Guest User
January 31, 2023
We arrived at this hostel only to find there were 0 directions, signs, roads, guides on hand and we were left to our own devices to find a path through the jungle to the hostel, pushing branches and trees aside whilst also carrying our suitcases. We walked 20mins on a very unclear route, without any idea where we were going due to lack of signal and 0 people around to ask with multiple options of paths and dead ends - we were incredibly lost and hot and tired when we arrived, after travelling an hour on the boat from Cartagena. When we arrived we were immediately given a briefing session without a second to regain our composure. We went to the restaurant to ask for some food at around 12 and we were told we had to wait until 12.30 to order any food. There was also no bottled water at all which was an issue because my friend was sick. At 12.30 we tried to order food however the waiter was really unprofessional and acted more like a fellow party goer and even when informed that my friend was sick and needed food urgently, said that we would need to wait at least 45mins and in line with everyone else. We’ve stayed at a lot of hostels, many many party ones included, but at this hostel the Music was unbearably loud as if there was a nightclub going on at mid day. There is a small beach next to the hostel which would be nice however the water is brown and not something you want to swim in. We decided soon after that we would switch hotels however we discover that there are only boats leaving at 1 time in the day. This means it is very difficult to get off the island. If we were to switch hotels we would have had to walk miles lost through the jungle again. There is also nothing near by and the nice part of the island is on the other side nearer Cartagena. We decided to seek refuge at Bora Bora for food, a seemingly exclusive beach club, however the food was revolting and was seriously expensive ( I ordered stir fry noodles and instead I received penne pasta covered in soy sauce). We ultimately ended up leaving the island within 2 hours of arriving. The best part of our day was the boat ride. All said and done, we would not recommend this hostel to anyone.