Sleeping Near Savaya: What Hostels in Bali and Bangkok Cost

A dorm bed at Surfers House Berawa starts at $7.27 a night. A single round at Savaya in Uluwatu will cost you more than that before the DJ's even warmed up. That gap is the whole logic of this piece: Southeast Asia's house and techno scene is genuinely affordable to experience, right up until the hotel bill lands, and where you sleep decides more of your night out than most people plan for.

This isn't a ranked top-ten. It's two cities, the neighborhoods that actually put you near the music, and the honest tradeoffs between cheap, central and quiet enough to function the next day.

Bangkok: Ekkamai and Sukhumvit put you closest

Bangkok's serious house and techno rooms aren't clustered in one strip. Mustache and Subwerk share a building on Decho Road in Bang Rak, on the Silom BTS line. Beam, the city's hi-fi house and techno room, sits in Thonglor, one stop from Ekkamai on the Sukhumvit line. Getting between the two means one change of train at Siam, which is where the BTS system's late-night schedule starts to matter: the last train from the Siam interchange leaves at 00:02, so if your night runs later than that, you're in Grab territory, where fares spike and matches slow down right when everyone else is also trying to leave.

The District Hostel Ekkamai, on Sukhumvit Soi 63, is the pick if Thonglor and RCA are your priority. It's a straightforward setup: air-conditioned dorms, private rooms for three to six people, a ground-floor bar under a glass-block facade that does double duty as a decent pre-game spot, and rooftop hammocks for the next morning. The hostel throws in free walking tours and Muay Thai tickets, which tells you more about who's staying there (backpackers on a loop through Southeast Asia) than any marketing copy would. One guest review flags the honest downside: it's clean and comfortable, but it's not really a hostel to meet people, so if you're solo and want a built-in social scene before you go out, look elsewhere first.

Nap In A. Blue Moon, in Khlong Toei, is the other realistic option in this corner of the city: an adults-only hostel with a design-forward, party-friendly feel, close enough to Sukhumvit's clubs and rooftop bars that you're not planning your night around transit. It won't be the cheapest bed in Bangkok, and it's not trying to be; it's trading a few dollars for not needing a taxi at 2am.

If you're chasing the absolute lowest price, Old Town hostels near Hua Lamphong station undercut both of these, with dorms from around $27 a night. Take that option only if you're fine with a 20 to 30 minute Grab each way, because that's real money and real time added to every single night out, not just the one where you're feeling ambitious.

Bali: Canggu is cheap and social, Uluwatu is where the club actually is

This is the split nobody selling you a hostel bed in Canggu is going to volunteer: Canggu has bars and one genuinely good all-day venue in Old Man's, which runs a different themed night every day of the week. It does not have Bali's flagship house and techno club. That's Savaya, on the clifftop above Pecatu in Uluwatu, and the road between the two is not short. On a clear run it's as little as 37 minutes; realistically it's 1.5 to 2 hours, and afternoon traffic between 3 and 6pm can push it past two and a half. A GoBoat service crosses from Nelayan Beach in Canggu to Padang Padang in Uluwatu in about 35 minutes for roughly 245,000 IDR (around $15) one way, and on a Savaya night that boat is often the smarter call than the road.

So the honest advice: stay in Canggu for the price, the surf, and Old Man's, and budget a boat or a Grab for the nights you actually want Savaya.

According to Hostelz's 2026 rate listings, Surfers House Berawa, near Berawa Beach, is the cheapest real option going, with dorms from $7.27 a night. It's a rice-paddy-adjacent, low-key setup, closer to a surf hostel than a party hostel, which is fine if you want to sleep before a Uluwatu night rather than warm up for a Canggu one.

Lushy Hostel Canggu, in Pererenan, is the louder pick: a ten-minute walk to Echo Beach, surf-focused dorms with board storage, private rooms that look out over rice fields, and a rooftop bar that does the pre-game for you. It's built for the crowd that wants to meet people in the common room before deciding where the night goes.

If you want your own space without paying resort prices, The Soul House Bali, on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, rents fully furnished one and two-bedroom apartments around a 15-meter infinity pool, 300 meters from the beach. It's not a dorm and it's not backpacker-cheap, but split between two or three people it lands in the same range as a mid-tier hotel room, with a pool and a kitchen thrown in.

What this actually costs, per night out

Run the numbers honestly and the hostel bill is rarely the expensive part of a Southeast Asian clubbing trip. A week of dorm beds in Canggu, at Surfers House Berawa rates, comes in around $50. A single night at Savaya, once you've added a Grab or a GoBoat each way, can cost more than that on its own. The same logic holds in Bangkok: a week at The District Hostel Ekkamai will run you less than two nights of bottle service at Beam. Budget for the clubs first. The bed is the easy part.

FAQ

Is it better to stay in Canggu or Uluwatu for Bali's clubs?

Stay in Canggu for the hostel prices, the surf and Old Man's, but plan for a 1.5 to 2 hour road trip or a 35-minute GoBoat crossing on the nights you want Savaya in Uluwatu.

Which Bangkok neighborhood is closest to the city's house and techno clubs?

Ekkamai and Thonglor sit one BTS stop apart on the Sukhumvit line, close to Beam. Reaching Bang Rak's Mustache and Subwerk means changing trains at Siam, where the last BTS departs at 00:02.

How much does a hostel bed cost near Bangkok's or Bali's clubs?

Dorms start around $7 to $8 a night in Canggu (Surfers House Berawa) and from roughly $27 a night in Bangkok's Old Town, with Ekkamai and Sukhumvit options priced a bit higher for the closer location.

Is it worth paying more to stay closer to the clubs?

Often yes. A pricier bed in Ekkamai or Khlong Toei can save more in Grab fares and lost sleep than it costs, especially in Bangkok where the last train leaves just after midnight.

Do Canggu hostels put you near any real nightlife on their own?

Yes. Old Man's runs a themed party every day of the week and is walkable or a short scooter ride from most Canggu hostels, even without the trip to Uluwatu.