Puerto Dreams H

Great chill atmosphere, really clean, sweet staff! Rooftop bar with good cocktails and great specialty cafe in the same building! Saludos a voluntarias Clara y Sabi, they were great!

A bit further from the beach and not in touristy area - for me that is a con. No big deal though.

Everything

Nothing

This place was incredible, I was solo traveling and from the second I checked in the staff was very welcoming - even the people who were staying there as well. it felt like I just walked into someone’s home. Karla and Joana were amazing and always helpful with any questions, tips, recommendations and even showing me around the center, Paulo at the cafe was always in a good mood and making amazing cortado for me. everyone who I didn’t name was also great.

For your own sake, please don’t stay at this hostel, we had a genuinely terrible experience. First, the location is not good. The hostel is a 20-minute drive from La Punta, where all the bars, restaurants, and activities are. There’s no Uber here, so every trip costs at least £5 and it can take a while to find a taxi. Because of the distance, the hostel isn’t social at all, and it’s difficult to meet or go out with other travellers. Second, the hostel itself is very run down. The bed I was given had no curtains, and the wooden frame was wobbly and broken. A volunteer even told me the bed had snapped the week before and they were still waiting for someone to fix it, so why charge someone to sleep in it? The top bunks also have no plug points so I had to rely on using my friend’s because she had a bottom bunk, but if I was solo travelling, I would not have had access to one at all. The rooms are also extremely dark and dingy, it was hard to see even during the day. The lockers are too small for a backpack, only fitting a few small items, and there is no hot water in the bathrooms. The AC does not get turned on until 10pm so it is really hot during the day. The kitchen, despite being advertised as a facility, is barely usable. There were no mugs, only one pan, and almost no utensils. Our food bag, with about £15 (400 pesos) worth of food, was stolen from the kitchen, and when we told the volunteers, they simply said there was nothing they could do despite the fact that it was labels and left in the right location. The sink was constantly overflowing with dirty dishes because no one enforced cleaning rules. When there’s only one pan available, this becomes especially gross. On our last day, we used the laundry service recommended by the hostel — Lavandería Jacarandas, which is owned by the same owner. They completely ruined our clothes with bleach. This is really upsetting as a backpacker with only few clothes and with sensitive skin!

la vibra, los voluntarios, los managers, todo.

nada para aportar

La gente

Que el café no abre los domingos

The atmosphere in the hostel is super nice. You can be social in the bar or chill in the couches and hammocks around the hostel. The activities they host are diverse and a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed the yoga class in the morning. The volunteers are amazing and the cleaning staff does amazing work.