About

Mapache Hostel is where people from around the world meet to experience the best of Holbox Island. We proud ourselves on excellent customer service and to ensure that you feel welcomed from the moment you step into the hostel until you leave as a friend.

We are a smaller, cozy hostel with a real family vibe compared to bigger party hostels. We have different types of accommodation for the individual traveller's needs.

We offer 6-bed mixed dormitories with AC or double tents with fans covered by a big palapa for rain and sun cover. We further have our glamping option the Tipi huts with fan and shared bathroom and our Deluxe private cabañas with ensuite bathroom and AC on the first floor.

There are daily activities taking place to bring people together and to show you the best that Holbox has to offer. Ideal for solo travellers!!

Our staff ratings are excellent throughout the web as we really make an effort to helping you out where we can and making you feel part of our island family.

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

Mapache Hostel Policies and Conditions:

Free Cancellation: 48h before arrival. Afterwards 50% of the total of your stay will be charged.
Card payments have a surgarge of 5%.

Check in from 15:00.
Check out before 11:00.

Payment upon arrival by cash or card.



General:

The reception service is open from 07.30 -22.30
No curfew.
Pet friendly.

Your room rate includes VAT and City tax but you will be asked to pay an environmental tax (Impuesto de saneamiento) in cash upon arrival. This tax has newly been introduced on February 1st 2024 and is 30.00 MXN per person per night. If you would like to use a locker in the shared dormitory we ask you for a 100MXN key deposit.

House Rules

Check In

15:00 - 22:00

Check Out

until 11:00

  • Taxes Not Included
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Facilities

  • Free Breakfast
  • Free City Maps
  • Free WiFi
  • Free Security Lockers
  • Free Luggage Storage
  • Airport Transfers
  • Luggage Storage
  • Housekeeping
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Reviews

9.4Superb(555)
  • Value for Money
    9.3
  • Security
    9.7
  • Atmosphere
    9.0
  • Cleanliness
    9.7
  • Staff
    9.3
  • Location
    10.0
  • Facilities
    8.7
Stayed in Aug 2025
8.9
R
Rory
Male, 25-30, England
Overall we had a good stay here. Lovely friendly staff and the rooms were also nice. However the weather was extremely hot which caused us problems(this is not the hostels issue) we booked to stay in a teepee, and had to ask to move from this room in the night as the heat was unbearable even with 3 fans!! They did very kindly move us to a different room with A/C which was better- however A/C wasn’t working properly and still struggled with the heat so had to leave a night early.So just be mindful in regards
Stayed in Jun 2025
9.4
B
Brandon
Male, 25-30, USA
Beautiful place! Owner was lovely to talk too!
Stayed in Apr 2025
2.3
K
Kirsty
Female, 31-40, England
Awful- cockroaches in the toilet, security was a flimsy bike lock and staff were quite rude when we said we had an early check out not worth £40 a night at all
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Location

Esquina Calle Sierra con Calle Geronimo de Aguilar, Holbox Island, Holbox Island, Mexico
0.6km from city centre