Hostal Doble Vista

Hike up to a remote area with howler monkeys and lots of nature.

One of the staff stole from my wallet, and an hour ish after we made a scene my property was returned. Very limited electricity, no cell signal, WiFi and power goes off after 8-9pm.

Location was good, you live in the Jungle but still able to see the ocean. The staff was super friendly and funny. They have a beautiful garden an things to explore around. Beach really close bye. If you need help with a boat or tips for paseos, you get helped pretty well.

No fans, was quite warm in the night. Breakfast portion were way to small. No proper and regular cleaning of the dorms, had to throw the garbage and beg that the room get wiped. More regularly quality control on cleaning and food could help to envelope the place further. No locker or security system and not enough shelves to store your personal belonging.

The owner is a delight to be around and also a great cook! During the stay I was feeling a bit off (unrelated to the stay) and the owner immediately offered medication to help.

To reach the location keep in mind you have to climb quite a bit. This was communicated before hand by the owner but do not underestimate this. Also at times the wifi might not work, this is only natural as the location is quite remote: bring a book!

Location is amazing, away from it all, in a rain forrest, with a view over the sea, 5 min walk to the beach. The main areas and cabins are fairly basic, but have a lovely atmosphere and are comfortable. I really liked it. Staff was friendly.

We had one dinner that was really nice, the other dinner was bland and basic, there is no menu, so no choice, but they do cater for veggies/vegans The breakfasts were tasty, but there was no choice, you get one dish (one day granola and fruit, the other day egg and fruit). No other additional dishes on offer, so if you are a hungry person this may not be enough. No deserts at dinner, no snacks during the day, no coffee, or tea during the day. Coffee is served at bfast (seems to be the nescafe type) but there was no milk, not even powdered milk. I realise that this hostel is off the beaten track, but I don't see why they couldn't serve coffee, or tea during the day and bake a cake as you cant exactly walk to the next village for a snack. Alcoholic drinks available were beer, or rum and coke, or whiskey, no other cocktails and no wine. (other then a very suspicious looking local brew of grape). I just felt that any entrepreneurial service attitude was lacking and at times it felt asking a question was interrupting the staff playing dominos.

lovely setting and staff

Fantastic place, the owners are leaving the dream with their beautiful family. Probably the best hostel I ever been to. If you want to get away from everything, this is THE PLACE. The beds were comfy, the food was excellent, you can party at night or you can sleep in the quiet rooms. I recommend getting there directly with the boat, otherwise from Capurgana it's hard to get a boat.

Really nothing I can complain about.

Fabulous place to stay and the staff were wonderful.

Unfortunately the boats weren't running from capurgana when we had our booking. This meant that we had to walk to aguacate with our backpacks which was quite challenging. This is obviously completely outside of the owners control but something to be aware of if you're booking here during the windy season.

Perfect place for to rest. People is very friendly, environment is wonderful and the weather is nice.