Black Pearl Hostel
3-star hostel · Canggu, Bali
Long Weekend score
Mixed1 serious report in 206 reviews: someone fell ill
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Bali are rated 8.8 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 31% of Bali hotels
- 79% of guest comments are praise
- 95% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 31% of Bali hotels. Compared with 6,148 hotels in Bali. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 79% of guest comments are praise. 345 praise, 90 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 95% of guest photos show no damage. 57 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- From $8 a nightdorm beds for two, before tax
- 4 min walkto 7 Hungry
- 206 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 388 m from Nelayan BeachMeasured to the nearest edge of the sand
- Swimming pool24 guest photos show it
- Location92 praise · 1 complain
- Staff74 praise · 8 complain
- Cleanliness58 praise · 10 complain
Against
- Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 22.6 in 100 a year ago, 31.9 now57 complain · 5 praise
- Something broken in the room13 of 206 guests
- Wi-Fi11 of 206 guests
- Problems in the bathroom9 of 206 guests
- Feeling unsafe9 of 206 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
206 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (92 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 57 of the 62 who mention it complain.
Location921Strength
Decent hostel in central location that could do with feature upgrades.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Location and the live music
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Inconvenient to all the most beautiful beaches...
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Beds251Strength
Beds are really comfy and bathroom clean and big.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
amazing price, 2 swimming pools, really clean and comfy beds.
Google, October 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Pool454Strength
The 2 pools are a big plus.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Very social & friendly, the pool and common areas were super nice.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The pool looked quite dirty too.
Google, February 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Staffcomplaints falling: 6.5 in 100 a year ago, 1.8 now748Strength
The staff were friendly and helpful.
Booking network, February 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
The hostel is very nice and has two pools, but it was strange; at reception, there didn't seem to be many people willing to help or they were all asleep.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
Value334Strength
it was a dreamy place felt like in paradise and for this price,with this location its just crazy
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Top Preis-Leistungsverhältnis
Booking network, January 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints falling: 8.6 in 100 a year ago, 1.8 now5810Strength
The double private room was so lovely, and very clean and comfortable.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
I stayed in both the private rooms and the dorms and everything was super clean.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Bathroom wasn’t the cleanest.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Room size72Mostly good
There's a lot of space in the room, but the lighting is a bit dark.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
The room is nice and spacious.
Booking network, February 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Food63Mostly good
Great location, good restaurant and nice pools and facilities
Booking network, March 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Two pools, a bar with solid food and cold beers, and live music every night with different bands—so good.
Booking network, August 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Food from the restaurant took a very long time & pizza was soggy when it arrived
Booking network, July 2025, rated 5/10 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 22.6 in 100 a year ago, 31.9 now557Weak spot
It was very loud because of the live music that played till 1am.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 3/10 by this guest
I know it's a hostel but the room was right by the bar and it felt like we were sleeping inside the drumkit.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
Cons- my room was right next to the bar, they have live music EVERY NIGHT, until 1am, even after sometimes, people shouting and being loud, I didn’t sleep well here at all, only good if you are a party person and will be sleeping at 2am.
Google, May 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: room condition, views and breakfast.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 233 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: something broken in the room, in 13 of 206 reviews.
Something broken in the room13 of 2061 in 16 reviews
The door for the private rooms doesn’t close all the way and it made me feel a bit uneasy as you could pretty much see straight into the room.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
you can’t close the door properly
Booking network, April 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
Wi-Fi11 of 2061 in 19 reviews
Bad wifi and constantly strange people checking in
Booking network, February 2026, rated 1/10 by this guest
The only things we didn’t like were that the WiFi didn’t reach our room, although it worked well in the common areas.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom9 of 2061 in 23 reviews
The only downside is that the toilet in my room can’t be locked and they don’t provide free water/dispensers.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
the bathrooms smelt , and handles fell off the shower.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Feeling unsafe9 of 2061 in 23 reviews
The buildings and rooms didn’t have keys so it wasn’t very secure (though there were lockers for belongings) and the shower handle came off in my hand.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
bar very loud music through wall until 1am, sketchy people at the bar not staying at hostel while the doors to the rooms dont lock
Booking network, July 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
Insects or pests5 of 2061 in 41 reviews
the ac does not work, was leaking my entire stay and the remote was on the lowest at 16 degrees yet still so hot at night and got bit by mosquitos constantly the whole night while it was so hot, could not sleep especially with loud music till 1am
Booking network, May 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
Many mosquitos, they need to spray or do something to get rid of them
Booking network, July 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Serious reports
1 in 206 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
Someone fell ill1 of 206 reviews
U can't control the temperature of the room before I sleep one night I made it 24 I woke up finding it on 20 & I caught a flu so better to make sure u get warm clothes or covers if u don't want cold weather
Booking network, August 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
3 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (5%).
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (24), restaurant (5), bar (5), beach (1), private balcony (4).
The hotel says it has no spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
Dorm beds for two start at $8 a night, from 56 dates checked in the coming year.
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked.
- hostelworld.com$8
- Booking.com$13
- bluepillow.id$15
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
No landmark, beach or station is within a half-hour walk; the closest is Seminyak Beach, 7.1 km away. There are 2 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: 7 Hungry4 min walk303 m by road
- Nearest beach: Nelayan Beach388 m
- Seminyak Beach7.1 km
- Kuta Beach11.9 km
- Bali airport15.8 km
- Uluwatu Temple19.8 km
- The Ubud Monkey Forest28.0 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
2 room types, all 4000 m².
- Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room4000 m²Sleeps 1Balcony
- Double Room with Private Bathroom4000 m²Sleeps 2BathtubBalcony
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.5 out of 10. 31% of the 6,148 hotels in Bali are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.8.
Every review site, out of 100
Tripadvisor rates it 94 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 85. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Tripadvisor takes them from anyone.
If quiet at night matters to you
Here, 57 of the 62 guests who mention quiet at night complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
206 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 802 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 206 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 63 older, 119 in other languages and 414 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 0 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 2 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.