Hostal de la Niebla

This has been one of the best hostels I have ever stayed in. Staff is helpful and very friendly, my (private) room extremely affordable, clean and cozy. Nice patio, continental breakfast included, internet provided. Restaurants, the Zocalo and galleries nearby. Just a short bus ride to the wonderful anthropological museum. The town itself is interesting and fun. I'd love to come back!

This hostel has the perfect location in Xalapa! Convenience store next door, walk 5 minutes to grocery store, 2 minutes to the Callejon - bars and restaurants, 2 minutes to Callejon Diamente - restaurants, coffee shops, artisans and boutiques, 2 minutes to Parque Juarez...could not be more conveniently situated! Bonus is having Boletotal outlet within walking distance as well. The hostel is kept sparkling clean, especially the kitchen and bathrooms. There are tons of common areas to hang out, and the rooftop patio is perfect for suntanning during the day. There was high-speed internet and the staff let me receive incoming calls on one of the hostel's phone lines. I didn't make reservations, just showed up and luckily there was room, but I ended up staying longer than I planned and the hostel was already fully booked for one of my nights there. The staff were fabulous, and negotiated an amazing rate for me at a lovely hotel just around the corner with the same owners, and even insisted on walking me there and carrying my suitcase for me. Fantastic service!! I couldn't recommend this hostel more.

Excellent location. Kind staff. Spotlessly clean. This is where I always stay in Xalapa. Lots of stores and shops just a few yards in any direction. I nice park about 5 min. walk, and an even nicer park 10 min. away. Marimba players across the street. The upper rooms (3rd floor) have skylights. There's a nice patio for eating or talking to people.

I spent three nights here while enjoying the delightful little town of Xalapa. The Hostal is just close enough to everything to be convenient, yet far enough away from the center that it was peaceful and quiet. It was spotlessly clean, and the guy at the front desk - did he ever get to sleep - was so helpful and very friendly. I don't know whether he spoke English. I will definitely stay here when I return

I stayed here near the end of my trip to Mexico. I arrived at the hostel sick with both throat and stomach problems, and rested there 4 days. There's a comfortable kitchen for cooking, wifi, clean warm showers, and convenience stores/markets/art galleries/bookstores nearby to keep sick travelers occupied. The staff was friendly. The hostel had enough guests so that I never felt lonely, but wasn't crowded at all.

We had a bit of a mixed bag experience at Hostal de la Niebla. Lovely staff who were very welcoming, comfortable dorm beds, great location in the town centre, strong tasty coffee in the mornings and we met some great people in the dorm. However, wifi was awful was explained away as being due to rain despite it seldomly raining, hot water was patchy and took ages to kick in and breakfast was limited to sugary cornflakes. We had an OK stay and spent most of our time out and about but ended up choosing to move to a local hotel for the rest of our stay.

This is not a party hostel. You just come here to recuperate from a day full of activities. The amenities, cleanliness, and friendly staff certainly make it easy to do that. I think it's a pretty good hostel considering the low cost of it. I'm surprised there are people giving it low ratings.

The hostel has a central location, is safe and clean. Staff was friendly, at least one of them speaks English. They also helped to organise a rafting tour to Jalcomulco. Breakfast was as basic as in hostels typically. No many guests this time, getting at least a dorm was easy without a reservation.