Youth Hostel
Aktivitas Hostel Remaja (youth Hostel)
🏨 Section I — Accommodation & Food Service
Short-term shared accommodation (sharing rooms) for tourism, recreation, education, or travel. Youth hostels and youth lodges. Shared dormitory-style rooms, sometimes private rooms. Distinguished from hotels by the communal/shared nature of the stay.
What You Need
PP28/2025 Licensing Data1 scale
Post-License Obligations3
→ Obtain Health Feasibility Certificate from Dinas Kesehatan
→ Submit periodic business activity reports to regulator
→ Provide evidence of business standard compliance documents
Mikro/Kecil/Menengah. Medium-Low, automatic. Needs Sertifikat Laik Sehat (health worthiness). Must submit periodic reports and standard compliance documents.
Fully open — 100% foreign ownership allowed.
CODICE_RINUMERATO from 55191. Renumbered but functionally identical.
Bali Intelligence
The hostel market in Bali caters primarily to backpackers and digital nomads on a budget. Canggu and Kuta dominate. For PMA investors, the IDR 10B minimum for a hostel business is challenging — hostels are inherently low-margin, high-volume. Most foreign-owned hostels in Bali operate under local nominee structures (illegal) or scale up to boutique hotel classification (55103/55106). The 'Partnership' restrictions from the Positive Investment List may apply to small-scale hostels (under 10 rooms), effectively barring PMA entry at the micro level. Scaling to 20+ beds with professional management is the minimum viable PMA play.
KBLI 2025 Hospitality & Accommodation: Hotels, Villas & Guesthouses in Bali
zantara.balizero.comTKA Eligible Positions
Kepmenaker 228/2019 — Category 8: Akomodasi & Makan/Minum
Kepmen 228/2019 lists 12 TKA-eligible positions in this category. Selection optimized using ISCO classification methodology.
KEDUA Provision — Directors & Commissioners Exemption
- 55209 — Other Short-Stay (for bungalow/capsule additions)
- 56101 — Restaurant (if serving meals)
- 55400 — Booking Platform (if operating your own reservation system)
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