Botanico Hostel

cute, mid-sized hostel in the city centre with an amazing view on the rooftop. the staff is super friendly & always down for a little chat! Giovanni makes the best cocktails ever & is super talented & passionate about it.

Very cozy and homey hostel with an amazing view from the rooftop. Nice place to stay. Although I moved to Masaya and found the location to feel a little safer at night because it’s on the same road but in a slightly busier area. Some areas for improvement: - there was rarely hot water in the showers - the kitchen is so tiny and usually has staff in it (they’re doing their jobs of course but it means it’s hard for guests to cook) - the hostel gets quite cold and they didn’t always have the fire running at night - more hooks and shelves in the beds could be nice

I loved the design and vibe of the hostel - super super cozy, we even had a fire place put on in the living room. All the common spaces were really nice and cozy, and I found the space to be very much feel like home kind of style. Great terrace with a view, tea and coffee service for free, so you can enjoy coffee with a view. The staff was nice and the overall experience was very good, I do have however few minuses: - extremely loud music in reception and bar (after closing hours) until very late, staff was cleaning and music was on, however the moment I asked to lower the tone, the did with no problem. - the district is said to be very dangerous and I didn’t feel safe leaving the hostel after 6 PM (I even heard you can get robbed while entering or leaving a taxi during the night, although I did that and all was fine). All in all, I do recommend the place.

The perfect hostel, chilled yet sociable, super friendly and helpful people running it. The activities they provide are great - especially daily morning yoga on the terrace with Carlos.

The positive aspects of this hostel are the cosy communal areas and the beautiful terrace with a lovely view over the city. That said, I was genuinely surprised by the many glowing reviews, which were the reason I booked it. In my experience, the hostel was fairly average. It’s centrally located in La Candelaria, but so are many other, more affordable options. One thing to be mindful of is the upper bunk bed—it’s very high and quite tricky to climb, with only one handle for support. I found it not just uncomfortable but potentially unsafe, so something to consider if you’re allocated one. The kitchen is cosy but very small. Breakfast is available for purchase, but it's made in the same tiny kitchen during peak hours (8–10am), which can make self-catering challenging—especially if you're on a budget or prefer to cook your own meals. I also encountered a discrepancy with the pricing. Before arrival, I was quoted 45,000 pesos per night for a dorm, but when I checked in, I was charged 60,000 per night, with only the first night discounted due to a “system offer”—something that hadn’t been mentioned in our prior communication. This felt deliberately misleading. Overall, while the space has its charms, I found it overpriced for what it offers and wouldn't personally choose to stay again.

Loved this hostel. Nice alternative vibes there. It you search for an alternative place, go there. Beautiful old building, great design and deco, and lovely stuff! Just my private room would have been better with an window you can open or an ac. But I loved the place anyway. Best thing are the other guests, which are also alternative. The roof top is great too

This place is very friendly and welcomes lots of visitors - especially younger ones - from all over the world. The staff is great. The premise is simple but very charming. Its location is convenient to visit Bogotá and the colonial streets of Candelaria

We were verbally attacked by an old hostel guest and the botanico hostel refused to kick that man out. The man attacked me and my friend out of nowhere in the kitchen by becoming verbally aggressive and insulting us in a sexist way. He was so aggressive that we became really scared and left to seek help at the reception. I even started crying because I felt so put down by this men. The hostel stuff listened to us and then spoke to the men. But because the men was also somehow aggressive to them, they didn’t want to have problems with him and refused to kick him out after this incident. We felt really humiliated and not protected by the hostel, so we left. We think it is really sad that the hostel didn’t stand up against sexist behavior and that they preferred not having problems over protecting two young women. Even though the hostel itself is really nice, we wouldn’t recommend staying there, because if something happens, it seems like the hostel is not protecting its guests. We would have wished that sexism and aggression would have been a no-go in a hostel and really hope that the hostel is changing its policy after this. So women can feel safe and protected and enjoy their travels!