About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Lazy Crab Hostel in Balgue offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and tiled floors. Ground-floor units feature inner courtyard views and walk-in showers. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, garden, bar, and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a shared kitchen, games room, and indoor play area. Convenient Services: The property provides private check-in and check-out, a paid shuttle service, concierge, and tour desk. Free on-site parking and bicycle hire are available. Local Attractions: Maderas Volcano is 12 km away. Walking and cycling tours are popular activities.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Number of guests
 
1 double bed
1 single bed
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1 double bed
1 double bed
1 double bed
1 single bed
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1 double bed
1 bunk bed
1 single bed
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1 double bed
1 double bed
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1 bunk bed
1 double bed
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1 double bed
1 bunk bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Ben
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good vibe! Staff are very friendly and helpful, loads of common areas to hang out and has a pool table. Great free breakfast each morning, also offer reasonable scooter rentals and tours. Plenty of showers and toilets. Free water, straight from a...
  • Billy
    Australia Australia
    Nice hostel with good location near the lake. Comfortable beds, clean facilities, cool rooftop and tasty breakfast. Staff were friendly and helpful. Big bonus for ability to rent bikes from hostel.
  • Tomer
    Israel Israel
    Great vibe, not a party hostel but a more mature one. Good for a relaxed stay in Ometepe.
  • Meghanne
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Triple private room was spacious and beds were comfy with a big fan per person. Staff were friendly and super helpful with arranging taxis and scooter hire. Free breakfast every morning was really good and 3 options. Good location on side of...
  • George
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Plenty of space to hang out, really chilled, nice breakfast, good scooters/motorbikes to rent out
  • Emmett
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast was fantastic with 3 great options. The staff were really great and the location was good too.
  • Sarah
    Germany Germany
    The place is simple but so lovely. It has a really cool roof terrace to have a Beer or Drink some coffee. The breakfast is really yummy, they let you choose between three different things. The owners are so helpful in every way.
  • Claudia
    Nicaragua Nicaragua
    Breakfast was great everyday I was there. We get 3 options, made to order and delicious. Staff was attentive and delivered the plate to the table. Free coffee included. Scooter rentals on site. Great views from the top terrace. Right in town where...
  • Julie
    France France
    The staff is very helpful, good location, very nice breakfast and a lot of areas to chill(rooftop, hammocks)
  • Delphine
    Belgium Belgium
    - free breakfast is amazingly good - very well located - staff is super friendly - kitchen - motorbike rental, if you want to explore Ometepe - pooltable - both indoor and outdoor chilling areas (seeing it rains a little bit every day on...

Host Information

Company review score: 9.1Based on 114 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

Local family hostel

Property information

This is a happy, colourful and super relaxed local and family onwed hostel in Balgue, small town on Isla de Ometepe. A good place to be surrounded by nature and super cool local people with good vibes. We are just down the road from the entrance to the Maderas volcano hike and under a minutes walk the waters edge where you can swim and spend your day. Close the the hostel you can find restaurants and little shops for food. We hire out dirt bikes, scooters and bicycles and run tours from our hostel. We offer diverse kind of accommodations adapted to any kind of guests or traveller. We have dorms, private rooms, double bedrooms, group bedrooms, etc. that will suit the needs of any kind of traveller. Nearest ATM is at Moyogalpa so make sure you have enough cash upon arrival.

Neighbourhood information

Small town called Balgue have restaurants, small shop for food and alot of activities to do.

Languages spoken

English,Spanish

Property surroundings

Facilities of Lazy Crab Hostel

Great facilities! Review score, 8.1

Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Sun terrace
  • BBQ facilities
    Additional charge
  • Terrace
  • Garden

Kitchen

  • Shared kitchen

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed

Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.

Activities

  • Bicycle rental
    Additional charge
  • Cooking class
  • Happy hour
  • Bike tours
    Additional charge
  • Walking tours
  • Evening entertainment
  • Horse riding
    Additional charge
  • Cycling
  • Hiking
    Additional charge
  • Canoeing
    Additional chargeOff-site
  • Billiards
  • Games room
  • Fishing
    Additional chargeOff-site

Food & Drink

  • Coffee house on site
  • Fruits
    Additional charge
  • Snack bar
  • Bar

Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Street parking
  • Accessible parking

Reception services

  • Lockers
  • Private check-in/check-out
  • Concierge service
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour desk
  • Currency exchange

Entertainment and family services

  • Indoor play area
  • Board games/puzzles

Cleaning services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning
  • Laundry

Safety & security

  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key access
  • 24-hour security

General

  • Shuttle service
    Additional charge
  • Grocery deliveries
    Additional charge
  • Designated smoking area
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Fan
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms

Wellness

  • Massage
    Additional charge

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

House rules

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Check-in
From 12:00 to 20:00
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 14 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 06:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 06:00:00.

FAQs about Lazy Crab Hostel