I had problems with the shower. However, it seemed it was an exception, and they really tried to understand and give me support, and this is the most important.

The place is great and the staff is super friendly. I didn't want a party hostel, so it seemed to be the perfect choice.

Stayed in April 2025

Not the most social as no events held

Super comfy beds and 3 bed female dorm was spacious with lockers. Bathroom was basic but clean and had hot shower. Good kitchen and nice rooftop area. But of an alleyway to get there but was fine and a 2 minute walk to the Main Street. Would stay again.

Stayed in March 2025

Our private room had a weird smell that we couldn‘t get rid of with opening the windows for a while. In the middle of the night, the water in our bathroom stopped working and even after telling it to the staff, it didn‘t get fixed. Also the door didn‘t close unless it was locked with the key. I know that I can‘t have high expectations for a hostel in Guatemala but this was just too overpriced for what we got.

The general area of the hostel is nice and seems clean, the people working there were very friendly and helpful.

Stayed in March 2025

Clothes came back with some odd stains after using the hostel laundry service. You can also really hear the noise from Mr Mullets partyhostel. Not a problem to me personally, but maybe not great for light sleepers.

Nice hostel with great roof terrace. Kitchen is very nice. Staff was helpful and they offer many services. The hostel cat is also insanely cute. I was a bit afraid because many reviews talked about the sketchy alley to get to the hostel, but I found it no problem. It is a bit tricky to find the first time, but after that no issues and the alley was also not scary to me.

Stayed in January 2025

The bathroom had a bad smell coming from the drains i think, it was pretty bad.

The outdoor chill area was nice to sit in the afternoon. Good lake views. Good kitchen space. Wifi was good.

Stayed in January 2025

Even though Mandala's itself is quiet, there are super loud places all around it and you can hear them even in the bedrooms when you try to sleep before 11pm. One bed in my dorm was occupied by a hostel volunteer, who had left mess all over the bed and the floor nearby, and she was occupying half of the shelf space in the room, leaving little for the other 2 guests... My biggest concern was the fact that you can only access the hostel by going down a narrow alleyway, which made me reluctant to be out too much at night alone - even though San Pedro feels safe, I wouldn't want to take risks in a location set away from the actual street.

The terrace at the top is a lovely place to sit and enjoy the views over the lake, and the wifi seemed strong everywhere in the hostel. It's nice to have separate beds in a dorm room rather than bunks.

Stayed in December 2024

Smoking in the hostel and in terrace is allowed or not recognised by staff. Had to sleep next to the doors that cannot be properly closed without making lots of noise.

Nice view from the terrace. Helpful staff. Had little problems finding place. Comfortable 1 flor beds

Stayed in December 2024

The property is very hard to find! Took us a while to find it. It’s right next to mr mullets so very noisy until around 11pm ish. As soon as we checked in the toilet in our room wouldn’t flush at all. Went down to tell reception at 2.30pm who said someone was going to come and fix it. Didn’t get sorted until the next evening meaning we couldn’t use it and had to use the shared one. Just no urgency to help guests and get this fixed which was frustrating after paying all that money

The beds were super comfortable, loved the rooftop the view was very nice! Shower had hot water and the WiFi worked well :)

Stayed in November 2024

You have to rent a towel

Location is good, although the little alleyway is easily missed. Beds ok, quite comfy. Nice to have a modicum of privacy around bed - partial/ small curtain. Showers are iffy, weak flow if hot, otherwise more flow then cold. Well equipped kitchen, although not enough mugs, and wished there was hot water to wash-up. Lovely view of lake from top lounge area.

Stayed in December 2024

The hostel was quite hard to find initially, there is only a small sign high up on the alleyway you need to take. You can hear the music from Mr Mullets hostel but it didn't affect us and it is turned by 11ish.

The atmosphere and social area was good. It was good value and the location was good although a little hard to find.

Stayed in November 2024

The entrance is down an alley that was a bit scary as a solo female traveler and is on a quieter street in San Pedro than made me feel less comfortable going out alone after the sun had even begun to set. Also a bit of noise from mr mullets but nothing major

Friendly and helpful staff, nice property itself with nice terrace

Stayed in November 2024

They should provide a price list on the beer fridge as they are not cheap!

Lovely communal areas with amazing views makes this a very friendly hostel but not a party hostel. Comfortable rooms that are well situated and good value for money.

Stayed in October 2024

Someone took my food from the fridge!!!

There was no breakfast but on the other side hostel is quiet and you meet nice people. There is really nice terrace with lake view where you can rest or work online. It is much better than MR. Mullets which is dirty ,noisy and they try to charge you max. for little service.

Stayed in October 2024

Everything was great

This place is very cool to chill. I felt a bit of a comfort zone

Stayed in October 2024

The walls are too thin, you can hear every single noice other people make in the hostel in your rooms.

I loved the roof top and the dorms are spacious and the beds comfy. The people working there are really nice and the kitchen is good!

Stayed in October 2024

Serious plumbing issues, toilets do not flush correctly, shower drain gurgles and smells. Wifi didn’t work on our last night, although when it did work it was good.

Super clean bedroom, nice staff and very good laundry service at a good price. Great location, very nice view of the lake and good common areas.

Stayed in October 2024

The facilitiea wasn't great - there were problems with the stream in the shower. For times there was not water at all (in the toilets as well). Not the best location. small room. Pillow were too high to use.

The stuff were very kind. Nice view from the balcony.

Stayed in October 2024

The shower wasn't working and the water splashed in all directions but not on the body.

Rooftop . The bed was really comfy. Enough hangers in the room. Enough storage space.

Stayed in September 2024

Toilet didn’t really flush properly, not very clear for directions where it is, have to go down few alleyways to get there

Good location, comfortable and cheap

Stayed in September 2024

I won’t go again and don’t recommend. It’s not very social and offers no activities. Thanks to its proximity to Mr Mullets Party Hostel, you get the noise from this hostel until 11pm. It’s cool, if you want to join the activities there - and sometimes you’re lucky and get to go through the Mr Mullets backdoor - cutting the way from 7 minutes to 1. But that’s not a given. I had a private room and the shower smelled pretty bad, probably because of the stale water that wouldn’t drain and there was no housekeeping during my 3-nights stay, I would’ve at least hoped to have the trash can emptied once…

Price

Stayed in July 2024

Everything is very clean. Lounge, rooftop and kitchen - lots of space just to hang.

Stayed in July 2024

There are a limited amount of toilets which isn't great when the hostel is packed.

One of the cleanest hostels we have every stayed in!! Helpful staff who will sort anything for you.

Stayed in July 2024

There's only 1 bathroom per floor, which is definitely not enough.

Big, comfortable beds, spacious rooms, nice common areas (top terrace has an amazing view to the lake), well equipped kitchen.

Stayed in June 2024

The room we had was pretty dark and the bunk bed moved a lot and made a lot of noise. The terrace made up for it though and other rooms seemed to not have those issues.

Everything was clean, spacious kitchen and terrace with amazing views!

Stayed in March 2024