PODs The Backpackers Home & Cafe

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Exterior
Single Pods (With / Without Window) | Laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Cafe
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
G-6, No 30, Jalan Thambipillay, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, 50470
  • NU Sentral
    3 min walk
  • Perdana Botanical Gardens
    16 min walk
  • Kuala Lumpur Sentral
    17 min walk
  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL-Kuala Lumpur Intl.)
    46 min drive

Room options

Double Pods (With / Without Window)

  • 70 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

8 Bed Female Dorm

  • 140 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

16 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 452 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

4 Bed Female Dorm

  • 75 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Single Pods (With / Without Window)

  • 50 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

8 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 226 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Mini Pods Without Window

  • 30 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

PODs The Backpackers Home & Cafe

Hostel in Brickfields
A restaurant, a snack bar/deli, and a rooftop terrace are available at this hostel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
PODs The Backpackers Home & Cafe offers 20 shared accommodations with air conditioning and ceiling fans. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The hostel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and a snack bar/deli. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Kuala Lumpur hostel also offers a rooftop terrace, a library, and barbecue grills. Guests can use the indoor pool at a partner property.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
PODs The Backpackers Home & Cafe has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee: MYR 6 to 12 for adults and MYR 6 to 12 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Indoor pool (guest access)
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 4 floors

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Separate dining area

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Separate sitting area
  • Shared accommodations

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 2:00 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: MYR 20.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately MYR 6 to 12 for adults, and MYR 6 to 12 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Pods Backpackers Home Hostel Kuala Lumpur
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PODs The Backpackers Home & Cafe Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 59 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean and comfortable with great staff
A great hostel. I had a solo room, everything was super clean including the bathroom at all times. Great Wi-Fi and coworking area downstairs, staff was so nice and helpful, plus very close to Sentral station and lots of great food nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to KL Sentral and surrounding by many (Indian) restaurants, so no problem when you suddenly feel hungry late at night. Room a little too dark as it is windowless and lighting is not intense enough. Just really good for an overnight stay. Check-in, check -out no fuss.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Kiampi Olivia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect affordable option for short stays, at the heart of the city.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zeeshan

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Leo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Near MRT KL Sentral Station.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Leo

Liked: Staff & service
Cost effective, near KL Sentral.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Barry

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Stan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay away from this place. I had a reservation for a single room (mini Pod), but it was 2x2 m and the fan sound was terrible. So I choosed to get a dorm bed because ironically the dorm rooma are more spacious. So I will never ever stay again in this hotel. For a few bucks more you can get more comfortable room in other hotels nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sing Piau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good B&B
Very spacious ground floor reception and comfy with lot of convenient to interact each other’s. Available lift for upstairs bedroom and the room or bed are just usual B&B with no further comment, some improvement need for bed cover sheet and wash room. Overall at good set up and keep going.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Aubrey Nyobia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect accommodation if you're staying the night before travelling elsewhere in the morning. Service and facilities are perfect although the walls are very thin so if you're staying the night with loud and rowdy people in the next room it can get annoying.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sleep if you can. Get up. Get out.
Basic bed. Near transit.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Good value for money
Nothing special on this hotel but otherwise good value for money. Some guests are noisy talking on the phone, chatting loud even in the middle of tje night.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

liss, SG

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
staff was friendly but service level can be improved. shower facilities can be greatly improved. it was smelly when I used it. several hair strands were found on my bed....
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

lesaleh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

RT, World

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. Not well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Kenneth, Tasmania, Australia

Very convenient. Excellent transport linkage.
Ideal for quick stopover stay. Great Indian food all within walking distance. Nice shopping mall just 200meters away. Transport linkage to anywhere in KL and direct bus to/from airport. Could not ask for more at this cost effective price.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel for short term stay
Good place to stay for a night or two so that it is close to bus that takes you to Klia2 airport when your flight is very early in the morning. Service was great and theres always someone there to help no matter what time it is.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Jungwon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and conveniently located!
The location is perfect with many local restaurants and 24 hour laundromat nearby. NU sentral shopping mall is 2 blocks away and you can get to all sorts of public transportation from there. The staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have. Free breakfast is just bread and jam but hey they always set up 1 type of local fruit with them so how sweet is that! Try their reasonably priced coffee as well( I tried Iced Americano for 5 MYR and it was great.) You'll find a lovely group of people sitting around to have a chat with if you want. Nothing to complain that I can think of this place. Will visit again if I have another visit to Kuala Lumpur in the future,
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Mohamed Zackaria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Fook Sia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good location near KL Sentral
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Jelitai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

TAE HO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cost-effective
Clerks were very decent and kind. The hotel is located very nearby KL Sentral which facilitates easier travel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Lau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for overnight stay.
Stayed in female dorm and mattress sag in middle. Backpack bag can fit inside the locker but not trolley luggage type. Love the shower room..quite spacious and have the hangers to hang up the clothes. Good for overnight stay. Great location. Very accessible to KL Sentral.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Does the job the the night
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017