Maya Papaya

This was my first time staying in a hostel and let me just say - WOW! Everything about this place blew me away, the grounds were beautiful with plants, open seating areas, and an area with darts, pool table, and weights to work out. The shared dorm was very clean, each person had their own locker, light, and outlet to charge. They even come in to made the bed each day. The shared bathroom had 4 sinks, 4 stalls, and 6 showers. There was always one open when I needed it. The breakfast that is served is also top notch and you can choose between a traditional breakfast, pancakes, or granola. The daily happy hour was a great time with nightly cocktail specials to keep things different throughout the week. The location of this hostel is also very nice, located just 2 blocks from the main church. It takes about 8 minutes to walk to the Central Park, we never felt far away from anything here. Overall this was one of my favorite places I have stayed. We liked it so much that we booked a private queen room when we returned to Antigua on the last day of our trip. I highly recommend staying here if you’re coming to Antigua!

Having travelled SE Asia, this was by far one of the best hostels we have stayed in. The location is perfect, within walking distance of all key places in Antigua. The bedrooms are awesome. We had a simple double room for the first night and then the bigger room for the remainder (they were sold out on it for the complete time we stayed). The basic room was clean and had a bathroom near it. The larger double was excellent and we even had our room cleaned with fresh towels. The communal toilets and showers are some of the best we had in Guatemala, as well as the social spaces. Couldn’t recommend more!

I've traveled to over 20 countries, and Maya Papaya is the best hostel I've ever stayed in!!! My best friend and I spent a full week here exploring Antigua and our experience was amazing. Our room was so spacious and comfortable with a huge bed and lots of clothing storage space, our shared bathroom was clean and well-maintained, the free breakfast was delicious and prepared fresh every day, and the bar had delicious drinks with great happy hour specials every day. We were especially impressed with the lovely staff here who make you feel at home from day one (shoutout to Christián!). The guys working here were always available to help recommend places to go in the city, welcome us to breakfast or to the bar with a warm smile, and practice Spanish with us. I'm so satisfied with our decision to come here and would recommend it to everyone I know!

This place was awesome! We stayed here for a night, the breakfast was good, everyone working there was kind, and the hostel itself was very pretty. There were some big fans to help deal with the heat and it wasn’t even busy when we went!

Clean bedding and rooms, good storage space underneath beds for bags, the staff were super nice and friendly and there was a good variety of breakfast options. The rooms were warm and only had a fan which stayed on all the time. Would stay again.

This is the first hostel I’ve ever stayed in in my life, and my experience was impeccable. I wanted a hostel that was social, but not too party-oriented as I still needed to work a bit. I made so many friends here and since it was my trip’s first stop this made it so easy for the rest of my solo trip. The hostel and amenities are clean, lots of different areas to work, read, relax, the breakfast was better than in a lot of hotel. Mostly the staff was so friendly, gave me great recommendations and made the overall experience so memorable.

We got there late at night, and the hosts (angel, cristian, and hector) were there to welcome us gracefully. Explained where everything was, their affiliations with other hostels, including one with a pool and sauna! Angel always entertained me at the bar, even played some beer pong with me (theres music at the bar but you cant hear it in the rooms.) cristian even took us out one time after his shift, and hector has great knowledge on tourist attractions. Plenty of bathrooms and clean showers. I will say rooms were a little hot, but i had a private one and they helped me with an extra fan. They provide water and fridge space. The Staff definitely helped make the most out of my trip.

The rooms where pretty small and was very humid inside the room. But it has good facility like kitchen and living room. A small gym. The bartender was really welcoming . Breakfast did not have much good options. Overall i liked the stay.