they hold onto your passport until check out which I was a little uncomfortable with , I haven’t had to give my passport to any hostel until check out

we stayed in a dorm and it was wonderful. 4 double beds in the dorm! very comfortable. lovely kitchen available with tea and coffee! nice rooftop terrace and chill out area!

Stayed in May 2022

only one bathroom with shower and bathroom per floor so can get crowded in the morning

Great location, close to the action but without too much noise Nice kitchen and dorms with double beds and only 3 beds per dorm friendly staff

Stayed in April 2022

lack of social space

Nice hostel! a little out the way but great kitchen, showers and friendly staff. everyone gets a double bed instead of bunk beds which is cool

Stayed in April 2022

Through no fault of the hostel, you can hear the very loud music from the party hostel nearby. However the music does turn off at 10:30pm so it’s bearable.

A cool funky place, quite clean. The kitchen was good and the rooms were ok. Staff was super friendly and the laundry service was ideal!

Stayed in May 2022

Showers are a disaster

Stayed in March 2025

the best equippwd kitchen ive ever seen. VEEEERY comfortable beds and community spaces

Stayed in February 2025

Beware the private room has a broken toilet, that the owner knows about but has never fixed. We paid for a private and extra for the ensuite room but then couldn't use toilet and the shower was so low pressure we used the communal ones for the dorms, so absolute waste of money. Staff promised to partially refund via PayPal while we were there for the inconvenience, then after we departed just left our whatsapp messages on read and never gave anything back. Better options elsewhere in town, would avoid. Not social at all

Stayed in February 2025

Towels

Friendly staff. Close to everything.

Stayed in January 2025

Amazingly friendly staff, they will help you out with any question you have! Very good Location and clean.

Stayed in January 2025

It was difficult to find when I first got here. I had to go into another hostel and ask them for directions.

Yes this property is a bit difficult when you arrive to San Pedro, but this is one of the best hostels I’ve stayed at. Staff are so kind, happy to advise on anything, the whole place was extremely clean during my 4 day stay. Kitchen is very well equipped, they even have a free food section with oats, tea, coffee, honey, pasta, rice, salt and sugar. Wi-Fi works very well and rooftop hangout area is so lovely. The music from Mr Mullets goes on to 11pm but this wasn’t a problem for me, and I couldn’t really hear it from my room anyway.

Stayed in January 2025

The hostel has a cute flair with a cat living there, a nice roof terrace overlooking the lake and a hammock to relax in. The people working here are friendly and the owner can give u all kinds of information. My room was super small and had 5 people in it. There's no room to store things, just some small lockers so all of it is on the ground and as I checked in it just looked like a mess (super messy people is not their fault but bigger lockers could prevent it). Beds have no privacy curtains and are super wobbly so you'll definitely wake the other person. There's just one bathroom each floor and sometimes I had to wait bout 45 minutes to brush my teeth and ended up brushing them at the sink in kitchen. More outside sinks would help. Water in the shower is only warm when you literally shower with the least pressure you can get- jumping from one drop to the next then. Location is alright - walkable to the lake and loads of bars and restaurants. It is super close to Mr Mullets Party Hostel but you get noise just until 11pm, so not too bad. Kitchen is spacious but it's one if the first kitchens I had in hostels which literally has no common products. Not even pepper or other spices! Let alone oil... What quite annoyed me is that they clean the kitchen directly at lunch time and I had to wait a few times bout half an hour for them to finish ... Why not do it bout 10 or around 3 when people usually don't cook? All in all it's relatively cheap but you'll get definitely better options around.

Stayed in December 2024

- very close to the clubs, meaning you will be awake till at least midnight, because the music is so loud. (good place if you like parties) - bathrooms were super small and not enough for the amount of people in the hostel. Very outdated bathrooms, with electric heating in showerhead which can be very dangerous. also very dark inside the showers, no hooks to put on your clothes or any places to put your stuff. - our room was right next to the kitchen. people came home after party at 3am and decided to cook a full meal. -

Matrasses were super comfy and the rooms nice and spacious. Location is good right in San Pedros town centre. Good wifi

Stayed in November 2024

The hostel is very hard to find, it is in an alley, there is a sign, but very hard to see. The hostel is situated next to a party hostel, which is blasting very loud music in the evening. I booked a private room to get some decent hours of sleep before the sunrise hike, but I ended up with only 3 hours of sleep. Once the music next door was over, people were chatting and laughing in de common area which was in front of my room (seems to be a social hostel though). I guess the hostel can't do anything about noise pollution, but be aware that if you're looking for a good or early night's sleep, this is probably not the best place to stay. The hostel only allows a luggage storage untill 2pm after check out. After 2pm they charge 80 quetzal with the explanation that I might use the facilities and use water. I asked them if I can only leave my backpack, but it would still cost me money. 80Q is a ridiculous price, it's almost the same price to stay for a night. I've been in a lot of hostels and I never had to pay to store my luggage. Because I had a night bus at 8pm I had to store my luggage somewhere. So I booked a bed in another place for 72Q, wished I stayed there instead of Mandala's.

Great view over the lake from the common/outside area. Although everything is dated, de private room was at least clean.

Stayed in November 2024

The place is really peacfull and you can meet nice people there. I spent few days in Mr. Mullets hostel and did not like it there. Mandala is so much better.

Stayed in October 2024

Right next to a party hostel so it's loud very long time. Very clique guests which haven't been open for new guests. Receptionist seemed a Lil bit stressed. They keep your passport as deposit which is not OK in my opinion. Dirty showers.

The roof terrace was quiet cool!

Stayed in October 2024

Cold water in the shower

Good vibes, close to everything, very nice host!

Stayed in September 2024

The staff didn't comunicate with each other, and so our reapeted comlaints about the shower and the bathroom in our room, not working, weren't fixed until the end of our stay

The location, the balcony, and the shared kitchen

Stayed in September 2024

Staff was pretty lame and no soap in the bathroom

Great location although not easy to have them open the door at first

Stayed in September 2024

The drain in my shower was clocked.. every time someone in my floor or above used their toilet my room smelled like sewage 🤮. Asked them to fix it but it never got fixed. The owner started partying at 2:30am on the roof that my walls very vibrating. When I went up there to ask politely to put the volume down, he just said I can't be there the roof is private 🙄😒

Stayed in August 2024

Noise of town

Chill clean space

Stayed in May 2024

hotter water for shower

great location, helpful staff, very safe, clean rooms, calming space. truly a perfect hostel experience!

Stayed in May 2024

I had no water on the first night. But they moved me to a better room in the second night and gave me a discount.

The staff here are so friendly and helpful

Stayed in February 2024

Extremely loud due to the proximity of party hostels that go until 11pm. The room I was in was right by the kitchen so I got woken up early with people making breakfast.

Property was very clean and in a classic villa style house. Location was convenient for getting around.

Stayed in December 2023

Only 1 toilet/shower per floor. Bit awkward to find, definitely needs more signage. It's easy to meet people as it's pretty small. But it's not that 'social' I found.

The kitchen is beautiful, and so clean, really really enjoyed eating in there. Laundry was done in a matter of hours. Super comfy bed, super cute cat. Nice upstairs area. Quite a few chill spots actually.

Stayed in August 2023

Water ran out while I was showering, but I told the manager and he fixed it within a few minutes!

Staff was incredibly helpful and responsive. Everyone was very friendly, kitchen was clean, very nice deck. Very reasonably priced.

Stayed in July 2023