Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel vs Hotel Appas
Both are in Palampur, 220 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
HostelChaugan
Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel
- Guest rating
- 9.1 Excellent
- Location score
- 4.1
- Score by category
- 2 of 15
Hotel★★★Chaugan
Hotel Appas
- Guest rating
- 8.9 Excellent
- Location score
- 4.9
- Score by category
- 4 of 15
The short answer
Pick Hotel Appas
It comes out ahead on 4 of 15 compared facts. 220 m apart.
Choose Hotel Appas if you want
- more restaurants on the doorstep (22 / 6)
Why is Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel better than Hotel Appas?
No clear advantages in our data.
Why is Hotel Appas better than Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel?
- 116 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+16
- 2More walkable surroundings (walk grade 53 vs 36)+17
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel vs Hotel Appas: which hotel is better? | Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel | Hotel Appas |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Location | 4.1 | 4.9 +0.8 |
| Facilities | – | 2.5 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Public transport | – | 0.7 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.2 | 8.9 |
| Number of reviews | 10 | 14 +4 |
| Rank in Palampur | top 40% +4% | top 44% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.1 | 4.9 +0.8 |
| Distance to Chaugan centre | 410 m | 370 m |
| To public transport | – | 1.9 km |
| To the airport | 45 km | 45 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 6 | 22 +16 |
| To the nearest food shop | 2.9 km | 2.8 km |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 2 | 2 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 20 | 16 |
| Floors | 2 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2023 |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 12 +8 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| Check-out until | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parking | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Wheelchair accessible | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
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Location
220 m apart
Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel: city centre: 1.4 km, Kullu Manali Airport (KUU): 45 km, 6 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Hotel Appas: city centre: 1.4 km, nearest station Ahuj Railway Station: 1.9 km, Kullu Manali Airport (KUU): 45 km, 22 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel or Hotel Appas: common questions
Which is better, Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel or Hotel Appas?
Hotel Appas leads in 4 of 15 categories, including number of reviews, location score, restaurants within 500 m. Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel is stronger in guest rating, rank in Palampur.
Which is cheaper, Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel or Hotel Appas?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
How far apart are Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel and Hotel Appas?
The two hotels are 220 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score