Bella's Backpackers San Ignacio

The staff was very supportive with check-in and general guidance. They had a great social calendar which was helpful on the night I didn't have anything planned for myself. I liked that it was good value for money and well-situated in San Ignacio.

My private room could've been cleaner.

Staff were so friendly, I felt very welcome. Drinking water available in the kitchen, microwave etc. Good location on the island.

Absolutely no space in the room for bags, it was very crowded. Sheets were a weird synthetic material, bit of a dodgy climb to the top bunk. Aircon only turned on by staff for certain hours so if you were sick during the day (as I had been at my previous accommodation) you’d be absolutely boiling. Was glad to only be staying one night.

This place is great. A family run business with everything that makes up a good hostel. The staff are all super friendly and helpful, they also do free trips out to places like Monkey Falls etc to get people bonding and keep them entertained. The rooms are great with multiple levels and beds spread out so you never feel too cramped. The place was kept clean and the shower was decent (although only cold water). Kitchen was spot on and the hang out areas are epic. There is a bar with a great atmosphere and music, there are hammocks hanging everywhere so you can chill out and watch the day go by and best of all, they have pet cats and dogs who wander the property regularly! 10/10 for my stay here. Would absolutely recommend this place.

Nothing really to complain about, potentially would be nice to have some hotter shower water for the days when its cooler and rainy (which was regular when I was in San Ig) but other than that this place was top notch.

The people who worked there, good size kitchen and space to hang out upstairs

The fact that I used their laundry service and half my clothes were returned stained with bleached. The cleaning lady had the audacity to say straight to my face she found my clothes like that, and they don’t use bleach. Even though there is tons of bleach bottles in the laundry room, and although they might only use them for their sheets . There was clear negligence in the process . The manager was kind enough to comp. my excursion the day prior however it did not cover the cost to replace my items.