Barra Beach Club

This American-run hostel earns top honors across the pedestrian bridge. Three-, four- and 10-bed dorm facilities are spread across several buildings, all with spectacular seaview terraces. It's popular with surfers (wetsuits, short and longboards, and bodyboards all available for free) who are content to kick back here with Asian and Italian meals, veranda massages and post-wave beers at the bar.