Bella's Backpackers Hostel

Me and my friends had an awesome time here! The workers are super friendly and helpful, and everybody else staying there was so nice and social. Best hostel experience I’ve ever had. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to meet new people when traveling. There were great discounts on tours through this hostel as well. The building itself was really cool too. The hangout areas were vibey, and it had a cool treehouse feel. It also had a chill party/bar atmosphere at night, too, which I really liked. It was close to everything, which was convenient as well! Loved it here!

I had a wonderful stay at Bella's in San Ignacio ! It's a great central location, the bed was comfortable and the amenities very nice. But it was the friendly cheerful staff that really stood out, every single person I dealt with was totally on point. The structure itself is best described as " funky " but that's what I look for when travelling. There is also a Bella's location on Caye Caulker Belize and I have 6 nights booked there in July. Highly recommend both !

I don't understand why this place is so highly rated on Hostelworld because I didn't have a great experience. Pros: - Great location - close to many great restaurants, tour companies, shops, cultural experiences like AJAW Chocolate, basically anything you could want that's available in San Ignacio. It's also a 5 minute taxi ride to Cahal Pech. - Nice hangout area and kitchen - it's open air and has a nice view of town, decent amount of comfortable seating + hammocks and most things one could want in a kitchen (fridge, microwave, dishes, staple foods, utensils, stove, oven, pots and pans, etc) - Clean - no complaints on cleanliness - Transportation arrangement service - you can easily arrange shuttles to Flores, Guatemala, Belize City and other popular destinations and they pick you up at the hotel. Cons: - Quite loud - mostly if you stay upstairs in the 6 bed dorm. I would definitely not recommend saving a few bucks on it because the bar plays loud music around the clock and that dorm faces the street where there is another bar with loud music at night. However, even in the downstairs 11 bed dorm, you can still hear the music all night. - Terrible wifi - I mostly just used my data because it was so bad, but if you don't have a Belize SIM card and a lot of people are using the wifi, sucks to be you. - Unreliable and potentially paper thin mattresses - as far as I can tell, there are a couple beds that have mattresses so thin, you sink to the bottom immediately so it feels like sleeping on a wooden board with mayb.e a tiny amount of padding. My first night, the mattress was fine, but I was moved to a different bunk the second night which had a super thin mattress which left me sore for days. - Mediocre staff experience - not very professional, disorganized, often hard to find, don't really seem to try to make everyone feel welcome and one guy in particular mostly seemed annoyed to have to answer my questions about services offered. - No bunk bed ladders. Seems like an accessibility issue. - They offer lockers, but you have to get your own lock.

This review is really for Pedro. He made me feel so welcome when first arriving in Belize/San Ignacio - it set a great feeling for the rest of my trip. His hospitality in the hostel bar set up a great environment to base a lot of fun experiences from. The rest of the hostel staff was awesome too.||Only thing I would ask for is better water pressure in my room’s shower… but I don’t know if you’re really allowed to ask for that at this price point 😜. This was a great place to stay in San Ignacio.

It's what you'd expect from a hostel catered to bag packers! The location is easy to find and few minutes walk from The Split and Iguana Reef. The beds are alright, nothing too comfortable. Enough washrooms and showers with decent space and hammocks everywhere! Definitely bring your bug spray and towels. The only negative was the water refilling station wasn't always refilled.

Bella’s was one of my first hostels I ever stayed at before and to be honest I’m glad it was my first. While it may not be high on luxurious end in terms of loding it gains 5 stars easily in customer service found in each worker and the manager himself!! The house keepers do an amazing job cleaning the bathrooms almost daily. Workers like Matthew and Ethan make your visit worth staying. As a solo traveler they looked out for and assisted me in a renovation for a widows home in town. The owner Demetri really is a sweetheart and his compassion shines through in his consideration of others. Now that I mentioned all the positives let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this review of what to really expect!! Pros: - kind workers especially Matthew, Ethan, Amber and owner -bathrooms cleaned daily -huge kitchen (great for cooking &fully stocked) - cooking supplies offered -cute bar and social area up top - very knowledgeable of tours and local transportation - in house laundry service -walking distance to the center Cons - despite air conditioning being advertised it’s only on one side of the room and the other sides can get hot if the unit is not kept on 16 degree temp. It only gets cold around morning time with fan or if the unit is constantly running all day. -hot shower only works in one bathroom inn the dorm on the main floor Overwall Demetri is working to make this place a great hostel that provides extraordinary service!! Be patient with him as he works out the kinks.

OUR EXPERIENCE- we really enjoyed our stay in San Ignacio Bella's Backpackers for 3 nights. The place was really chilled, relaxed and had several different areas to be in depending on what you were in the mood for- kitchen area with sofa / table, long table for working, hammock area, laundry area, bar area. Staff were really friendly and happy to help arranging tours or onward shuttle transport. Lots of shade and trees with birds. AMENITIES- Kitchen, pots/pans/utensils, fidge microwave, washing line, laundry service, dorms / privates EXTRAS- free oranges with orange press, happy hour free rum punch 7-8 daily

Amazing Hostel with lots of activities and everything in town is walking distance. Rooms are comfortable and there is lots of space to hang out. Kitchen and Breakfast. Shout-out to all the staff who are very welcoming, friendly and helpful. Loved staying at Bella's. Only thing is that the WiFi is sloow.