Paleque was a great hostel overall. The location was perfect, a short walk to the centre and it was very quite. There was a fantastic television area and an outside area with foosball. The rooms were spacious, clean and contained both bunks and single beds. The bathroom which was located closest to our room was clean and spacious with hot... More

I have travelled around Central and South America for a year and, during my travels, I have never experienced such rudeness and general apathy towards customer care. At 10.30 (checkout is at 10) on the day of their departure, half of my party asked if they could check out and pay for half a day, as they had decided to... More

Do not stay at this hostel. We paid a pretty steep rate to stay in a dorm which was not too bad, but the beds were very narrow and nothing special. We had to pay 4 pesos for a very small towel (non-refundable). There were also 2 showers between about 50 people, which made getting into the bathroom very difficult.... More

The staff were friendly and helpful at this hostel but it is very run down, untidy, and in some areas quite dirty The noise levels made sleeping very difficult. We were surprised that with a private double room we were given our sheets at the reception to make our own bed up. The price we paid was too high for... More

We stayed in a private room here in Feb 2009 and came away fairly satisfied. Our room was in the centre of the building (i.e. not on the main road) so it was quite quiet, apart from a little noise from other guests (not late). The room was comfortable and clean and quite nicely furnished (for a change!). It had... More

Stayed in Palenque for one dreadful night at the beginning of january 2009. after staying there i made a belated new year's resolution to remind myself that sometimes it's worth splashing out a bit! (and not to place so much trust in lonely planet anymore!). First the good points- friendly English speaking staff and nice atmosphere. Bad points: - hostel... More