean. Very friendly family, unlimited water, tea and coffee. Small communal fridge. Away from beach (only 10 mins walk maximum) but close to main road for food etc. |
| Coastal Inn | Dumaguete | 15/03/2016 | Philippines | 1 | Standard fan double room w/ensuite bathroom. Cold water shower. |
| Vivian's Nipa Huts | Moalboal | 10/03/2016 | Philippines | 5 | Lovely bungalow with kitchen. Close to Panagsama beach (for diving) |
| Tropical Hostel | Cebu | 08/03/2016 | Philippines | 2 | Good location, close walking distance to SM City and Permissons for shopping/restaurants. Very friendly staff, will help with your plans for Cebu and the Philippines and will let you know the easiest and cheapest modes of transport. Fan rooms are too hot thought, worth getting the A/C of you want to sleep. Good wifi. |
| Palawan Village Hotel | Puerto Princesa | 07/03/2016 | Philippines | 1 | Nice place, close to airport. Big rooms with private bathroom, tv. Continental and Filipino breakfasts (alternate days). Friendly staff. |
| Kiwi Lodge | Port Barton | 04/03/2016 | Philippines | 3 | Very friendly owner, his brother runs island hopping tours. 50m from beach. Nice room, basic, cold shower. Electricity from 5pm until 12mn. |
| Cliffside tower appartelle | El Nido | 29/02/2016 | Philippines | 4 | Short bed but ok room with bathroom. Cold shower. |
| Palawan Village Hotel | Puerto Princesa | 26/02/2016 | Philippines | 3 | Nice place, close to airport. Big rooms with private bathroom, tv. Continental and Filipino breakfasts (alternate days). Friendly staff. |
| Ong Bun Pension House | Iloilo | 25/02/2016 | Philippines | 1 | Tiny room, single bed but cheap. Good food (not included but good value) Fine for a 1 night stopover |
| Next to Eckhart's | Boracay | 22/02/2016 | Philippines | 3 | Nice place, close to White Beach station 3. Hot water not working. Kitchen area (fridge and sink), they brought us a kettle. Decent breakfast available from stall at front |
| Ferry to Boracay | Manila | 21/02/2016 | Philippines | 1 | Comfy dorm style beds in huge room. Cold showers. Cold A/C |
| Sleeper bus to Manila | Banaue | 20/02/2016 | Philippines | 1 | Cold a/c, not overly comfy seats |
| Yellow House | Sagada | 16/02/2016 | Philippines | 4 | Friendly family, middle of the main street so close to everything, also close to the noisy dogs barking outside through the night and the cockerels at all times! Wifi is poor, toilet/shower is basic (non-flush toilet) had to ask for toilet paper every day. Noisy cleaning/tidying in a morning |
| Hillside Inn | Batad | 15/02/2016 | Philippines | 1 | I think it's the cheapest place to stay for a reason. Others left good reviews (I guess we're not the hippy traveller type) however what we experienced was far from 'perfect'... Pizza not good - not cooked. Have to pay for toilet paper 25php per roll! Disgusting toilet/cold shower. Whole hotel use 1 toilet No power sockets in rooms- pay to charge per item (25php phone, 30php camera, 35php laptop) Can get locked in room with latch outside. Bare wooden walled room. Staff not overly friendly, and can't add up (maybe on purpose) and breakfast still took half an hour to be served even though we ordered it the night before!Can't get more basic unless you're camping! |
| Sleeper bus to Banaue | Manila | 14/02/2016 | Philippines | 1 | Typical sleeper bus, reclining chairs. Made a couple of comfort/food stops in the 8hour journey |
| Our Awesome Hostel | Manila | 11/02/2016 | Philippines | 3 | Large dorm rooms. View over the city from the rooftop area, one bathroom per (up to) 10 beds, very cold/drafty near aircon in rooms (but warm away from aircon). Tell taxi driver street address as they probably won't know the hostel. Sign when you arrive says that the staff always smile....they don't, they're not unfriendly they just smile much! |
| Guest House Hokorobi | Fukuoka | 10/02/2016 | Japan | 1 | Nice place, close to subway station (Muromi). Clean, friendly and secure. Free use of washing machines (and detergent) and nice rooftop area with washing lines for drying clothes |
| Tokyo Narita airport, Terminal 2 rest area | Tokyo | 09/02/2016 | Japan | 1 | Overnight stop between flights. Big space with loads of padded seats and a tatami mat 'family area'. We slept on the tatami mat and had a decent nights sleep, it was very cold though! It's an area reserved for people with a long stop over/early flight so don't abuse the privilege by using it as a free night to sleep (security people wander through the night and we've heard of random checks of onward tickets although we weren't asked) |
| Ino's Place | Sapporo | 05/02/2016 | Japan | 4 | Clean place with good facilities and friendly owners (keep themselves to themselves) it's lacking atmosphere though, people seem to sit in awkward silence, could do with some music to liven it up a bit. Also, staff not there 12pm-3pm so if you want to leave your luggage you have to pick it up after and you CANNOT use any facilities after checkout...a bit strange! |
| Narita Gateway Hotel | Tokyo | 04/02/2016 | Japan | 1 | Decent airport hotel, gym facilities, breakfast buffet available. Was only there for a stopover so didn't get to make full use of it but good for a nights sleep close to airport with free shuttle. |
| Hotel Nagano Avenue | Nagano | 02/02/2016 | Japan | 2 | Nice hotel with spa facilities (male and female separate) Japanese sweets/snacks as a gift on arrival. Face/hair product sachets available at reception |
| Pension Mile Post (ペンションマイルポスト) | Myoko | 28/01/2016 | Japan | 5 | Perfect! Great location, amazing breakfast, traditional cosy home with fantastic friendly hosts. We felt truly at home and even got a few Japanese lessons too! If you're in the area..stay here! |
| Sumida-ku Airbnb (near Skytree) | Tokyo | 18/01/2016 | Japan | 10 | Great space, tatami mat floor, balcony overlooking the Skytree. |
| Flight to Tokyo Narita | Taipei | 17/01/2016 | Taiwan | 1 | Cramped airplane! |
| The Meeting Place | Taipei | 15/01/2016 | Taiwan | 2 | Basic hostel mainly for long term stays. Small kitchen, shared showers, free products/use of hairdryers etc |
| Moon Lake Hotel | Taichung | 14/01/2016 | Taiwan | 1 | Nice hotel, clean, modern decor, close to the bus and train station, down the road from lots of Vietnamese food places. Free breakfast |
| Tanxiang Resort Hotel | Sun Moon Lake | 11/01/2016 | Taiwan | 3 | Much better than the reviews! Decent room, friendly owner (tries to sell you trips but prices are good) accommodation is away from main hotel (through a noodle shop) breakfast is a sandwich and carton of milk tea. Good value for the price compared to others in the area |
| Moon Lake Hotel | Taichung | 10/01/2016 | Taiwan | 1 | Nice hotel, clean, modern decor, close to the bus and train station, down the road from lots of Vietnamese food places. Free breakfast |
| Prince Hotel | Tainan | 09/01/2016 | Taiwan | 1 | Decent hotel, friendly staff (limited English) breakfast was a $60twd voucher for the stall next door -good choice. Big room, clean |
| JJ Shop hostel | Kenting | 05/01/2016 | Taiwan | 3 | cosy place, clean rooms, new ensuite bathrooms (although the hot water takes a few minutes to heat up - be patient!) Owners don't speak much (if any) English |
| Zheng Zheng hotel/Chung Cheng hotel | Kaohsiung | 02/01/2016 | Taiwan | 3 | big hotel, free breakfast (Chinese style-rice, noodles, veg wit some bread and jam too), big room with 2 double beds, tv, bath etc |
| Sleepy Dragon Hostel | Taipei | 30/12/2015 | Taiwan | 3 | Great place, super friendly and helpful owners. Very clean, great breakfast every morning. Privacy curtains on wide single bunks, writing desk, light, power and a/c units in each bunk |
| Yung Feng hotel | Keelung | 27/12/2015 | Taiwan | 3 | Nice place, small room, basic shower/wet room, clean |
| Sleepy Dragon Hostel | Taipei | 23/12/2015 | Taiwan | 4 | Great place, super friendly and helpful owners. Very clean, great breakfast every morning. Privacy curtains on wide single bunks, writing desk, light, power and a/c units in each bunk |
| Fukun Motel | Yilan | 21/12/2015 | Taiwan | 2 | typical motel room, minimal English on front desk but you can get by. Jacuzzi bath |
| Overhead Hostel | Hualien | 18/12/2015 | Taiwan | 3 | Close to the station, small place, clean, friendly. |
| Tokyo Haneda airport | Tokyo | 17/12/2015 | Japan | 1 | Stop over in Haneda airport waiting for Taipei flight |
| Flight to Tokyo Narita | Christchurch | 16/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Flight via Melbourne |
| Tranquil Lodge | Christchurch | 14/12/2015 | New Zealand | 2 | Looks like a refurbished old peoples home. Nicely decorated rooms, dorms and private rooms available. Private room has tv, fridge and sink. Friendly staff, clean showers/toilets/kitchen/dining room. Laundry available. |
| Lake Ellesmere | Christchurch | 13/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Free council run site. Right on the lake, large space, clean toilets |
| Orari Gorge | Geraldine | 12/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Small space, 2 toilets (flush toilets but didn't flush very well!) |
| Lake view Holiday Park | Queenstown | 11/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Well equipped commercial holiday park, clean facilities, close to town. Walking distance to gondola |
| Twelve Mile Delta DOC campsite | Queenstown | 10/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Big site with a couple of good walks, drop toilets but clean |
| Ottos/Macdonald DOC campsite | Franz Josef | 08/12/2015 | New Zealand | 2 | Great place for a stop over for the glaciers. Otto side has better toilets (3 flush toilets rather than 1 long drop). Nice lake, kayak and SUP available |
| STOP caravan park | Hokitika | 07/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | basically someone's back garden, gravel, nice kitchen and shower room |
| Goldsborough DOC campsite | Hokitika | 06/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Decent DOC site, wash up area |
| Amberley Beach reserve North | Amberley | 05/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Council owned space, power available. Clean toilets, cubicle to hang your own solar shower but no shower otherwise |
| Rest stop at Jimmy Armers Beach (free) | Kaikoura | 04/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Basically a parking space next to the beach just south of Kaikoura. Toilets not great but some very clean 5 mins up the road |
| Onamalutu DOC campsite | Renwick | 02/12/2015 | New Zealand | 2 | Big flat space, decent toilets and power supply available. |
| McKee campsite | Tasman Bay | 01/12/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Nice place on the coast, good toilets and cold power showers, drinking water and washing up sinks |
| Kiriwhakapapa DOC campsite | Masterton | 30/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Down a long gravel track, nice big space, toilets |
| Rangiwahia camper site | Rangiwahia | 29/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Great place, nice toilets, drinking water and power. Behind the town hall, $10 with power honesty box donation ($5 without power) surrounded by hills, sheep and cows. Picnic benches and play park |
| Mangahuia DOC campsite | Tongariro | 28/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | really busy, everyone stopping over before the Alpine crossing, clean toilets |
| Reids Farm DOC campsite | Taupo | 27/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | very busy with young backpackers, squeeze into any space you can. Clean toilets |
| Lake Okareka DOC campsite | Rotorua | 26/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Basic site, right on the lake, decent drop toilets, no other facilities, wardens come round at 8am to check fees |
| Waiteti Trout Stream holiday park | Rotorua | 25/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Good facilities, nice stream, very close to Rotorua lake |
| Okere Falls campsite | Okere Falls | 24/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Nice clean toilets, no other facilities |
| Matata DOC campsite | Matata | 23/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Ok, 50cent for a hot shower, $2 extra maintenance fee |
| Tauranga Tourist Park | Tauranga | 22/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Nice spot near the water, friendly owners/staff, good facilities |
| Roadside Assist garage forecourt | Katikati | 21/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Literally a place to park up for the night |
| Broken Hills DOC | Puketui Valley | 20/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Has rubbish (waste) facilities, one drop toilet, classed as a scenic DOC site |
| Colville Bay Motel & motorcamp | Colville | 19/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | Great spot, fruit trees (free lemons), $2 washing machine, kitchen area, toilets/showers (hot water) friendly staff, plenty of space |
| Te Kauwhata Memorial Domain | Te Kauwhata | 18/11/2015 | New Zealand | 1 | nice place, basically a rugby field, power available, clean well kept toilets ($5 honesty box donation) |
| YHA International | Auckland | 15/11/2015 | New Zealand | 3 | Clean, friendly, great size kitchen/eating area, free washing powder in washing machines, close to city |
| De la France cafe (coffee - no sleep) | Sydney | 14/11/2015 | Australia | 1 | found a corner to sit while we waited for the plane |
| Indian Pacific | Perth | 11/11/2015 | Australia | 3 | pleasant journey, plenty of leg room with seats that recline 45 degrees, not much room to curl up though! Decent toilet/shower facilities, 4 stops for stretching legs the whole 3 days! |
| 178 Backpackers | Perth | 06/11/2015 | Australia | 5 | a cross between a hostel and student accommodation, lots of long term people staying there (mainly Asian). Nice place, friendly people, cleaner not so great |
| Rest area near Lancelin (free) | Lancelin | 05/11/2015 | Australia | 1 | Basic rest area, no facilities |
| Lake Indoon campground (free) | Lake Indoon | 04/11/2015 | Australia | 1 | Besides the lake, toilet and shower block, clean, plenty of space |
| Waminda Wildlife Sanctuary | Geraldton | 03/11/2015 | Australia | 1 | free but give a donation. Call ahead of to book as they can only accept a few each night. Help with feeding the animals (emu, kangaroo, pigs, birds, chickens, geese, dingoes) afternoon and again in the morning. Great place, free breakfast with the animals hanging around the table. They also have a snake (in a cage). They had a baby kangaroo to cuddle and a baby duck! :) they have a toilet and drinking water, no shower for campers but a tap outside you can use for a rinse |
| Murchison Caravan Park | Kalbarri | 02/11/2015 | Australia | 1 | Opposite river, right in town, very clean toilets/showers, outdoor kitchen, spots available facing the river. 1hr free wifi |
| Rest area nr Overlander junction (Denham Hamelin Rd) (free) | Kalbarri | 01/11/2015 | Australia | 1 | large space plenty of shade, no facilities |
| Denham Seaside Tourist Village | Denham | 31/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Clean, right on the beach, free wifi near reception |
| Rest area nr Overlander junction (North West Coastal Highway) (free) | Denham | 30/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | just a rest area, no facilities |
| Capricorn caravan park | Carnarvon | 29/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Clean, spacious, radio playing in showers/toilets, laundry facilities. |
| Bay View Coral Bay | Coral Bay | 27/10/2015 | Australia | 2 | Nice caravan park, 2min walk to beach and shops (very few shops!) nice food at restaurant, clean facilities, great kids play area (can also use as workout area!) and bouncy castle style "pillow" |
| Beasley River rest area (free) | Nanutarra | 26/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | basic rest area, plenty of space, smelly toilets |
| Savannah campsite | Karijini NP | 25/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | well equipped site, $20pp/pn so twice as much as Dales. Bbq's, clean flush toilets, solar showers, restaurant and bar area serving reasonable priced food. |
| Dales campsite | Karijini NP | 24/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | basic NP volunteer run campsite, lots of room. No showers but near gorges, toilets are long drops but very clean and not smelly at all! |
| Rest stop 30km from Port Headland (free) | Port Headland | 23/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | just a rest stop at the side of the Great Northern Highway, no facilities |
| Cable Beach caravan park | Broome | 22/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | big place, great pool, 5 min walk to beach, clean facilities, lots of bbq's. They leave the sprinklers on though - a bit too much! |
| Roebuck bay caravan park | Broome | 21/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Not quite the campsite we thought we were going to (MCG - closed for season) clean shower/toilet block. no kitchen facilities or wifi (would have been available at MCG for same price) |
| Mary's pool campsite (free) | Halls Creek | 20/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Free campsite, reachable via a short dirt road, across a river (croc warnings) large space, toilets and bbq (not electric) no drinking water |
| Lake Argyle resort | Lake Argyle | 19/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Lovely large site with an infinity pool overlooking the lake. Restaurant and small shop, kitchen and laundry facilities. Toilets ok, clean enough. |
| Rest area behind Beef Monument (free) | near border of NT/WA | 18/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Basically a bit of land to park the van, a bit of rubbish left near the back from where others have stopped before. Fairly quiet road apart from the odd road train passing. |
| River view Tourist Resort campsite | Katherine | 17/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | Powered site, $40 a night. (10discount with Top Tourist membership). Just 400m from the hot springs. Pool, kitchen area (great for freezing water). Large site |
| Bush camp (free) | near Edith Falls | 16/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | first left in turn off to Edith Falls from Pine Creek towards Katherine. Free spot, no facilities(but toilets/showers/water available at Edith Falls 20km down the road), plenty of space. Enter through rocks in between trees (easy to miss but look out for other campers) |
| Muirella campsite | Kakadu NP | 15/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | $10pp/pn. National Park camp site. No power, does have shower and toilet block. decent showers but toilets not overly clean. (We did arrive in the dark and leave in the dark so it might be better in the light) basic. |
| Aurora hotel/campsite | Kakadu NP | 14/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | $10pp/pn. Showers, bbq, bar, pool. Nice site, lots of space, powered spots |
| Melaleuca on Mitchell | Darwin | 13/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | friendly hostel, big kitchen, nice pool |
| The Ghan | Alice Springs | 12/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | pleasant journey, plenty of leg room with seats that recline 45 degrees, not much room to curl up though! Decent toilet/shower facilities, not many stops for stretching legs |
| Alice Springs YHA | Alice Springs | 10/10/2015 | Australia | 2 | Nice, well equipped hostel, large shared dorms, friendly staff, large kitchen, free pancakes on Tuesday and Friday, good location |
| Pioneer Outback Lodge (Ayers Rock YHA) | Yulara | 07/10/2015 | Australia | 3 | part of a resort. Decent rooms and showers (toilet area could do with being cleaned more often) Could be great but lacked any care for the backpackers (special attention given to hotel guests) small ill-equipped kitchen (no chopping knives, very few pans) and needs fans in the dining area to deter flies/cool the air a bit |
| Alice Springs YHA | Alice Springs | 05/10/2015 | Australia | 2 | Nice, well equipped hostel, large shared dorms, friendly staff, large kitchen, free pancakes on Tuesday and Friday, good location |
| The Ghan | Adelaide | 04/10/2015 | Australia | 1 | pleasant journey, plenty of leg room with seats that recline 45 degrees, not much room to curl up though! Decent toilet/shower facilities, not many stops for stretching legs |
| Backpack Oz | Adelaide | 27/09/2015 | Australia | 7 | Friendly place, really good free bbq on a Tuesday. Very clean but they clean too often...the kitchen will close for an hour just before 12 so if you want to make lunch ahead of time or get up late you have no kitchen, also the kitchen closes too early (9.30pm) so no fridge access. Warning, stairs very slippery when wet and you can only see the warning signs from the bottom. |
| The Indian Pacific | Sydney | 26/09/2015 | Australia | 1 | pleasant journey, plenty of leg room with seats that recline 45 degrees, not much room to curl up though! Decent toilet/shower facilities, not many stops for stretching legs |
| 119A 569 George Street | Sydney | 02/08/2015 | Australia | x | Our place |
| Nowra | 01/08/2015 | Australia | 2 | motel accommodation, friendly staff | |
| Canberra YHA | Canberra | 03/04/2015 | Australia | 3 | Decent YHA accommodation. Pool was too cold though! |
| 119A 569 George Street | Sydney | 10/03/2015 | Australia | x | Our place |
| Maze Backpackers | Sydney | 09/03/2015 | Australia | 7 | it really is a maze! Huge place, a bit out dated but same price for a double as the dorms were elsewhere |
| Railway Square YHA | Sydney | 07/03/2015 | Australia | 2 | cool place, old railway building including railway carriage rooms. Nice and clean but not enough fridge space! |
| Sydney Central YHA | Sydney | 04/03/2015 | Australia | 3 | huge hostel, bit of a faff to change rooms, 2 well equipped kitchens (apart from tin openers as usual!) only 4 bed dorms are mixed |
| Melbourne Central YHA | Melbourne | 03/03/2015 | Australia | 1 | basic, clean, standard YHA hostel |
| Melbourne Metro YHA | Melbourne | 28/02/2015 | Australia | 3 | Typical YHA accommodation |
| Phillip Island YHA, The Island Accommodation | Phillip Island | 25/02/2015 | Australia | 3 | Nice place but a bit overrun with long term guests, noisy. |
| Melbourne Metro YHA | Melbourne | 24/02/2015 | Austrlaia | 1 | Typical YHA accommodation |
| Glebe YHA | Sydney | 23/02/2015 | Australia | 1 | Rooms are really hot but otherwise ok |
| Blue Mountains YHA | Blue Mountains | 20/02/2015 | Australia | 3 | Nice big hostel, nicely located in Katoomba town, 20mins to everything. Staff are a bit useless/slow though |
| Glebe YHA | Sydney | 18/02/2015 | Australia | 2 | Rooms are really hot but otherwise ok |
| Bondi Beach YHA | Sydney | 15/02/2015 | Australia | 3 | Close to the beach, very small kitchen |
| Maze Backpackers | Sydney | 11/02/2015 | Australia | 4 | it really is a maze! Huge place, a bit out dated but same price for a double as the dorms were elsewhere |
| Sydney Central YHA | Sydney | 09/02/2015 | Australia | 2 | huge hostel, bit of a faff to change rooms, 2 well equipped kitchens (apart from tin openers as usual!) only 4 bed dorms are mixed |
| Railway Square YHA | Sydney | 06/02/2015 | Australia | 3 | cool place, old railway building including railway carriage rooms. Nice and clean but not enough fridge space! |
| Samauri Beach Bungalows (YHA) | Port Stephens | 04/02/2015 | Australia | 2 | nice backpackers, out in the bush, open kitchen area, really chatty friendly owners...lots of Mosquitos! |
| YHA Newcastle Beach | Newcastle | 02/02/2015 | Australia | 2 | Huge hostel, old building, really close to the beach |
| Ozzie Pozzie (YHA) | Port Macquarie | 29/01/2015 | Australia | 4 | great backpackers, super clean, friendly staff (apart from one occasionally), great sunrise surf |
| Hoey Moey | Coffs Harbour | 23/01/2015 | Australia | 6 | lovely double ensuite room, good food deals in pub |
| Pacific Hotel | Yamba | 19/01/2015 | Australia | 4 | 4 bed (2bunks) room, only us 2, nice hotel if a bit old fashioned, chatty cleaners. shared bathroom but didn't see anyone else great views over the sea. Good food. |
| Aquarius | Byron Bay | 17/01/2015 | Australia | 2 | private room off a dorm, shared bathroom. |
| Suffolk Park | Byron Bay | 13/01/2015 | Australia | 4 | AirB&B property, perhaps a bit further out of town than we would have liked but great place and lovely host |
| Backpackers in Paradise | Surfers Paradise | 05/01/2015 | Australia | 8 | basic, 14 bed dorm, 1 plug socket! not overly clean. Lots of flies!! Stayed for theme parks and because Byron Bay is busy/full and expensive |
| Paris Street | Brisbane | 23/12/2014 | Australia | 13 | AirB&B property, good size, great to have a kitchen and full place to ourselves! |
| Caloundra City Backpackers | Caloundra | 18/12/2014 | Australia | 5 | Free upgrade to ensuite room, cosy feel nice kitchen, WITH OVEN! |
| Frasers on Rainbow | Rainbow Beach | 16/12/2014 | Australia | 2 | Not cheap but big ensuite room with balcony |
| Next Backpackers | Hervey Bay | 15/12/2014 | Australia | 1 | Clean, small kitchen |
| Fraser Island Camping | Fraser Island | 13/12/2014 | Australia | 2 | Not enough space for the size of the group facilities wise, could do with more 2 man tents rather than potentially sharing with strangers |
| Next Backpackers | Hervey Bay | 12/12/2014 | Australia | 1 | Clean, small kitchen |
| Southern Cross | Seventeen Seventy | 09/12/2014 | Australia | 3 | nice place but music too loud...all day! |
| Sleeper bus - Airlie Beach to 1770 | Airlie Beach | 08/12/2014 | Australia | 1 | seats didn't recline enough for a good nights sleep |
| Koala Adventures resort | The Whitsundays | 06/12/2014 | Australia | 2 | Could be something special but a bit wasted, nice island, decent food but expensive drinks |
| Magnums backpackers | Airlie Beach | 03/12/2014 | Australia | 3 | Average backpacker place, kitchens a bit too small, had to pay extra fee for arriving after 9pm! |
| Absolute Backpackers | Mission Beach | 30/11/2014 | Australia | 3 | Very clean (they close the toilets almost too regularly to clean!) swimming pool, big kitchen and B&Q facilities. |
| Noah Beach camping | Cape Tribulation/Daintree | 28/11/2014 | Australia | 2 | Cheap camping, just the permit to pay, clean toilets but no showers, only an issue because we were just in a car, would be fine for camper and etc! I'd recommend Jungle Lodge, Ocean Safari http://www.oceansafari.com.au/jungle-lodge/ just a bit down the road, great rates and facilities, big kitchen area, super clean showers and a swimming pool!! |
| Castaways | Cairns | 22/11/2014 | Australia | 6 | Free upgrade! Very friendly, a bit of a distance from town but free shuttle offered |
| Melaleuca on Mitchell | Darwin | 17/11/2014 | Australia | 5 | friendly hostel, big kitchen, nice pool |
| Suka Beach Bungalows | Nusa Lembangon | 12/11/2014 | Bali | 5 | lovely beach hut, great breakfast |
| Manggar Hotel | Kuta | 10/11/2014 | Bali | 2 | decent room, swimming pool, good breakfast |
| Lofi Inn Hamilton | Singapore | 05/11/2014 | Singapore | 6 | clean, nice kitchen, book online though - expensive in the hostel! |
| Sasana Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | 31/10/2014 | Malaysia | 5 | friendly, clean |
| Sun Inns | Kuala Selangor | 30/10/2014 | Malaysia | 1 | Big room, helpful staff |
| Sasana Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | 29/10/2014 | Malaysia | 1 | friendly, clean |
| Ranting Guesthouse | Kuala Lumpur | 28/10/2014 | Malaysia | 1 | dark, dirty, staff a bit rude |
| Izz rooms | Langkawi | 19/10/2014 | Malaysia | 9 | good value but no internet in room, noisy cockrels!! |
| Cocoa Mews | Penang | 12/10/2014 | Malaysia | 7 | friendly staff |
| Greenview Village and resort | Ao Nang | 02/10/2014 | Thailand | 8 | huge room (2 bedrooms and living room)with kitchen area (sink, worktop and fridge). Nice pool. |
| Rainbow Guesthouse | Bangkok | 22/09/2014 | Thailand | 9 | Cheapest place we could find, a bit damp but ok |
| Trekker Camp | Chiang Mai | 16/09/2014 | Thailand | 3 | A bit out of the way but good value |
| Sleeper bus - Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai | Luang Prabang | 15/09/2014 | Laos | 1 | Not very well organised, had to wait for a couple of hours to change buses across border |
| Nammavong Guesthouse | Luang Prabang | 12/09/2014 | Laos | 3 | Friendly place, near the river |
| LPQ Backpackers | Luang Prabang | 11/09/2014 | Laos | 1 | Let us check in really early |
| Sleeper bus - Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang | Vang Vieng | 10/09/2014 | Laos | 1 | A bit cold near the window, a bit scary near the edge at the top! |
| Jammee Guesthouse | Vang Vieng | 05/09/2014 | Laos | 5 | Big room, windows 3 sides, beautiful mountain views, great breakfasts, lovely hosts |
| Chindamay Guesthouse | Vientaine | 02/09/2014 | Laos | 3 | Difficult to find, uncomortable springy beds |
| Sleeper bus - Hanoi to Vientaine | Hanoi | 01/09/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Hot! We slept over the engine right at the back |
| New Hanoi Hotel | Hanoi | 28/08/2014 | Vietnam | 4 | Ok, nice staff, decent breakfast |
| Paloma cruise | Ha Long Bay | 27/08/2014 | Vietnam | 2 | Nice little cruise ship |
| Hanoi Nonprofit Hotel | Hanoi | 26/08/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Poor wifi |
| Sleeper bus - Dong Hoi to Hanoi | Dong Hoi | 25/08/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Really late, laid the the back, not enough leg room. |
| Buffalo pub and hostel | Dong Hoi | 24/08/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Decent place, loud music in bar |
| Marble Mountain | Da Nang | 21/08/2014 | Vietnam | NA | |
| Waterland Hotel | Hue | 21/08/2014 | Vietnam | 2 | Very friendly staff |
| Nature homestay | Hoi An | 17/08/2014 | Vietnam | 5 | Pleasant stay, nice breakfast |
| Sunflowers Hotel | Quy Nhon | 15/08/2014 | Vietnam | 2 | Big room, close to beach |
| Manh Le Gia Hotel | Pleiku | 14/08/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Arranged by the Easy Riders. Big room, comfy bed |
| Eden Hotel | Buon Ma Thuot | 13/08/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Another hotel arranged by the Easy Riders, simple and clean. |
| Elephant Van Long | Lien Son | 12/08/2014 | Vietnam | 1 | Arranged by Easy Riders. Nice new place, clean, decent reasonably priced breakfast |
| Dalat Green City | Da Lat | 09/08/2014 | Vietnam | 2 | Decent hotel but not as advertised, no bathtub and the water and breakfast are no longer free. |
| Phuong Nga Hotel | Cần Thơ | 07/08/2014 | Vietnam | 2 | Could be something quite special but it's very new and the staff aren't quite up to speed. Everything was almost perfect but not quite! |
| Same Same Backpackers Hostel | Phnom Penh | 05/08/2014 | Cambodia | 2 | A bit run down, tasty Mars/Snickers ice cream milkshakes! |
| Golden Mango Inn | Siem Reap | 31/07/2014 | Cambodia | 5 | Super hotel, out of the centre but free TukTuk's offered, clean and spacious rooms. Pleasant staff, nice pool. Great good value food. |
| OKAY Guest House | Phnom Penh | 29/07/2014 | Cambodia | 2 | Ok, nothing more |
| Côn Đảo Sea Cabanas | Côn Đảo | 24/07/2014 | Vietnam | 5 | Great beachfront location, sea view room was great, the 'garden view' rooms weren't as nice though, a bit damp. |
| AVA Saigon 2 Hotel | Ho Chi Minh | 20/07/2014 | Vietnam | 3 | Nice hotel, good location nice variety of breakfast. |
| Genting Star | Shanghai | 17/07/2014 | China | 3 | Lovely hotel, very clean. Staff are very helpful, well stocked shop |
| Xi'an Mirror Hostel | Xi'an | 14/07/2014 | China | 3 | Huge room, friendly staff |
| Xi'an Green Forest Hostel | Xi'an | 12/07/2014 | China | 2 | Decent hostel but the food we wanted never seemed to be available and wasn't cheap |
| Leo Hostel | Beijing | 11/07/2014 | China | 1 | Typical friendly backpackers hostel, decent food. Good Great Wall excursions. |
| Inn-365 Beijing | Beijing | 06/07/2014 | China | 5 | Typical friendly backpackers hostel, expensive food. |
| Leo Hostel | Beijing | 04/07/2014 | China | 2 | Typical friendly backpackers hostel, decent food. Good Great Wall excursions. |
| Shindom Inn Zhushikou | Beijing | 03/07/2014 | China | 1 | Hard to find, shared toilet (for the whole hotel) smells of smoke. Don't stay here! |
| Genting Star | Shanghai | 30/06/2014 | China | 3 | Lovely hotel, very clean. Staff are very helpful, well stocked shop |
| Villa Universal | Macau | 28/06/2014 | Macau | 2 | The cheapest you can get in Macau, still expensive though. A bit dirty but in a good location near Senado Square. |
| Oriental Lander Hotel | Hong Kong | 24/06/2014 | Hong Kong | 4 | Lovely hotel, a little tricky to find but high quality in the market area of Kowloon, good location |
| Bens | Shanghai | 19/06/2014 | China | 5 | NA |
| International Hostel Khaosan | Fukuoka | 16/06/2014 | Japan | 3 | Simple place, shared bathroom but never a wait. |
| Sleeper bus - Kyoto to Fukuoka | Kyoto | 15/06/2014 | Japan | 1 | Curtains separate each reclining seat for privacy, very comfy. |
| Santiago Guesthouse | Kyoto | 12/06/2014 | Japan | 3 | Nice clean, friendly hostel. Curtained bunks give you a bit of privacy. |
| Fine Garden Kyoto-minami | Kyoto | 11/06/2014 | Japan | 1 | Amazing experience (love hotel) all the facilities you could possibly want. Great value for money! |
| Hotel Taiyo | Osaka | 09/06/2014 | Japan | 2 | Spacious tatami mat room, clean |
| Hotel Diamond | Osaka | 07/06/2014 | Japan | 2 | Tatami mats, smells of smoke, ok but nothing great |
| Sleeper bus - Tokyo to Osaka | Tokyo | 06/06/2014 | Japan | 1 | Amazing, little hoods cover your head while you sleep so very private, comfy reclining seats |
| Tokyo Kiba Hotel (Capsule hotel) | Tokyo | 03/06/2014 | Japan | 3 | Great experience, bigger than you think |
| APA Hotel Kodenmacho-Ekimae | Tokyo | 30/05/2014 | Japan | 4 | Great hotel, clean, small bathroom but lots of freebies! |
| Asakusa Fukudaya | Tokyo | 28/05/2014 | Japan | 2 | Authentic Japanese accommodation, tatami mats on the floor, tiny room but clean shared bathrooms |
| Overnight flight - Delhi to Tokyo via | Delhi | 27/05/2014 | India | 1 | Airplane, standard |
| Hotel Eurostar International | Delhi | 24/05/2014 | India | 3 | Nice hotel with simple buffet breakfast |
| Hilltop Swiss Cottage | Rishikesh | 19/05/2014 | India | 5 | Big rooms with large balcony overlooking monkeys! Nice restaurant, good yoga classes |
| Sleeper bus - McLeod Ganj to Rishikesh | McLeod Ganj | 18/05/2014 | India | 1 | Reclining seats, nothing special |
| Hotel Freedom Palace | McLeod Ganj | 16/05/2014 | India | 2 | A bit out of the way, steep steps down to it but nice stay |
| Guru Ram Das Sarai Gurudwara | Amritsar | 15/05/2014 | India | 1 | A great experience, and free! |
| Sleeper bus - Agra to Amritsar | Agra | 14/05/2014 | India | 1 | A bit like sleeping in a luggage rack, a bit too short for westerners with bags. |
| Hotel Shahjahan | Agra | 13/05/2014 | India | 1 | Nice room with views of the Taj Mahal from the restaurant. Great restaurant, lovely staff. |
| Sleeper train 2AC - Varanasi to Agra | Varanasi | 12/05/2014 | India | 1 | Looooong! Fairly comfy but make sure you're stocked up in food and drink and hope you're sitting near someone that knows where you need to get off! |
| Singh Guest House | Varanasi | 11/05/2014 | India | 1 | Decent room, close to the river for boat rides. Nice staff. |
| Hotel Tenki | Kathmandu | 08/05/2014 | Nepal | 3 | Perfect base for Kathmandu, good selection of buffet breakfast, nice staff. |
| Hotel Panarama View | Bhakturpur | 07/05/2014 | Nepal | 1 | Great views from the seating area outside |
| Hotel Galaxy | Nagarkot | 06/05/2014 | Nepal | 2 | Nice views, nothing special but somewhere to rest your head |
| Hotel Tenki | Kathmandu | 04/05/2014 | Nepal | 2 | Perfect base for Kathmandu, good selection of buffet breakfast, nice staff. |
| MTR Residency | Mysore | 01/05/2014 | India | 2 | Has the potential to be great but the staff are grumpy. Clean rooms but expensive laundry service. |
| Sleeper bus - Munnar to Mysore | Munnar | 30/04/2014 | India | 1 | Winding roads, exhaust fumes and super speedy cornering...not for the faint hearted. |
| Green View | Munnar | 28/04/2014 | India | 2 | Big rooms, great views of the mountains. Excellent walking trips. |
| Vendata Wake Up! | Alleppey | 25/04/2014 | India | 3 | Great hostel with private rooms, young friendly staff that will do their best to help you out. |
| Niya Nest | Fort Kochi | 22/04/2014 | India | 3 | New business, friendly hosts offering a clean room and nice traditional breakfast |
| Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) | Chennai | 21/04/2014 | India | 1 | Big rooms, lovely breakfast, value for money evening meals |
| Zama Lodge | Chennai | 20/04/2014 | India | 1 | HORRIBLE! Dark, noisy and hot. Rude staff that pretend not to understand you, DO NOT STAY HERE! |
| Chennai International Airport | Chennai | 19/04/2014 | India | 1 | Airport sleeping is never great! |
| Mount Lavinia Home Stay | Mount Lavinia | 18/04/2014 | Sri Lanka | 2 | Simple, strange lock on the gate to have to mess around with every time you leave/return. |
| Angel Rest | Colombo | 16/04/2014 | Sri Lanka | 2 | Great friendly family run place, shared bathroom but never bumped into anyone. Lovely communal breakfast, plenty of egg hoppers and fresh fruit. Highly recommended! |
| Gem River Edge | Kataragama | 13/04/2014 | Sri Lanka | 3 | Lovely Eco lodge. Something different, will be amazing when they finish the 'retreat' aspect of it, would definitely return. |
| BrinkHouse Guest House | Unawatuna | 11/04/2014 | Sri Lanka | 2 | Close to the beach, nice breakfast, friendly hosts. |
| Mysoor Inn | Colombo | 10/04/2014 | Sri Lanka | 1 | Basic, clean room. |