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Moyogalpa, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
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Hospedaje Central
3.5 of 5 stars 25 Reviews
28 January 2011 -
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Charlottetown, Canada
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Cool hostel, beware of monkey”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2011

This hostel is very hippy, but does have a pretty cool vibe. I was travelling with two people I'd met recently and we opted for a private room, with bathroom for 7$ each. The dorms were pretty basic and we all had computers with us. (Wifi is $2 for 24 hours). The walls in our room were nicely painted and the drinks in the bar were pretty cheap.

The downfall of our stay at this hostel? They have two monkeys out back, a nice one and a mean one. While they have a sign that says, "Monkeys can bite" or something similar, they don't have a sign that says, "one of these monkeys used to be a ring-fighting monkey, and he WILL attack you if you are not its owner". Yes, that sounds harsh but thats what everyone staying at the hostel warned. My friend got to close to the mean monkey, yes it was her fault for getting too close, and it bit her.
While the monkey bite itself was not the hostels fault, they reacted as though it was nothing. They casually told our taxi driver to take her to the hospital. We are pretty chill people but his reaction was too non-chalant. She had to take anti-biotics, strong pain killers, get a tetanus booster shot, and her bite also got infected within 24 hours. The moral of the story, don't even go near the monkey. It seems a bit weird to put such an aggressive monkey in your place of business.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Quito, Ecuador
2 reviews
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“Perfecto!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2011

I stayed in this Hostel with 4 other friends. The prices are excellent, and the rooms were clean. The mattress was a bit hard, but thats how I like it. At the Hostel works a guy that is named Usaghi. He is a really friendly guy that also works as a guide. He took us all the way to the top of Volcan Concepcion. Amazing! He also cooks very well, and even made us hummus :)

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Stockholm, Sweden
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“A hippie atmosphere”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2011

If you like hippie places you probably found your home. To me, it was a little too much bohemic, even if I think it did have it's charm.. The atmosphere is quite nice and some of the staff were very nice and helpful. The shared "room" we stayed in had no door and was kind of open to the common areas, but I could still sleep pretty well, which is a bit strange not only due to the openess but also to that the mattress was about 2 inches and not very nice to sleep on.. Everything in this hostel just feels a bit too dirty and old. It seemed like a few people had stayed here for weeks, or maybe even month (in a town that not has that much to offer really) so I guess it really suit some people.

This is really a budget choice, friendly staff and its really unexpensive, about 3.50 USD per person in a shared room. The place also has aquite nice bar, where also the locals come to for a beer at night. However, I would probably only recommend this place to someone who likes a hippie atmosphere, who's on a budget, and do not really care about sleeping on a worn out 2 inches mattress.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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nice place to stay and the animals in the backgarden are special; a deer liks your hand or legs, but one monkey (mistreated by first owner , is still a little crazy) can bite you, but not severly.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2010

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Moyogalpa, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Price range (per night):* INR112 - 840

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