Banana Bungalow Hollywood Hotel & Hostel

Great spot!!! Right on Hollywood Blvd, easy to get around 💯 Staff members are so helpful. Ping pong tournament lots of fun. And the free breakfast was soo good. And the office is twenty four hours.. It makes it easy to ask any questions. Great place!!

So happy we picked this hostel! The staff were very welcoming. The building had gates and front door codes changed regularly. Generally parking in Hollywood is easily over $25-50, so paying only $11 for secure parking was fantastic! The free breakfast was simple, and filling. Some of our room mates used the ensuite kitchen to make scrambled eggs. The cleaning crew cleaned our dorm every single day. The location is close to Griffith observatory, Greek Theatre, and Hollywood Bowl. Overall, it was a great value: clean, safe, free breakfast, friendly staff! Will be back!

Fantastic spot on Hollywood *****. I loved the kitchen and dining area in my room, I made scrambled eggs at 2am. Cheap parking that was secure and played billiards all night. Super friendly staff, love the Palm Tree Garden in the back. Can't wait to go back, happy travels.

Stayed with 3 of my girl friends in a 6 bed dorm on our way to Coachella! The overall feel was clean, unique, friendly, safe. Gated and coded added to feeling safe. Staff were welcoming and friendly. Waking up to a free breakfast which had fresh bagels, hot coffee, fruit, oatmeal, egg sandwiches and other pastries. The room was nicely organized and clean. It's the only hostel I have stayed in that had a full kitchen! Awesome! Parking was secure. Really cool tiki garden in the back. Pool table, ping pong, basketball, lounge areas. This is a really amazing hostel! They also had a bbq social night which was fun.

Perfect for families, and friends! Remodeled rooms, clean, cool common areas. Free breakfast, friendly staff. Awesome price! They have organized social activities too. Solo female traveler here meeting up with some family in LA and this place was awesome! Felt really safe and secure. Will be staying again!

Stayed in Hollywood for the Holidays. Banana Bungalow Hollywood was fantastic! Super social and traveler-friendly environment! Loved being able to see the HOLLYWOOD sign from the courtyard! Breakfast was good, basic and FREE! Overall a super cute, fun and inviting place! We really had a good time and the staff were super helpful and nice too!

Only book here if you don't mind unreliable, untrustworthy management. After booking online I arrived at the hostel and the very rude employee informed me there was no bed available and I should go to another place. So I asked him about my reservation and he assured me he would cancel it. Before leaving I asked if he had already canceled it - he said yes. So I booked the nearest Motel 6. But one week later, at the end of my trip, running low on funds as I'd predicted, this Banana Bungalow hostel charged my credit card $77.35. The employee acted in bad faith because he didn´t cancel my reservation like he said he would. Unfortunately I´m not the only one who has had the credit card charged in the wrong way. They take your credit card details and use them as they wish. BAD VIBES HOSTEL. DO NOT STAY HERE.

Clean comfortable hostel with secure access. Private room was spacious but missing a blanket. Felt safe and good location. Wish bags could be kept more secure than just being left in office area. Overall a good stay and would stay again for the value.

This was the ideal base for a short stopover in LA. It was about 10-15 mins walking to central Hollywood attractions and Hollywood/vine metro. It’s about 10 mins drive from WB/universal studios and Hollywood sign viewpoint. It felt safe to walk around but homelessness is a big problem throughout LA so can make you feel a bit uncomfortable seeing so many people in tents outside the hostel. The people who run the hostel are so lovely and laid back. There’s a lot going on but we always had plans so couldn’t make any of the parties. The free breakfast is great and just enough to keep you going until getting lunch, sometimes there was muffins and pop tarts and sometimes oatmeal. I think to get this included is a great option! We opted for a basic private room and had a lot of space for us. A good size bathroom and fridge. It had everything we needed as we were hardly in the room. If you are looking to spend more time in a hotel consider paying a bit more , but this is ideal if you’re planning on doing lots of sightseeing. Please be mindful that this hostel also goes by another way on Uber/Lyft so keep that in mind when ordering.