Mitico El Castillo

the staff was amazing! there is only one dorm so we became a little family with all the people that stayed in the dorm. it feels so personal because it’s such a small hostel. the location is great. there are little foodmarkets on a 200 meter distance.

It's a nice place but I had a problem.

I was not able to use my reservation. I have arrived the next day very early the morning, after check in time, but as it was just a bed in a dorm I didn't think it was gonna be a problem for me to still get a couple of hours of sleep. Unfortunately it was - they refused to give me the bed, so I had to sleep on the bench until my next reservation (which was in the same hostel)

stayed here for 2 nights and honestly really enjoyed my stay. the girl at reception just speak Spanish but she is really kind and happy to help with anything. the son of the owner is always walking around with a big smile on his face. My bus was a little later on the day, I could stay and use the pool, shower and hang out there the whole day. You get a towel and there’s free cold (or warm) water refill. also the dogs are tooo cute and always in for a cuddle session. all and all I felt really welcome!

there is just one bathroom upstairs. there are multiple showers downstairs at the pool. it could use a bit more atmosphere. plastic tables and chairs and it feels a bit empty in some places.

The accomodation is cute, the beds were comfortable, it was clean

The location is far from the center and Restaurants, the kitchen needs more Equipment and the Pool was occupied by day visitors

I absolutely loved this little Cinderella-esque castle in an unlikely place like Palenque ;). It's a beautiful house with lots of rooms/landings and big windows. The owner and staff were lovely! Very nice and helpful. Loved the 2 little dogs and the cats. The pool is great. Really beautiful house!!! It is a bit far from Palenque town, but more relaxed due to that. It's definitely too far to walk to the town, especially in this heat, but there's a shop very close by, or a taxi costs only around 40 pesos.

Due to the layout of the house/castle, I didn't have a bed in an actual room, but sort of 'out in the open' on a landing across from the balcony on the top floor, so everyone could walk past it. (There is a dorm, though.) But I didn't mind the bed in the end. There were no curtains at the beds, but I helped myself with towels for some privacy. The house is very light-filled, which is lovely. However, without curtains on the windows, it means that you will wake up very early in the morning. There is no sink in the kitchen, so you have to walk to the one in the courtyard outside.

The property was unique and had cool decorations and a decent sized pool.

My room was near the front entrance and was a bit noisy with guests, music, dogs, chickens, etc. I think the walls are just a bit thin. The bathroom had a huge window with no curtain so I felt uncomfortable to shower. I think an additional lock on the door to the room would also improve my feeling of safety as a solo traveler.

The place is very quiet and has a lovely space to hang out. The swimming pool is amazing. The atmosphere is friendly. I met lots of great people and relax a lot. Palenque is very warm place and this hostel offers a cool atmosphere to relax after the visits.

They is no breakfast, but I am sure that they will provide it when they are ready to do so.

The staff is friendly and helpful at all times. However a friend had told me, who's stayed there before, that you should lock your valuables well since one of the employees is taking money now and then. So I felt a bit paranoid most of the times, but I also haven't noticed anything while my stay, so for me it's been all good about that! The castle is well equipped and the outside area looks really nice. Unfortunately I did rain a lot while I was there, so I couldn't use it. I got a queen-sized bed, which was really nice!

The dorms aren't proper rooms, but you rather stay in an open space next to the hallway. They told me later, that they were changing a few things, so that might be different by time. A door would be nice. Also I found a bedbug in my bed the next morning and was bitten my it as well. They didn't seem to know bedbugs when I told them about it (since I had to show them a picture and explain what that meant). So I'm not sure how well they'd take care of it. Unfortunately apart from me, there were only one or two more guests, when I was staying there. So it wasn't easy to meet other people. The place is a bit far away from restaurants and the center, but there are small shops close by, in case you wanna cook something.

I really loved staying here, it’s a beautiful hostel with very kind staff :) It’s always clean, the beds are comfortable, big swimming pool, coffee in the mornings, very cute dogs & cats. I stayed in the 4 bed dorm room which had great air conditioning. It’s a very new hostel so there are things they’re still working on, but I still had a great stay, and I imagine it will only keep getting better :)