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The pick of Malang's backpackers is this friendly, centrally located hostel, opened in 2019 by a Dutch-Indonesian couple, both of whom are experienced in the local tourism industry. Private rooms and dorms are fitted with quality mattresses and enlivened with tasteful decor, while a bar-cafe, free city tours (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), morning runs and cooking classes (per person 250,000Rp) keep things social.

Book directly through the hostel for cheaper rates. It also runs Helios Travels downstairs.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Candi Singosari

    Candi Singosari

    6.21 MILES

    Situated right in the village of Singosari, 12km north of Malang, this temple stands 500m off the main Malang–Surabaya road. One of the last monuments…

  • Panataran Hindu Temples

    Panataran Hindu Temples

    28.76 MILES

    The Hindu temples at Panataran (locally called 'Penataran') are the largest intact Majapahit temples, and the finest examples of ancient East Javanese…

  • Candi Sumberawan

    Candi Sumberawan

    8.12 MILES

    This small, squat Buddhist stupa lies in the terraced, cultivated foothills of Gunung Arjuna, about 5km northwest of Singosari. It was built to…

  • Candi Jago

    Candi Jago

    9.23 MILES

    Along a small road near the market in Tumpang, 22km from Malang, Candi Jago was built between 1268 and 1280 and is thought to be a memorial to the fourth…

  • Candi Kidal

    Candi Kidal

    6.26 MILES

    Set in the village of Kidal, west of Tumpang, with houses rising all around, this graceful temple was built around 1260 as the burial shrine of King…

  • Hotel Tugu Malang

    Hotel Tugu Malang

    0.28 MILES

    Malang’s most impressive museum isn’t actually a museum at all, but a hotel: the boutique, four-star Hotel Tugu Malang, a showcase for its owner, arguably…

  • Kebun Raya Purwodadi

    Kebun Raya Purwodadi

    13.89 MILES

    A few kilometres north of Lawang on the road to Surabaya, the Kebun Raya Purwodadi are expansive dry-climate botanical gardens. The 85 hectares are…

  • Jalan Besar Ijen

    Jalan Besar Ijen

    0.87 MILES

    Malang has some wonderful colonial architecture. Just northwest of the centre, Jl Besar Ijen is Malang’s millionaires' row, a boulevard lined with elegant…

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Nearby Malang attractions

1. Hotel Tugu Malang

0.28 MILES

Malang’s most impressive museum isn’t actually a museum at all, but a hotel: the boutique, four-star Hotel Tugu Malang, a showcase for its owner, arguably…

2. Balai Kota

0.33 MILES

Close to the city centre, the Balai Kota is an immense Dutch administrative building, built in a hybrid of Dutch and Indonesian architectural styles with…

3. Pasar Bunga

0.45 MILES

The flower market, Pasar Bunga, is pleasantly sited around a river valley and is the place to stroll in the morning.

4. Kampung Warni Widi

0.65 MILES

A local initiative to beautify Malang's ramshackle, high-density kampung are these whimsical multicoloured neighbourhoods that have been transformed into…

5. Great Mosque Jami Malang

0.71 MILES

Malang's central mosque is a pincushion of minarets that overlooks one end of the alun-alun (main square).

6. Gereja Maria Bundel Karmel

0.77 MILES

A historic Catholic church, founded in the colonial days, but with a still-devoted local congregation.

7. Jalan Besar Ijen

0.87 MILES

Malang has some wonderful colonial architecture. Just northwest of the centre, Jl Besar Ijen is Malang’s millionaires' row, a boulevard lined with elegant…

8. Pasar Besar

0.89 MILES

Malang's largest public market. Expect fruit, beef, fish and more, much more. Busiest in the morning, it's worth a trawl for the people-watching as much…