Puerta Vieja Hostel

We had a great time here. The hostel has made a lot of effort to provide a great experience for people staying there. The beds are comfortable, the wifi works great, plenty of hot water. The eating arrangements at the property are brilliant, it's a great way to meet people. The food they offer was also excellent! The bar always had offers on and there was always something going on at the hostel each day/night. Staff were friendly They messed up our booking and were put in a dorm for one night which they apologised for. Maybe get more towels? They never seemed to have any available to hire during our 3 nights there! The private rooms smelt a little of damp - some mould was visible on the walls. We only used the rooms to sleep so didn't bother us much.

This hostel was super social without being too much of a party hostel. The breakfast and dinner options were so helpful and really cheap. The activities were very fun especially the cocktail night and salsa with Temo. However none of the activities ran on time which was slightly annoying but fine. Rooms were clean and bathrooms were good other than shower temp being a bit difficult. Overall I had an amazing stay it was so much fun.

Highest recommendations for this Hostal in central San Cris. Moment I arrived the hosts greeted me with smiles and patience with my attempts at Spanish (all the workers speak English as well as other languages due to the multitude of world travelers here). Was then shown the dining area where I took two courtesy meals each day of my stay. The food is great. The hosts also make available a range of experiences; including a Temazcal which I was able to join in on with the incredible staff.

I spent 8 nights here and really enjoyed my stay. This is definitely the most social hostel in San Cris, with social events every night (very alcohol heavy). The hostel dinners are definitely a highlight and for only 50 pesos are a great deal (very high quality). I only give it four stars because of some of the front desk staff. At first the staff seem quite kind but they can also be very rude and aggressive. After 8 nights here, (and spending a few thousand pesos here) I changed to a different hostel for my final night in San Cris so i could have an affordable private room. I was spending time with some friends at this hostel during that day, and was aggressively spoken to by the staff because I'd checked out the prior day and the facilities were only for guests.

You can tell the owners and staff really care about making their guests happy at this hostel. I've stayed in three different hostels in San Cris and this one is the most fun and offers the most activities and bookings. The temezcal ceremonies are super unique for a hostel! Great social events and good vibes.

Puerta Vieja has been so fun, so social and just provided a great community. Temo hosted an awesome mixology class with great expertise and great cocktails. I never enjoyed margaritas before I tired his class. His salsa class was so much fun, me and my mrs loved learning new moves and getting comfortable salsa dancing. I’d 100% recommend this hostel to anyone wanting a fun hostel with good activities that’s not all about partying. 10/10 would recommend to any ages.

I really enjoyed my stay at this hostel - it provides all the homey vibes with the Opportunity to be social too. They have an excellent offer for the breakfast and dinner - for 50peso each on the day or 90 if you book included! The food was delicious!! Would definitely recommend staying here if you’re in San Cris

Such a nice hostel. 5 stars on everything. Very social, nice activities (mostly for free) and a nice garden. Breakfast and diner included. When we missed our nightbus, they took care of us (Alex and Emiliano) by helping us out and letting us stay for free. 5 stars like I said!