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Reviews of Hostal Brisas y Olas

Parque 1 1/2 al Oeste , 050-088-4 San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

#25 of 31 hotels in San Juan del Sur

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 52 hotel reviews

7.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.1

  • Comfort

    7.0

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    6.9

  • Staff

    7.7

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free WiFi

    6.0

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  • Reviewed: November 21, 2022

    6.0
    Is only for emergencies
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was not clean. Bathroom was not clean.

    What I liked it was the security, because we went out at night, then we arrived at 3 am and there were a guard opening the door.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: August 30, 2022

    7.0
    san juan is always a blast
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    was a litle too hot in the room , but was tolerable.

    well situated , can walk anywhere to or from

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 28, 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    it wasn‘t comfortable but good for the price

    The price and location were really nice

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: July 5, 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Home turned into a hostel.. nice location with cheap price but not a sociable typical hostel.. i was almost alone for 2 days in my large 10 bed dorms.. Its a place if one wants just to crash into bed with silence.. else go to pachamama or other party hostel..!

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: June 22, 2022

    8.0
    If you're just looking for a sleeping place, this is great!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The kitchen is not clean or equipped to be used by guests. The appliances need to be replaced and things like the fridge should be left on when guests things are in there (like yogurt and milk).

    It was private and the bed was comfortable. Easy accessible from town and safe at night. There were even extra pillows, towels and soap. There is also a closet if needed.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: April 21, 2022

    7.0
    Nice location, but they put us in a different hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They put us in the hostel next door, I guess because they ran out of room. So I had to go through registration twice, once at each hostel. The rooms were decent, but the bathrooms were small and sometimes dirty.

    Nice location in town.

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: February 5, 2022

    8.0
    We had a nice stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely little hostel very close to the beach and the center. The room was good and the bed comfortable, everything you need. And they had free coffee and water which was a nice touch.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: November 30, 2021

    7.0
    Ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathroom was stuffy and dark.

    Air-conditioning

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: November 29, 2021

    8.0
    Cheap stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Air conditioning for 10$ per night is way too expensive.

    Great location. Just 5 min walk to the beach. Also all restaurants for lunch and dinner were nearby. Really affordable for low budget trips.

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: October 6, 2021

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hot as hell cause as there is no airflow. And pictures are not comparable to the actual place.

    Location location . And the staff is exceptional. Keep in mind in its Nicaragua so benchmark is different

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: September 28, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    No hot water

    Very near from the beach and from the center ofcthectown

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 21, 2023

    1.0
    DO NOT STAY HERE
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    DO NOT STAY HERE - our room was dirty, dark and completely flooded so that there was a centimetre of water covering the entire room. Our belongings got absolutely soaked and ruined and the owner and hotel staff did nothing to apologise or compensate us

    HORRIBLE! DO NOT STAY HERE

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There were bugs in our bed and they were crawling in our stuff and in the pillow. The staff was not friendly. The rooms got very hot and even the fan didn't cool us down.

    The location was great! It over all was very quiet and peaceful.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: April 6, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was clean 👌 and excellent for staying, the beach is just some meters away , and the local market is near, so you can do your groceries 😀 if you want. We enjoyed it so much!

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not clean

    Cheap but you can get better for couple more dollars in san juan

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: November 1, 2022

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bed yo unconfortable.

    It was not confortable at all.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The rooms are too hot. Everything is unsterilized the beds are not mede well. The AC cost more than the night

    Location

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: August 31, 2022

    9.0
    Good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The hostal is located in a convenient part of town just down the road from the beach.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 10, 2022

    3.0
    Poor planning of hostel staff making it difficult to enjoy the stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Dirty kitchen. I get it, travellers can be very dirty but if you dont put any effort into cleaning common areas, it will get disgusting. It already is. The hostel offers free water, but there was none for the whole afternoon. The owner was always saying that they are coming with new one...it took 2 more hours. Poor planning, all the hostels we have visited before had always so many barrels ready, here they had maximum of 2 or like this case, 0. Last morning there was no gas. Would be cool to have spare one ready, but of course there was none, so no proper breakfast. The hostel did not have running water for 2 days. Okay, that can happen, but so far all hostels that faced such issues had huge barrel filled with water in the bathroom for such situations. This hostel does not have that. At least we got a bucket of water after complaining, so we could at least flush the toilet. How nice!

    There is not much we liked actually. It is a cheap hostel with loads of issues. They solved them eventually, although very slowly. In the end we got recompensation of 10 dollars, which is definitely nice, but would be better to improve the planning so future visitors do not need to face these issues, which are generally easily solvable.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: July 2, 2022

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Again its not a nice place aesthetically or anything and there were bugs around. That doesn't bother me much but if it bothers you just be aware.

    The place itself is not nice at all, not very charming or anything, but has the necessary things (beds, bathrooms, mirror, fan) and is what you can expect for the price. It does the trick for a cheap place to stay. No AC, we didnt encounter much in Nicaragua, but the fan above the bed was very powerful and kept us cool throughout the night which was great.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: April 4, 2022

    3.0
    chaos, prison, balcony, nice location
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    At arrival be careful paying cash, the chaos created disagreements. Instead of cleaning they sprayed really nice toilet refresher. Besides they make you feel very welkom by locking the front door with more locks than any decent prison. besides it’s a funny game to play Russian roulette with the fans that do not work.

    locatie

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: April 3, 2022

    4.0
    Wouldn’t recommend. There are better options even for this price in the city.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room had dirty walls, the bathroom was also not too clean, there was a big bug in the room, it was loud in the night until 2AM, the overall design of the room and the hostel is just not pleasant.

    A/C in the room, great location, access to kitchen BUT

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: March 31, 2022

    9.0
    Good location close to the beach at a fair price
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Sheet kept coming off the bed - seemed quite old WiFi was weak in our room (but fine in communal area) Fan was a bit dodgy - took a while to work after turning on the switch

    Good location close to the beach and town centre, free water, reliable WiFi in communal area, kitchen area

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: March 3, 2022

    10
    I had a great stay here
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great hostel, nice staff, very clean and perfect location.

    Stayed in February 2022

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