They charge between $50 and $120 per room a night, depending on the number of guests and whether it is peak season.
A room in a hotel in that area could cost at least three or four times more. For the price they pay, tenants get a bed, bathroom access, air-conditioning and housekeeping services. Rooms with bathrooms are pricier. These 'hostels' are often fronted by the owners' maids, usually Indonesians, who can communicate better with these overseas patients, many of whom are also Indonesians.
Budget Accommodation, Guide to 1991-92: Europe and Mediterranean v.1 (Vol 1)
Hostelling International: Budget Accommodation You Can Trust Europe and the Mediterranean, 1995 (Hostelling International: Europe)
Hostelling International Budget Accommodation 1993: Europe and the Mediterranean/Book and Map (Hostelling International: Europe)
On Campus: U S A and Canada : Budget Accommodation for Tourists and Groups
Hostelling International Budget Accommodation 1993: Africa, America, Asia and Australasia/Book and Map (Hostelling International: Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific)
