On our short stay in the small country of Brunei, we stayed at the Brunei Youth Hostel (Pusat Belia) at Bandar Seri Begawan. The place was just a short walk to the nice places you can go to in this country. Lucky for us, we were pre-booked by our friend. This place is definitely cheap and is perfect for backpackers who want to have a great stay here in Brunei.
The place is huge and it even have a big pool for the guests. They have common areas and some internet place where guests can rent a computer. They also have a cafeteria. We didn't get to go around the whole hostel and just stayed at the front area where we could catch up some WiFi and stay connected online.
I think this place is an activity center for the youth there. They can have different activities here since there are a lot of facilities in the place.
We stayed in separate dorm rooms. Boys are separated from girls here. They have a common bathroom for each dorm which means you will have to share with other people here, so be nice and think of other people who will be using it after you.
The common bathroom is quite clean. However, you have the duty to keep it clean. It has several cubicles with toilet and two shower rooms for bath. It was quite uncomfortable taking a bath there, but I got used to it since I'll be just doing it once or maybe twice for the whole stay.
Upon checking in, you will be given a copy of the main key since you share a room. Be sure to always lock the doors for everyone's safety. Also, upon checking out, you just need to drop the keys at the reception since there is seldom someone staying there. There is a box there for the keys.
This is a pretty cheap place since it only cost around BND30 per night. I think this is the best place to stay here if you'll be out all day touring and just needs a place to sleep and take a bath.
Well I guess what was unforgettable on this place for us was our dorm mates that night. We got home pretty late since we had dinner with Amiru and stayed in the common area afterwards to be online and catch up on things back home. As we got to the dorm room around midnight, I think we have waken some of the people there, but we did our best to stay quiet and go to bed with little commotion. Having one guest woken up (I think she was Chinese), she suddenly put up music in a loud volume, which pissed everyone off. I am really not sure why she did that but in the morning after we got back from breakfast, some of the guests left a note for her, really hating her. That was crazy but I got a bit guilty because we were the one who woke her up. :P
Anyway, this place is very nice if you want to have a budget trip in Brunei. However, if you are not comfortable with sharing room with other people, you can opt to stay in a hotel nearby. The place is clean and affordable for budget travelers. It is also near the nice tourist spots and good dining places in Bandar Seri Begawan, so I really recommend this place.
Pusat Belia (Youth Centre)
Bandar Seri Begawan
Tel : 2222900 / 2223936
Fax : 2229423
www.bruneiyouth.org.bn
jbsbelia@brunet.bn
bruneiyouthhostel@hotmail.com
The place is huge and it even have a big pool for the guests. They have common areas and some internet place where guests can rent a computer. They also have a cafeteria. We didn't get to go around the whole hostel and just stayed at the front area where we could catch up some WiFi and stay connected online.
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| Rules in the hostel |
I think this place is an activity center for the youth there. They can have different activities here since there are a lot of facilities in the place.
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| Swimming Pool |
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| Front Area of the Hostel |
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| Hallway to the Dorm Area |
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| Playground for Kids |
We stayed in separate dorm rooms. Boys are separated from girls here. They have a common bathroom for each dorm which means you will have to share with other people here, so be nice and think of other people who will be using it after you.
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| The girls dorm room |
The common bathroom is quite clean. However, you have the duty to keep it clean. It has several cubicles with toilet and two shower rooms for bath. It was quite uncomfortable taking a bath there, but I got used to it since I'll be just doing it once or maybe twice for the whole stay.
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| Girl's common toilet and bathroom |
Upon checking in, you will be given a copy of the main key since you share a room. Be sure to always lock the doors for everyone's safety. Also, upon checking out, you just need to drop the keys at the reception since there is seldom someone staying there. There is a box there for the keys.
This is a pretty cheap place since it only cost around BND30 per night. I think this is the best place to stay here if you'll be out all day touring and just needs a place to sleep and take a bath.
Well I guess what was unforgettable on this place for us was our dorm mates that night. We got home pretty late since we had dinner with Amiru and stayed in the common area afterwards to be online and catch up on things back home. As we got to the dorm room around midnight, I think we have waken some of the people there, but we did our best to stay quiet and go to bed with little commotion. Having one guest woken up (I think she was Chinese), she suddenly put up music in a loud volume, which pissed everyone off. I am really not sure why she did that but in the morning after we got back from breakfast, some of the guests left a note for her, really hating her. That was crazy but I got a bit guilty because we were the one who woke her up. :P
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| Nice view outside the hostel |
Anyway, this place is very nice if you want to have a budget trip in Brunei. However, if you are not comfortable with sharing room with other people, you can opt to stay in a hotel nearby. The place is clean and affordable for budget travelers. It is also near the nice tourist spots and good dining places in Bandar Seri Begawan, so I really recommend this place.
Pusat Belia (Youth Centre)
Bandar Seri Begawan
Tel : 2222900 / 2223936
Fax : 2229423
www.bruneiyouth.org.bn
jbsbelia@brunet.bn
bruneiyouthhostel@hotmail.com
12 comments:
just to confirm, you paid 30 brunei dollars per night per person or was it 30 brunei dollars for 3 people per night?
That was 30 Brunei Dollars per night per person :)
hi, im looking room on 11th jan - 15th jan 2014..
so can i know still got room or ???
thanks
Hi! you can contact them on the information I posted above. Thanks for visiting! :)
But 30 $ night it's really expensive for dorm!!!
yes, i also think that 30 is quite expensive for dorm
I have read some blogs about that Pus at Belia Youth Hostel and they stated that they just paid for B$10 per night per person. Now this is confusing me.
Hi,
I did email them but no response. How did you book room at Pusat Belia, please kindly advise. Thanks a lots.
Hi Nguyen KimY, a friend that lives there booked us up. Not sure if they changed contact numbers since it was years when we visited. Try to check online for their contact details. Thanks! :)
thanks for the info..really helpful..
Wow! This Brunei Youth hostel is very simple yet nice and ideal to stay with. Big thanks and keep sharing.
This is quite nice and I enjoy the photos. Big thanks for sharing this with us.
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