Amenities: Appreciated them providing bed linens, towels and breakfast. There was also a lot of free food available. The A/C was also good. Private rooms have mini fridges which is awesome. Atmosphere: Party Hardy! Seemed like the staff was getting drunk more than the guests. I was told the staff were really just long-term guests? Not sure. Security: Great. Front... More

I really enjoyed the staff at this hostel. They made me feel very welcome and comfortable. I thought the location wasn't great but it is walking distance to the beach (if you don't mind a 15 minute walk and some traffic) and there's a bus line that takes your right into the Old San Juan tourist trap area. The room... More

Definitely an all-around great place to stay. Josh, the guy who ran the front desk, was very nice and friendly -- and extremely helpful with giving me directions when I missed my exit and wasn't sure where I ended up. The place was generally full for my 3 nights there, so it was pretty social. Breakfast (fruit, tea, coffee water,... More

A review on behalf of the 17 other people: Coming from our comfy homes, we, as a group of students and three teachers, didn't know what to expect as most of us have never experienced staying at a hostel before. But if our future hostel experiences can be like the Palace Hostel, we will darn well prefer hostels over hotels!... More

Just 2 bathrooms for up to 24 people is a no go. Sometimes waiting formore than 20 min. to get into the bath. Dirty, unhygenic, ugly and demaged bathroom floor like in a poor third world country. Poor kitchen facilities, just 2 very simple cooking plates. No oven. Just 4 very small and dirty fridges. For breakfast either missing milk.... More

A brand new hostel located in Miramar, a 15 minute walk from Condado and the beach, probably 30 min walking to Old San Juan. The staff was beyond awesome and the rooms were great! Clean, with air conditioning, and the mattresses were super comfortable. And all this for around $20 a night. I would definitely recommend this hostel and will... More

We were wondering around Condado with our packs looking a little lost when a fella, Tyler, comes out of nowhere and says, "you look like you need a place to stay." He tells us about the Palace Hostel, air conditioned dorms or private rooms statrting at $20. This sounded to good to be true as we were looking at $80... More

The Palace Hostel is fantastic! I just loved the architecture of the building, which the hostel staff informed me had been recently remodeled by a famous Puerto Rican architect--turns out the building AND the staff were charming! ;) I had a great night's sleep in an air-conditioned room on the most comfortable mattress, and everything was kept neat and clean.... More