Macarena Hostel

Super clean and lovely environment

The staff weren’t forthcoming with information so if you didn’t know what to ask then you would struggle.

Good location on the Flores Island. The facilities were good (including the airco) and the staff can help you by arranging activities. In addition, there is a free water tap at the hotel

The power outages are very common on the island, nothing the hotel can do something about.

Friendly staff, water fountain in the garden for drinking, best coffee in the cafe downstairs (don’t look any further!). Very spacious room with strong aircon, no mosquitoes as windows don’t open. Loved it!

Breakfast felt like leftovers - I wish I had ordered and paid for something else in the cafe attached to the hostel instead

I would say the best things about this place is its location, the front-desk staff, the restaurant (to be honest, the coffee is amazing!) and the decoration. Breakfast is included (it is okay, but don’t expect too much!) and the restaurant also offers a lunchbox, which is pretty useful if you are planning to do excursions such as Tikal!

I always try to be careful when booking an hostel because often the pictures are not reality. Well, this one does look like the pictures, but here are some twists : 1. They don’t have any electrical outlets in the bathroom nor the shower facilities (but it wouldn’t be convenient in that one because it is so small and doesn’t have mirrors). Both facilities are separated. 2. The bathroom facility has only 2 toilets, which is not that much. The toilets were often out of order or (very) dirty. I often went to the one at the restaurant. 3. No windows in the bathroom nor shower facilities. I didn’t pay that much attention to mold in the showers, but you see it pretty well in the bathroom facility. 4. There are no curtains in the windows of the dorms located in the garden (I don’t know for the other ones), which are not small, so have a sleep mask! 5. They have cats! So careful if you are allergic. I also asked for a blanket at one point because I had a top bed and the AC was directly shooting its air on me. The blanket smelled like cat litter.