"Pros: Sleepy Raccoon is a relaxed quiet hostel in the outskirts of Yogyakarta, good for sightseeing the UNESCO heritage sites of Borobodur and Prambanan and quite far removed from the tourist strip or Malioboro and Prawirotaman Roads. It's in a traditional Javanese home, with some rooms and dorms around a spacious living area with kitchen and some en suite family rooms in an extension, set in nice green grounds. It is very quiet, and mosts guests appear to be sightseeing and were friendly and respectful but not overly social, so it is a great place to stay with your family or part of a group. It was quiet at night, and I had a very good sleep. The owner is present most of the time and the most friendly and helpful when it comes to local sightseeing, tours, SIM cards, anything, really, without any hard sell. There are some pleasant outside areas to relax in, and two very friendly well fed cats that belong to the hostel. There is a supermarket and fruit stalls about 10min walk away, with at least 5 local warung less than 5min walk away - the whole area sees relatively few tourists, and of you want to stay in a nice local area, this is the place to be. Price was very good, well cheaper than in the Prawirotaman Road (which is more convenient for walking and has cool street art) so altogether, I was very happy with my stay here. Cons: The location, though quiet and in what looks like a nice middle-class residential area, is not convenient for sightseeing within Yogyakarta but fine if you are taking private transport to Borobodur and Pramabanan. It is about 7km from the city centre with no public transport so you will rely on taxis, rideshare, or you can rent a scooter for a reasonable price from the hostel. I used Grab motobike, and never had an issue travelling to and from the hostel, even in the dark. It felt very safe. I booked a private room with shared facilities and was a little disappointed when I got a room with very little natural light, not looking like the photographs. However, it gets dark early in the tropics, and I was out sightseeing most of the time, so while my room was rather darf and not particularly pretty, it was functional, clean, with a comfortable bed and an airconditioner that worked very well." ~Anja

"Pros: Cheap ,clean ,easy to get around ,the staff and the owner are very friendly" ~Viqri