It’s not much to look at. No free drinking water not breakfast. None of the staff speak any English. Common bathrooms were super small. Def not a pretty hostel.

Common area was good. Staff did their best to help. The bed was very comfortable (we had a private room). WiFi was good. Private room was adequate.

Stayed in January 2025

You need to pay for drinking water Lockers are outside of the room

There was hot water. Kitchen is well equipped. Staff was very helpful

Stayed in January 2025

- dirty beds (stains) - room to the street & "door" was a metal plate

- nice hangout area inside - WiFi connection

Stayed in June 2024

Room did not have enough plugs. Just 2 for 4 beds including light and fan.

Good location, quiet, friendly people

Stayed in May 2024

Very limited English if at all. But far from bud terminal, but good location.

Good hostel with a good kitchen. Location is close to the Central Park with bars and restaurants round. However it is a 20 min walk to terminal north and 30 min walk to terminal south (both are 10 mins from each other). They have a fantastic travel agency and the staff have excellent information. Canyon de Somoto is an awesome adventure! The cigar tour is really I te resting too. Sometimes it is hard to find someone who works there, but if you just go across the street to the restaurant, someone can help you. Very quiet hostel.

Stayed in November 2023

Dorm was next to the street so it was pretty noisy sometimes

You can book tours from the hostel and they give you a lot of informations on the tours/town

Stayed in March 2023

no locks on the dormitory doors, anyone can walk in at any time and has access to your things. they provide tiny lockers that could fit a purse. very basic rustic accommodations, no stone only stove top in kitchen which was good enough. I also used their laundry service which they charge $1 a pound. I had about 10 pieces of clothes washed and a few pairs of underwear and they charged me $7. it was not 7lbs of clothes.

it was cozy

Stayed in February 2023

Room very basic equipped and very tiny bathroom.

Very good location. Noisy during the day, but restaurants and bars usually stop their entertainment about 22:00h. Nice courtyard and common area.

Stayed in February 2023

The kitchen needs to be cleared out of useless, broken things and a few things added. Beds didn't have top sheets, only blankets.

Location, comfy sitting areas, staff is very obliging

Stayed in February 2023

The kitchen is not well equipped and very small. For example there is only one knife.

Our room was spacious and comfortable and the location of the hostel is good.

Stayed in February 2023

The wall are very thin and the city is very noise, in particular the restaurant near by always plays very loud music at night and once even at 6 in the morning. So loud it seemed that the sound system was inside our room

The staff is super friendly, the room is big and the open space is nice

Stayed in February 2023

We really liked the Somototour with the hostel :-)

Stayed in January 2023

All the hot water heaters for the showers were broken. The fridge was also broken

Communal areas

Stayed in January 2023

room layout was a little difficult with the lamp which wasn’t close to the bed as only 1 socket for fan, light and charging phones etc.

good location. everything was adequate and as described, comfy beds.

Stayed in December 2022

Private room was very sparse. Bare lightbulb from ceiling. Mirror was damaged and almost unusable. Sink had small leak so that bathroom floor was usually wet. On a busy loud corner and bar behind room was quite loud.

Was easy to book trips with TreeHuggers as staff comes by every afternoon and evening. They were super helpful. Central courtyard with tables, kitchen and lots of books was nice. Hot shower.

Stayed in November 2022

I booked this hostel because I saw reviews saying that they can help you organize activities but it's not true anymore! They stopped doing that a few years ago, Treehugger doesn't exist anymore. When I asked the lady about the activities available she was very unhelpful. I had to wait more than 90 min for breakfast. Very noisy. Only one fan for the whole room. The weakest shower pressure I ever saw.

Stayed in May 2025

Lovely hostel in the centre. Comfy beds. Proximity to great coffee and a good cafe just across the road. Good base if you are going for hikes to places such as Reserva Miraflor etc. really clean bedsheets. Impressive.

Stayed in May 2025

The showers are a bit small

Cheap. Pretty clean and nice kitchen. Good location. Great for what you pay.

Stayed in April 2025

Nicaraquans who work in tourism area shall practice basic English.

Almost everything wes nice, the lady who works here was friendly, the bed was clean, and on top of that there is a nice area for coffee and doing laundry.

Stayed in April 2025

Not a single word of english spoken (despite their website being in english), super loud from all sides of the building.

Staff was nice

Stayed in February 2025

Reception lets customers smoke cigars in a very small yard of hostel. Two men were smoking cigars here, it was horrible: yard is small with no air ventilation, and smoking time of cigars is very long. All this time, I have no air to breathe! I asked them to stop smoking or go outside, but they didn't listen and said that they had permission from the hostel receptionist.. The next day, I told this issue to reception, and they promised to solve it, but cigars were smoked again. Hostel doesn't care about clients.

Good location and price

Stayed in January 2025

Wear earplugs, cause the dorm is right next to the road. Other than that, I don't understand the negative reviews. The hostel was clean when I was there. It's basic, but in this part of the country you cannot expect much luxury.

Good location in Estelí. You can book all your tours (Somoto canyon, coffee tours etc.) through the hostel. Dorms are basic, but have all you need. Good wifi, shared kitchen and hammocks to relax. Only hostel in Estelí. Recommended for backpackers

Stayed in December 2024

The staff was very helpful, has a lot of knowledge regarding Estelí, cigar factories and surrounding areas. May give you a lot of recommendations and help arrange tours or guides. We recommend the cigar tour done by one of the people from the hostel, which was a very good experience. My Spanish capabilities are very limited, but the guide spoke slowly and simply so that I could understand everything, which is truly appreciated.

Stayed in August 2024

NO window/ ac in a room for 7 people!!! needed to sleep with the door open do breathe fresh air…

offers only activities in town, but you need to do everything on your own: no tours! sociable, good kitchen

Stayed in August 2024