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CediHostel

Verified student hostel booking

Book a verified student hostel bed near campus before you arrive, without an agent taking your money.

CediHostel lists verified hostels around Legon, KNUST, UCC, UPSA and the private universities, with photos of actual rooms, real bed availability, distance to campus, and water, power and security reported. Students pay no fee.

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No account. No card. No sales call.

  • Verified hostels near each campus
  • Book and pay a deposit before you travel
  • No fee for students

The problem

Every academic year begins with a scramble.

Students arrive in a city they do not know, sleep on a friend's floor, and hire a runner to find a room, paying an agent fee and often an advance for a bed that turns out to be occupied, filthy or nonexistent.

Hostel owners meanwhile have empty beds in one block and queues at another with no way to match demand.

Who it is for

  • Students and parents

    Students at Legon, KNUST, UCC, UPSA and the private universities, and the parents paying for their rooms.

  • Hostel owners

    Owners around each campus who want full blocks, a live occupancy dashboard and reliable payment.

What should you check before paying for a hostel bed near campus?

Answer sixteen questions about a hostel you are considering: the room, water, power and security, getting to campus, and how you pay. See which checks are done and what to ask before you pay. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

The hostel you are considering

Parents can answer on a student's behalf. Runs in your browser. Nothing is sent.

The room

Have you seen recent photos or a video of the actual room, not a sample room?

Has the hostel confirmed in writing that a bed is free for you, and from when?

Do you know how many students share the room?

Do you know how many students share each bathroom?

Water, power and security

Do you know where the hostel's water comes from, and what happens when supply stops?

Do you know whether there is power backup, and whether it covers the rooms?

Do you know the security arrangements, such as who controls the gate and whether rooms lock?

Do you know the curfew and visitor rules?

Do you know whether internet is included, and what it costs if not?

Getting to campus

Do you know how long the journey to campus takes at the time lectures start?

Have you worked out what transport to campus will cost over the year?

Have you asked current residents about the route back to the hostel after dark?

Paying

Are you paying the hostel owner or manager directly, not a runner?

Will you get a receipt naming the hostel, the room type and the amount paid?

Is the balance paid only at check-in, after you have seen the room?

If an agent is involved, is their fee agreed in writing before you pay anything?

Answer the questions to see your score. It updates as you go.

Method: yes scores a question in full, partly scores half and no scores nothing. Each is weighted from one to three by how much it matters to your money and your daily life, and the score is the weighted share, as a percentage. It lists what to ask; it does not judge the hostel.

How it works

CediHostel, from the first step to the result.

  1. 1

    Choose your campus

    See verified hostels with real availability.

  2. 2

    Compare what matters

    Distance, water, power, security, curfew and internet.

  3. 3

    Book and pay a deposit

    Before you travel.

  4. 4

    Check in

    The balance is held until check-in and inspection.

A bed booked before you arrive

A booking platform for each campus, with honest reporting on the things students actually ask about.

  1. Photos of the actual rooms

    Every hostel is verified with photographs of the rooms you would stay in.

  2. Real bed availability

    See real availability by room type, before you travel.

  3. Distance and transport time

    Distance and transport time to campus for every hostel.

  4. The things students ask

    Water supply, power backup, security, curfew, internet and how many share a bathroom, reported honestly.

  5. Deposit held until check-in

    Book and pay a deposit online, with the balance held until check-in and inspection.

  6. Roommate matching

    Matching for students who want to share a room.

Questions people actually ask

What does it cost students?
Nothing. Students pay no fee.
How are hostels verified?
Every hostel is verified with photographs of actual rooms, with real bed availability by room type.
What information is shown?
Distance and transport time to campus, plus water supply, power backup, security, curfew, internet and how many share a bathroom.
When do I pay?
You book and pay a deposit online before travelling. The balance is held until check-in and inspection.
Can I find a roommate?
Yes. Roommate matching is available for shared rooms.
What do hostels pay?
6 percent of the booking value, only on confirmed check-ins. Featured placement is available during admission season, and owners with multiple blocks can add an occupancy management tool for 200 cedis a month.
Why should I trust the hostel booking check?
The score comes from your own answers, worked out in your browser, and it does not check any hostel. CediHostel's free campus housing map shows verified prices, distances and student reviews for the hostels around each campus.

Pricing

Free for students. Hostels pay only when a booking checks in.

Students

Find and book a verified bed.

Free
no fee
  • Verified rooms
  • Deposit held until check-in
  • Roommate matching
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HostelsRecommended

Charged only on confirmed check-ins.

6%
of booking value, on check-in
  • Live occupancy dashboard
  • Reliable payment
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Occupancy tool

For owners with multiple blocks.

200 cedis
per month, optional
  • Occupancy management
Get in touch

Featured placement is available during admission season. Prices in cedis.

What should you check before paying for a hostel bed near campus?

Answer sixteen questions about a hostel you are considering: the room, water, power and security, getting to campus, and how you pay. See which checks are done and what to ask before you pay. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

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It runs in your browser. CediHostel never sees your inputs.