Iguana Hostel Oaxaca

this hostel was amazing!!! the location was very central so everything of interest was walking distance for us. all the volunteers were so friendly and helpful. my favourite part was the weekly schedule of tours and events. they were really affordable and excellent value. Sol (and Luca) gave an awesome food tour of the central de abasto, we would have been so lost without them. the space is so colorful and welcoming, and i felt very safe for our whole stay. the door on our private room was a bit flimsy so we had to figure out how to lock it properly. even though we had a private room it was still pretty loud in there until quiet hour. bring earplugs and you’ll be golden! the free breakfasts were AMAZING, make sure you tip the cooks, they cien porcentaje deserve it! the rooftop was really fun, they had games that offered great passtimes and opportunities to make new friends.

This Hostel receives a 5 stars from me, though I will also be honest about my stay. If you're a needy traveler, who needs their own space, who is a light sleeper and needs long warm showers, this is not the place for you. The vibe was very youthful, and the volunteers were very kind and attentive. Me and my group made great friends at the hostel and the breakfasts were nice. They have planned events and tours for cheap, you could really good a good insight into the area just through their built in schedule. This place is friendly to everyone, and there was even a very cute dog that would hangout in the hostel. The rooftop was the crown jewel, it had little nooks with hammocks, an affordable bar, and the bartender was incredibly nice (shoutout to Vic!) Though beware, if you can't handle what I said above. There were nights I needed to use earplugs to go to sleep due to rowdy people. There were times the dog would get stuck on the top step and bark to be let down. Oaxaca has a water crisis so the showers must be used sparingly and you need to use bottled water or a dedicated tap to brush your teeth if you're a foreigner and want to avoid travelers diarrhea. For the cost, experience, and people-- the down to earth experience me and my friends had here, there is nothing more I could've asked for staying for my first time in Oaxaca.

Wonderful atmosphere. You will feel like family and return every time you are in Oaxaca. Great tours and activities including a rooftop bar. Delicious hot home style vegetarian breakfast included in the price and it is different every day of the week. Quiet Places as well as Places to get to know other guests. Now I have friends from all over the world including a huge kitchen available to guests who like to cook. Great staff. Places to eat nearby. Close to the center of town. Great shopping nearby.

Best hostel I’ve been in, great value for price, huge rooms and everyone gets his own bed with tons of space, all the staff and the vibe is really nice it also quiet but also very social especially in the giant rooftop. Great location also. Highly recommended and I would definitely come back when I’ll be in Oaxaca again

I reached out on WhatsApp, they told me options, I picked one on Sat 5PM. At 5:30PM same day, they asked me which room, name, and email - I responded within 2 minutes. Heard nothing from them until Sun morning 8:40AM with "no availability". How does that happen? Flaky, just like half the services I've experienced in Mexico.

These guys are great, amazingly friendly staff. Rooms are very nice and well priced. The whole build is super awesome, check out the roof for sure

Dorms are noisy and not super clean. The dorm location is right near reception and the common space. Beds are spring mattresses and just OK. A super budget option. The rooftop is OK but not super Comfortable to relax. Mainly a bar like atmosphere with tables and benches. Location is great though. Reception was nice and very thorough

Kind of dirty. One volunteer had a dog that pooped inside the hostel & no one cleaned it for hours. Another had a loud phone conversation that woke everyone up before 7am. They do a few activities that look okay but other hostels had more interesting options which we chose instead. The room was a bit rough, which we don't mind, but for the price it probably wasn't really good enough. The door had large gaps around it which offered zero soundproofing. The room smelled like dogs. Strict 11pm quiet time was good, but unfortunately not enforced in the early morning so we were woken up each morning by loud guests / volunteers. Breakfast was the highlight and the location probably couldn't be better.