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$27.78 ppn
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$19.93 pn
Facilities» View all
- No Wheelchair Accessible
- Yes Breakfast Included
- Yes Travel/Tours Desk
- No 24 Hour Check in
- Yes Air Conditioning
- Yes Internet Access
Reviews» View all 56
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86% by Customer review
May 9, 2012
Hostel was about a 20 minute walk from the Chinese Theatre etc, so good if you wanted a break from all the tour sellers etc. Free breakfast and facilities were ...
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86% by Customer review
9 May 2012
Hostel was about a 20 minute walk from the Chinese Theatre etc, so good if you wanted a break from all the tour sellers etc. Free breakfast and facilities were ...
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83% by Customer review
9 May 2012
The setup is really unique and neat for a hostel because it was formerly a motel. This means that each room has a bathroom (albeit shared between you and your roommates) and most have a kitchen as well. The little garden in the back as well as the main outdoor area are awesome, with lots of stuff to do. Staff were very friendly, as were most other people staying there.
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70% by Anonymous (Female 18-24)
9 May 2012
The room is very dirty, especially the kitchen and the restroom. When we moved in, we saw a lot of unwashed bowls and dishes in the sink. Also the kitchen smelled funny.
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90% by Anonymous (Female 18-24)
29 April 2012
We had so much fun with the theme nights every nice. A really nice place to meet people!
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57% by Customer review
27 April 2012
Good location close to everything in Hollywood.
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53% by Anonymous (Mixed Group 18-24)
26 April 2012
Booked in a 6 bed room., got put in an 8 bed. Other roomies were in & out, drunk, arguing.While partying is expected in hostels, this was ridiculous. Extremely inconsiderate, especially if you've just travelled for almost 18 hrs & want some sleep. Shower head didnt work & sprayed all through the bathroom. Heater did not work & nights were very cold. No blankets provided. Kind of in the ghetto part of Hollywood, bit of a hike to the walk of fame
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77% by amy löfström
24 April 2012
Some of the stuff
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90% by Anonymous (Male 25-30)
23 April 2012
An awesome hostel~!
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73% by Anonymous (Male 25-30)
21 April 2012
Excellent location but some people were very noisy until very late ( 1am-2am) in weekdays Also I liked the free internet, breakfast and pizza they offered.
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97% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
20 April 2012
We have been staying in hostels all over Aus and the US. This has been our fav by a million miles. The accommodation was what we expected, what made this place is the staff and the activities they organised made our experience perfect. The location was pretty decent, 10 mins walk to the centre of the walk of fame.
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93% by Anonymous (Couple 18-24)
12 April 2012
nice place, friendly and helpful staff!!
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100% by Anonymous (All Female Group 18-24)
9 April 2012
This was the best trip ever! The location is perfect to walk/get a bus/subway/ taxi to everything LA has to offer. Not like that matters though because whatever you want to do or haven't yet thought about doing the staff will make it possible for you. They offer hostel organises transport to most activities, all the stress gone. The staff were amazing and couldn't do enough to help!
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83% by Joel Jokinen
8 April 2012
Sweet location right on Hollywood Blvd, nice atmosphere, fairly clean, props for Tiki Garden.
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87% by Anonymous (Female 18-24)
7 April 2012
great location right on the strip near all hollywood attractions, great staff encoraging welcoming knowledgable available, activities everday and night. the hollywood tour was great intro to all things hollywood and a great way to get around. great open set up.
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87% by dums_nico6146 (Male 18-24)
1 April 2012
Great place to meet people. Love the bedrooms with common areas. This is definitely a party central!
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86% by constantine paxinos
28 March 2012
not too far from the station
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97% by Customer review
18 March 2012
free breakfast, free airport pickup
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87% by rUndom (Couple 18-24)
18 March 2012
PRO: nice location (2min from the metro station and 10min from the Kodak theater), frendly staff, nice public computers (iMac), private bathroom and kitchen with tv in every room, free breakfast (bread with butter and jam or cereal) free pizza on Sunday! CONS: Loud music till late time, even weekdays. Great location in LA, perfect to have fun!
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80% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
18 March 2012
They have a friendly staff, generally. However, for some reason there was this guy who was often grumphy and not helpful at all. Why? I have no idea each time you ask him a question he was either busy and/or couldn\'t care less. But he was just one of them, though. This is a great place to meet people and mingle. There are plenty of activities each day. The location is awesome. I\'m also glad they allow you to park your car inside. I think they could still improve in terms of cleanliness.
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91% by Karoline Stensvik
16 March 2012
very close to walk of fame!
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73% by praznik5 (All Male Group 18-24)
16 March 2012
The hostel has very good character. I found it very interesting.
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97% by Daniel Noble
11 March 2012
Really nice hostel with great facilities for travellers. Perfect lcoation - less than a ten minute walk to the walk of fame and down Hollywood Blvd. Thai restaurant next door is fab for lunch menu - nice and cheap and tasty! Rooms were clean and shower was brilliant. Nice atmosphere and activities for guests on most nights. Staff were friendly and helpful. Book exchange, free wifi, movie room, pool tables, table tennis, Breakfast included and very secure. Would recommend. cant say a bad word about this place and would defo come back again if we visit LA again.
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80% by Anonymous (All Female Group 25-30)
11 March 2012
very very loud music at night...never once slept a whole night through.even asking the dj to turn it down because the beds were vibrating! not even ear plugs blocked it out. otherwise a great hostel if u dont plan on sleeping.
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97% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
1 March 2012
This is a really nice place to stay, meet friends and have fun. The location is awesome, highly recommended.
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80% by Customer review
28 February 2012
Located on Hollwood Boulevard - it's a short walk to the main strip. Also close to Sunset Boulevard. The staff are friendly and helpful when it comes to directions and such. Free breakfast is toast/spreads with coffee. Builkding is secure and rooms are warm at night which is handy in the winter!
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87% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
27 February 2012
Located at 20min of the Kodak Theater. Free breakfast from 8:00 to 11:00 The perfect hotel to visit Hollywood
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83% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
22 February 2012
A good place to stay, good parties and good rooms with kitchens. The wifi is kind of instable most of time, but you can definitely use it. The location is great and the price is fair.
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86% by Customer review
18 February 2012
Great free breakfast, good location.
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100% by Anonymous ((Gender undisclosed))
18 February 2012
First time in LA, I have to say my holiday could not have been better! The Banana Bungalow was an excellent choice - top notch facilities, knowledgable staff, and transport was organised to sightseeing by reception. Good night entertainment organised too. Highly recommended.
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100% by leanne watts
11 February 2012
Banana Bungalows is awesome. Best location, own bathroom and kitchen in room, everything provided, except soap (i use my own anyway) :-). Free breakfast and activities. Beautiful and helpful staff, free internet, lockers, parking and a secured hotel. I was blown away, i loved my stay here and i want to thank the staff for having me. Highly recommended...
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87% by Anonymous (Mixed Group 18-24)
10 February 2012
This Hostel has a great vibe and is very easy to meet people. I really liked that each room had its own Kitchen and bathroom, so even though you are sharing with people, you feel like you have your own space. I would recommend this place, especially to lone travelers.
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77% by kevans5254048 (Female 18-24)
6 February 2012
A good hostel if you're looking to meet people and party. Something on and organised each night for travellers e.g. karaoke, comedy night, taco night, pub crawl. So probably not for you if you want to have a quiet night! Breakfast is average - 2 pieces of bread and cereal, but keeps you full I guess. Room was okay with kitchen, bathroom and tv. Location was good for Hollywood, not too far to walk to Kodak Theatre and Mann's chinese theatre. Great cheap Thai restaurant next door!!
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100% by Customer review
16 January 2012
rooms
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91% by Abigail Saunter
9 January 2012
Staff were friendly.... helpful although as we werent drinking we felt excluded and kinda 'frowned upon'.... The atmosphere of the hostel in general is very chilled and a good place to stay during a busier perios i should imagine!!
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60% by Cameron Chapman
8 January 2012
Free wifi good locatoN close to train station
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80% by Lucas Aleixo
6 January 2012
very good
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86% by Andrey Novikov
5 January 2012
Location is excellent! And free parking is always a blast in LA
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77% by Customer review
4 January 2012
Reasonable amount of space. Decent wifi
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91% by Customer review
21 November 2011
The staff was very friendly, and the place looks pretty cool! Location was also very good, did not take long time to walk to the center of Hollywood!
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100% by Charles corriveau
16 November 2011
Awesome!!!
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60% by Customer review
22 October 2011
The Hostel itself is nice. Rooms are good, and the rooms have a private kitchen and bathroom. So if you're travelling alone you can hang out with your roomies! So that's good! Breakfast is also nice and they organize things almost every night.
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97% by Customer review
19 October 2011
It's cheap, and it's mgood that there is internet. I like spent time with young people.
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97% by Lujia Tang
7 October 2011
location is good. free breakfast, luggage room is free, we can keep our luggages there even after we check out.
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89% by Customer review
5 October 2011
Location was great, good to have free parking, even if it was fairly cramped. There seemed to be a lot of free beer, and something going on most nights.
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71% by Customer review
16 September 2011
liked the location , good breakfast
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Helene
23 July 2011
It was not for me ! The atmosphere is good but for partying !
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Maurits
29 May 2011
a very good hostel. i'have been to many hostel in new-zealand en australia and compare to that this is one of the best. 3 days a week free dinner( very good). otherwise 5 dollar a good dinner
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James
14 May 2011
Awesome.
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Elena
22 March 2011
Great location. No common area when it rains, for the tiki bar is in the patio. The guy at the reception booked my shuttle to the airport at too late an hour, saying I would have plenty of time to catch my flight, instead I risked missing it, and there was not even much traffic. Count at least 1hr by car.
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Sjoerd
1 November 2010
Good hostel to enjoy party's!
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Thomas
13 August 2010
Generally nice I must say. In the dorm I was, however, it was in one of the rooms a total mess with womens clothing. In the night sometimes it was loud music disturbing the sleep quite a bit.
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Therese
5 May 2010
The dorms could be better but the staff is awesome. I would come back.
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Cristiano
7 April 2009
nice staff and people.
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kellie
19 January 2009
This is a great hostel, social events organised some evenings with free food! i dont know any other hostel that does that, its great! i will definately be recomending this hostel to anyone who wishes to stay in LA.
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Eduardo
26 November 2008
I am very satisfied with the overall service, except for one person that is rude, I believe she is form Japan, and she needs to learn more people skills, she does not know how to treat people
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Emma Jean
7 November 2008
I enjoyed my stay at the Banana Bungalow Hostel, everything and everyone was great, i would recommend it to anyone coming to LA
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Banana Bungalow Hollywood
5920 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 90028, Los Angeles, USA
The BANANA BUNGALOW HOLLYWOOD is a very popular international destination with a great location. We are right on Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood with a view of the Hollywood sign from our courtyard. You’ll be walking distance from all the action and close to the subway and bus stops to get around LA.
IT'S AN 'OASIS FOR BACK PACKERS' with all the amenities, activities and events that travelers truly want. This includes a friendly staff to help you, a fun international crowd to hang out with, cool rooms, lots of hip common space, a great vibe and atmosphere, and daily events and activities that supply lots of fun for free or very cheap. This is a “Cool Hollywood Motel” that has been remodeled into a “colorful retro designed” hostel, and right next door is LA’s best Thai restaurant with fantastic $5 lunches and delicious $10 dinners.
- Hot Hollywood Location
- Free Internet
- Free Wireless
- Free Parking Near Rooms
- Free Breakfast
- Free Coffee and Tea All Day
- Free Barbeques
- Private Bath in Every Room & Dorm
- Kitchens Available in Dorms
- Satellite TV with 100’s of channels in all Rooms & Dorms
- Free Lockers in Every Dorm
- Free Linens
- Free Luggage Storage
- Party Lounge with Billiards, Dancing and Guest DJ’s
- Tiki Garden with Sunbathing, Music & Refreshments
- Big Screen Movie Room with 5.1 Surround Sound
- Free Movie Nights with the Latest Releases
- Pub crawl
- Poker Night
- Billiards Tournaments
- Basketball Tournaments
- Runyon Canyon and Hollywood Sign Hiking Tours
- Los Angeles City Tour
- Beach Shuttle
- Comedy Night
- Theme Parties
- Discounted Tours and Shuttles including Disneyland,
Magic Mountain, LA City and Universal Studios
- Cheap Private Rooms
- LA’s Best Thai Restaurant Right Next Door
with $5 lunch and $10 Dinners
- No Curfew and No Lockout
- Discounted Weekly Rates
- Dorm rooms with 6-8 Beds
- Free TV Show Tickets
- Carpeted Cool Retro Design
- Special Hollywood Club Access
- Pay Phones
- Car Rental from $19.99/day+tax
- 24 hr. Coin Laundry with Free Soap
- Super Clean
To check in to a dorm you will asked to provide proof of current international travel. People under the age of 16 are not permitted to stay in dorm rooms. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or chaperone. Couples must reserve two beds.
Thank You For Choosing the BANANA BUNGALOW HOLLYWOOD HOSTEL.
