Hostal Guatefriends Reviews

The best part was the family that ran it. Irma is warm, friendly, & genuinely interested in making your trip the best it can possibly be. We booked several tours through her (all of which are totally worth the money) & she provided breakfast. The hotel is very secure & requires a key to enter the building. IMO, too expensive ($33/night during Semana Santa) as it was pretty much on par with cheaper hostels I've been to, & the kitchen/dishes weren't the cleanest. Overall, good experience.

This place was a straight up dump in the worst part of town possible. And I'm really wondering who on Earth left those positive reviews for this place or HOW in the world it was recommended on Trip Advisor (maybe Joe wrote them.) ANyway, the whole reason I book this hostel was because I was SO excited to try Joe and Anna's famous cooking. Apparently they start at 3am for those packpackers who have to get an early flight on TAG. Well, Joe and Anna do not even exist here. Also no hot water. DUMP

A nice little hostel in a great location as the airport is just a 10 minute walk away. The owner Ruth is an incredibly nice and helpful person and she makes you feel very welcome. The hostel is small with simple but clean rooms (the most comfortable beds in Guatemala!), and the free water and breakfasts are a nice bonus. The only downside is the cost - once the 22% tax is added to the bill you end paying around 130Q for a dorm room. However, I think the advantages outweigh this. Recommended!

The administrator Ruth (ownwer) was very nice, but at last she did'nt want to accept the payment with credit card telliing the machine didn't work when I told her the way for paying a day before. The worst was she wanted I payed more than the faire said telling there are two more national taxes. I showed theconfirmation and the faire I had to pay. Finally she accepted but it was a bad experience for me. This is the first time something like this happend me around the world. I'm dissapointed...