Hotel Jardín Mahahual

We loved our stay at Hotel Jardín! Ernesto is such a fun and kind and thoughtful host. The rooms are clean and comfortable, and air conditioned which we were very grateful for. Plenty of outlets, and wifi available (in case you need it, but you really should be relaxing and not scrolling your phone!) There is a shared kitchen area which is awesome, but the location is perfectly walkable to local eats and corner stores. The hotel is cozy, lush green, and cute. We loved waking up to see the starfruit tree and lizards on the ground outside. The price is great (we went in Feb, I think it was roughly $400 USD for a week), and we would love to stay here again! I hate using the phrase "authentic" when describing travel experiences, but we were so glad we stayed here in town instead of in the beach-front hotels and cabanas. See my additional comments about the rooms, etc. for more details.

The best: - rooms are super clean, very nicely decorated. The bed is very comfortable. - Ernesto is a great host. It was nice having a few chats with him in order to get to know more about the life in Mahahual - located 2 blocks away from beach and shops. 50 meters away from ado station. Perfect To improve: - nix

The shared room is very basic, but clean. Many power outlets. The location is amazing (two blocks from the beach). The hostel people were very helpful - they have a map with suggestions of places to go, they can answer a lot of questions, and they are very nice. I haven't seen the private rooms, but I suppose they are as basic, clean and nice. Good value for money.

I stayed there for 2 nights in one of their private rooms (see pictures). This time I booked it via booking.com and of course it was a little bit more expensive than making reservations directly with them. But the reservation process was without any problems and even when I called afterwards to assure that they got my reservation and asked some questions regarding other stuff they were very kind and helpful. For this visit to Mahahual my goal was to investigate on the spot more hotel options and collect prices per night and I can say that they are right on a reasonable price level at least for a private room. The air condition worked very well I I had a nice view of the patio/garden, although I was out the hole day anyway. It was quiet and everything was clean. Just put repellent on before going to sleep :-) Of course you can’t avoid that a mosquito is slipping into the room sometimes... it’s nature :-) I didn’t use their kitchen, or any other services they offer... so no comment about that. The Staff there was nice and helpful to me and even though I arrived 2 hours before check in there was no problem to leave my bags there, go out to eat something and come back later to check in. I enjoyed my stay there.

I stayed 6 nights. It was low season, only 1-2 people in dorm. Very clean and 2 toilet and one shower. Garden + kitchen beautiful. Like the Santorini style. I like saving energy during day and cooling down with air conditioning during night. I liked it.

We stayed 4 nights in a private room which was well decorated, had a comfy bed and fan with air-con. It was quiet at night, the staff friendly and helpful and helped with my mixed up booking dates. Free coffee and small kitchen to cook something simple. Nice garden where you can watch the litlle lizards play over breakfast. close to beach but away from the crowds. My only complaint was the water pressure was low. Also the bikes need some maintinance so best to walk.

Absolutely awesome! ->The owner is so helpful, I couldn’t even imagine more helpfulness. :-) The rooms are clean and it’s quiet. The beach is just around the corner and you get super recommendations from the owner for restaurants and dive shops. It’s my pleasure to be at this place! Muchas gracias!

Didn't like this hostel at all. The owner doesn't speak English (which is weird of you're in the tourist industry). I was the only guest in the dorm room. That's not their fault, but because is was the only one, I couldn't use the airconditioning. And it was crazy hot when i was there in May... Furthermore, the owner didn't want me to close the door during the day, even when i was inside the room. He didn't give me a reason for that. Quite weird. Would not recommend this place. Didn't feel welcome at all.