Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel vs The Hosteller Bir
Both are in Palampur, 400 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
- 4 of 16
HostelChaugan
The Hosteller Bir
- Guest rating
- 8.3 Very good
- Location score
- 4.8
- Score by category
- 5 of 16
The short answer
Pick The Hosteller Bir
It comes out ahead on 5 of 16 compared facts. 400 m apart.
Choose Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.1 / 8.3)
Choose The Hosteller Bir if you want
- more restaurants on the doorstep (20 / 6)
Why is Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel better than The Hosteller Bir?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.1 vs 8.3)+0.8
- 2Earlier check-in (13:00 vs 14:00)−1h
Why is The Hosteller Bir better than Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel?
- 1More guest reviews (109 vs 10), so the rating is more reliable×11
- 214 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+14
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 51 vs 36)+15
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel vs The Hosteller Bir: which hotel is better? | Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel | The Hosteller Bir |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.8 | 8.3 |
| Location | 4.1 | 4.8 +0.7 |
| Public transport | – | 1.7 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.7 +0.3 | 8.3 |
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.8 | 8.3 |
| Number of reviews | 10 | 109 +99 |
| Rank in Palampur | top 40% +33% | bottom 27% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.1 | 4.8 +0.7 |
| Distance to Chaugan centre | 410 m | 440 m |
| To public transport | – | 1.7 km |
| To the airport | 45 km | 45 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 6 | 20 +14 |
| To the nearest food shop | 2.9 km | 2.8 km −140 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 2 | 2 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 20 | 14 |
| Floors | 2 | 1 |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 6 +2 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 13:00 −1h | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Terrace | ✓ | – |
| Balcony | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
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Location
400 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.
The Hosteller Bir: city centre: 1.4 km, nearest station Ahuj Railway Station: 1.7 km, Kullu Manali Airport (KUU): 45 km, 20 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel or The Hosteller Bir: common questions
Which is better, Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel or The Hosteller Bir?
The Hosteller Bir leads in 5 of 16 categories, including number of reviews, location score, restaurants within 500 m. Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel is stronger in StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Palampur.
Which is cheaper, Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel or The Hosteller Bir?
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How far apart are Destination Bir Backpacker Hostel and The Hosteller Bir?
The two hotels are 400 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