Salsa Hostel

Salsa Hostel offers dormitory beds alongside private rooms. The mixed dormitories and the women's dormitory have bunk beds, and the private room has an ensuite bathroom and a city view. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and some rooms have air conditioning, a refrigerator or a microwave.

The standard room with air conditioning has a king bed and a city view, with a private bathroom that includes a bathtub and shower. Several dormitory rooms have a shared bathroom, where the shower and toilet are shared with other guests. The private room has its own ensuite bathroom and sleeps up to three guests, so it suits a small group that wants more space than a dormitory bunk.

Salsa Hostel has a shared lounge/TV area, a coffee shop, restaurants and a shared kitchen, and buffet and continental breakfast are offered. The property also has a convenience store and shops, and it is smoke-free.

Services include airport transfer, a shuttle service, taxi service, car hire and bicycle rental, and tours are offered as well. The hostel also offers a concierge, luggage storage, lockers, a laundry service and daily housekeeping.

Parking on site is available, and bicycle parking is also offered. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and there is Wi-Fi in the public areas too. The hostel is smoke-free, and luggage storage is offered for guests who need to keep their bags while they explore the town.

Salsa Hostel is in Chumphon, a provincial town on the Gulf of Thailand in the south of the country. It is a practical stop for travellers moving between Bangkok and the southern islands, and daily life here revolves around markets, temples and transport links. Its streets are lined with small shops and food stalls, and the everyday pace of the town is easy to see from the pavements around the market.

The Chumphon Night Market is 150 m from the hostel, and the bus terminal and the train station are both within 550 m, so onward journeys by bus or train are easy to arrange. A temple is a short walk away, and the Chumphon National Museum is 2.9 km from the hostel, a good place to learn more about the province and its history.

A good evening plan is to try the food stalls at the night market and then walk to the temple before dark. The town is also a common starting point for the island of Ko Tao, where boats leave from the coast near Chumphon. Because the island is reached by boat, a night in town before an early crossing is a practical choice for travellers who want to sleep close to the pier.