Bodhi El Valle

Relaxed atmosphere, loved the free breakfasts included. We stayed three nights and had pancakes & fruit, eggs & toasts & fruits and hojaldre with eggs and fruit. The staff was welcoming and friendly at all times. The private rooms were on the second floor and had their own shared facilities: 1x kitchen, 2x toilets and 2x showers. The location is also perfect to explore the area and there is a guide of everything you can do there, how to get there, how much it costs, etc.

I would love that the rooms had private bathrooms. There was one occasion that someone locked the door of the toilets and showers, not allowing me to use them when I wanted, which was annoying. They shouldn’t be allowed to be locked as it’s not a private bathroom.

I felt like home from the moment I arrived. There is a whatsapp groupchat for the guests to team up for hikes and other activites, there is a guidebook with all the important info about the town and what to do. Because of the big earthquake I slept both in the private room and the dorm, both were clean and very comfortable. The garden at the back is probably the highlight, there is a little herb garden, very comfy sunbeds (some of us were sleeping on them to have a little camping experience!), and a lot of wildlife. During my stay we had a sloth around for a day, plus you can see colibries, frogs, toads, and other birds. The hostel is in the heart of the town, everything is walking distance. The breakfast is amazing, better than at some hotels, they cook it fresh for you, the portions are big, and it's something different every day. All the staff members are super nice and helpful, and they basically all speak English. My stay overlapped with the big earthquake, but the staff made sure we all feel safe (although being worried themselves), and made us breakfast even though there was no electricity for days. They immediately started looking for cracks and other damage, and they offered me to stay in another room for safety reasons. Overall, I wouldn't stay anywhere else in El Valle, and I can't wait to come back one day!! Huge hugs for everyone at the Bodhi hostel!!

There were some inconveniences, but they were all connected to the earthquake, which was a special situation. It would be nice to have private bathrooms, or at least a sink for the private rooms considering the price, but when you stay in a private room you only share the bathroom with another 3-4 people, so it's not super bad. During the night I stayed in the dorm it was pretty cold with the AC on all night, but that's something that usually happens at hostels. It would have been nice to have shower gel in the bathrooms.

Everything is organized well. The location is close to the bus stops.

My first time in a multi bed room. My room was jammed with beds stacked 3 high. I was 2nd level the fellow above me had a rough night and tossed and turned the whole night. The beds shook, waking me. I had to go to the common room to get a hour or 2 of sleep. Kitchen great, hot shower great, atmosphere while not in bed great.

The bed shaking and noise from moving in bed above me. I sleep easy and soundly normally.