The Old House Hostel

Amazing hostel! Located just a few steps from the center of the beautiful little town of San Ignacio, the Old House will welcome you with a cozy ambience and the friendliest vibes. The rooms are nice, the beds are comfortable and the facilities, toilets, kitchen and common areas are perfect and super clean (thanks Rose!). The owners Aldo and Davina and Greg at the reception are friendly and helpful in every possible way. There's a bar/art gallery downstairs that is open only on wednesdays and fridays when music and jam sessions are held. The perfect combination of a quiet, cozy and social place. Hostel definitely highly recommended if passing through San Ignacio!

One of the best hostels I’ve been at! Very unique atmosphere and generally very good common areas, especially the balcony and showers! Rooms could definitely have been better, but I was in the cheapest one I believe, so just be aware of that and enjoy this beautiful hostel and town. VISIT CARACOL!

We had a really good time at the Old House. The staff are really nice and the shared spaces, bathrooms, kitchen, patios are really good and sometimes there is tasty local food made by a member of the staff. The place is also very clean and cleaned very thouroughly every day. The jam sessions on Wed and Fri are a plus. You really get to socialise with other guests and locals and the music was really good the times we were there. They also stop at a reasonable hour. We also did the ATM-tour, which was 120 USD and we were therefore hesitant. However, we had the best guide on our whole Central America trip. He was so knowledgable and equally fun and it was an unforgettable experience. We stayed in two different rooms, 8-bed dorm and 4-bed dorm. I have to say that the 8-bed dorm is a real challenge. It needs a full make over: Beds are not solid and should be screwed into the walls, matresses and pillows are quite worn, windows don't close any more (there was a huge construction noise), the door is very loud. The 4-bed dorm had no such problems and everything was really okay here and we slept very well. All in all a very good experience.

Hostel was in a great location near the San Ignacio farmers market and the Green Iguana Conservation Project. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Kitchen was fully equipped and had all the basic necessities. I had a private room with shared bathrooms and it came with a fan. I just wished the room had AC as it gets very hot. Otherwise I really enjoyed my stay. I also loved the cat and dog that lived there.

We stayed several months ago and I forgot to leave a review then. Really an amazing place! The staff was super-friendly. The rooms were good. The showers were great. The vibe was really friendly. We originally planned to stay a night here and a couple of nights nearby, but this place was so great (and so preferable to the other option) that we added another night here. As a bonus, it is close to the center of town, which is great.

Really great hostel! The staff was really nice and I loved the cat and dog in the premise. As an FYI, they have a band playing downstairs on Wednesday and Saturday night. The dorms also don’t have curtains for each bed.

Lovely & helpful staff and nice bed with a comfy mattress in the private room. We booked the ATM tour with the hostel and it cost $120 (USD), private shuttle and a great tour guide who was local and had worked on many of the archeological projects so I would definitely recommend booking through the hostel. The room we booked was advertised as a private room with an en-suite but unfortunately there was no en suite…. We had a shared bathroom which was clean but times where we needed to shower and it was occupied by another guest. We also stayed on a Wednesday night and the music from downstairs bar was extremely loud, I felt like the band was in the room with me. Not ideal if you want an early night or to relax.

The Old House is the most welcoming and warm hostel I have ever stayed at. The rooms are clean, plenty of bathrooms, the road next to it is not very loud, they offer cheap tours and experiences, and the staff give advice as if they were family. Aldo, the owner, is always willing to help you in any matter. As for things to donate to the hostel, you can have movie nights on the terrace, as they have a computer and a projector available. There is also a bar downstairs that opens on Wednesdays and Fridays; they have live music, but don’t worry about noise, they close shop at 11pm sharp.I would definitely recommend Old House to anyone visiting San Ignacio, or even Belize, as the atmosphere there is worth experiencing. Thank you, Aldo, the front desk staff and the rest of the team for making this happen. Also, really close to the city center!