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Reviews of Boxpackers Langkawi

Lot 4, Kampung Padang Putih, Mukin Kedawang, 07000 Pantai Cenang, Malaysia

#48 of 137 hotels in Pantai Cenang

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 284 hostel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.2

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.6

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  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    9.0
    Laid back yet has good enough facilities for relaxing stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed and floor wasn't as clean as expected especially since you can't wear shoes inside.

    Great value for its price. Good enough facilities and location. But the best part is that it's relaxing and a great hub for meeting fellow travellers. My bed was close to Brian's bar which gets noisy at night but in a good way. It grows on you. I hope this place stays the same next time i visit. Also, I saw three chunky fluff balls. Apparently they don't get along lol These fellas were chill and moody af walking around the place 🙃

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is a bar connected to the hostel so if you're not out partying the noise can be very loud until 12-1am every night (except Wednesdays). Easily fixed with ear plugs.

    Privacy, lockers available if you wish, great working AC to combat the humid temperatures, close to the main road and easily accessible, friendly hostel cats, helpful staff. Much cheaper to book direct as figured out when I extended.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    8.0
    Excellent experience, owner was very friendly and cool with nice personality.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location wise perfect, felt like own home, fantastic.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2025

    8.0
    Great!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super well placed. Staff super kind and could accommodate for specific needs.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Worth it ! Nice

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I'm no so picky for me was perfect

    Good backpackers place, June it's really nice person and help a lot if you need. Cozy place like home, you can rent a bike there... And also they have a bar! So some night was full of diferents hostel people, so nice. Beautiful cats going around. Cold and hot water for drink, hot water on the showers, really good location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2024

    9.0
    Good value for money and great staff
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathrooms were not very clean. Music from the bar is a bit too loud if you are staying in the dorms.

    Good value for money, great location, equipped kitchen, nice bar with good atmosphere. Very kind and helpful staff. The host helped us to book a few tours and transportation.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit noisy.. but in fairness. The volume came down in the latter hours

    Comfortable

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything is super good here. The only problem is the bar . I am not party person. And normally go to sleep early . So for me the bar is a little bit noisy. But if you enjoy the night time with friends of course this place is your best choice.

    Very good location. Easy to find delicious food or market. Just walk 10 minutes to the beach. And June is a great person. Very helpful and feel most welcomed. There's a big yard, if you can wake up early and enjoy coffee with the fresh air there. You can get all basic things here. Locker hairdryer hot water laundry........the most lovely part is the cats. I guess they are the true bosses of this place. The bed is cozy with the curtains so you have your privacy . Anyway a good place to meet some interesting people and just relax. Thanks for everything.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    June, our host, was very welcoming and helped us secure good deals for all the major activities at Langkawi.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 November 2024

    9.0
    Super lovely stay in a good location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only thing to improve could be to give towels, these are available at an extra cost. The only other thing to mention-not the hostel fault at all but call to prayer is quite loud in the morning and did wake us up most mornings with earplugs.

    Super friendly owners of the hostel that are very accommodating and easy to organise boat trips and onward travel! The rooms are quite basic but perfect for what was needed. The bar is really great and sociable but also away from our room so didn’t affect our sleep.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 November 2024

    9.0
    Overall had a great time
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing, was exactly what I expected for the price.

    The hostel is located in a great area, exactly where you want to be if you do not want to drive anywhere.. Walking distance to the beach as well as food and entertainment. There is also a really cool bar at the hostel.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 October 2024

    7.0
    Shabby, but a great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is shabby and has seen better days, the kitchen and the common areas have a lot of clutter, the bathroom is clean, but not well-maintained. Overall, okay for the price.

    It's a great location, the bed was comfortable, and there are cats all around.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hard to talk with the staff before 2pm (I think they are sleeping before that aha). The bar just besides the room is often noisy until 1am (people screaming from karaoke...) which makes it difficult to sleep.

    Nice and social hostel. The beds are very comfortable and very intimate (like a little capsule). Nice common areas and bar. Water filler and basics things to cool in the common kitchen. Well situated (in town near the beach). Many seats to chill / basketball ring to play.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    near from beach

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No vibe (because of low season I guess)

    Kind staff Basketball court🏀 Bar in a hostel

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2024

    9.0
    Great spot and worth the stay over other hostels such as bed attitude round the corner
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing too much

    Lovely stay here with great staff who helped after an issue with another person staying at the hostel

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom

    Location, staff and vibe

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The wifi didn't really work, and the bathrooms where always out of toiletpaper:(

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the mattress on my bed (209 i believe) was really worn out so it had a hole in the middle, my back hurt every morning. the manager is not always there and no one else is so if you need something you’ll have to wait a very long time. he also was always with a long face when i asked about anything

    i liked the fact that they had common spaces for travelers to meet and a basic kitchen with a fridge

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2024

    8.0
    Great location, good value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathrooms have lots of ants and mosquitoes, the bar is very loud til late so make sure you bring ear plugs. The bar doesn’t have any soft drinks you can only buy alcohol? A few old, weird people were staying in the hostel which made it a bit uncomfortable. Make sure you request a bottom bunk as the air con doesn’t reach the top bunks very well and all the mattresses dip SO bad in the middle, it was like sleeping on paper. Only had air con in the rooms so as soon as you step out to socialise/shower/go to the toilet it’s instantly boiling.

    The curtains on the bed, super close to the beach. The staff are so friendly and always happy to help. Lots of cats to cuddle. The mattresses are wider than a normal single bed size.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2024

    7.0
    Nice hostel to stay , good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - the bathrooms were dirty and a bit run down - hard bed, pillows also not too comfortable - not a lot of space of shelf to put own stuff - can be a bit noisy because of bar next door but it’s not until very late so not bad

    - the owner of the hostel is very attentive , easy and fast comms via WhatsApp - social hostel - cute cats around - book tickets and tours via hostel very easy and slightly cheaper, recommend to book via the hostel

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    That we did not stay more.

    The staff is helpful, very responsive. There is even a bar in the facilities which created really good socialising space. Definitely good value for money.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2024

    9.0
    Great vibe. Great value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just 2 showers/toilets but it was not that much of a problem

    Best value for money. And a great bar attached to the hostel where you can meet locals. Beds were very comfortable as well. Very friendly staff too

    Stayed in March 2024

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