I have now stayed in 3 hostels around the San Juan area, and Pacha Mama beats them all by a long shot... My first introduction to the Owners came by surprise, while i was skating on the streets in San Juan with a buddy of mine. Alex, the owner of Pacha Mama drove up to me and asked if I... More

I only planned to stay in San Juan del Sur for a few nights, but ended up staying at this hostel for a week! The staff was friendly - a lot of them were travelers who worked there for free lodging. I traveled alone, but that was no problem as I met so many awesome people here! This is absolutely... More

Rude staff, everything was dirty, a party everynight- wasn't able to sleep at all. Woke every morning to yelling or hammers fixing the damn walls at 6am- what the hell?? Don't think they have ever cleaned their pool and their purified water tasted like dirt literally. Don't EVER book a tour through them- we lost $150 for a tour and... More

Four of us 20-something gals stayed here in August while visiting Nicaragua. We originally intended to only stay a night or two but after a few days decided to stay for our entire trip. The staff were great, always helpful (especially since none of us spoke a word of spanish). We arranged to have Frederico pick us up/drop us at... More

I first stumbled into Hostel Pacha Mama on a rowdy pub crawl. The music was pumping, the Flor De Canna was cheap (and smooth!), the beer bong table was ready for action, and the German girls by the pool where friendly. I partied there the next night and a few days later I checkedin and the friendly girls at the... More

O had so much fun at hostel pachamama. Wicked theme party nights, amazing surf shuttle, super good kitchen and a really informative staff. Need I say more want to have a good time and meet cool people stay at Pacha.

As some of the other reviewers have mentioned this is indeed a new location. I did not have a good experience at this hostel/location and decided to move after just one night. The hostel itself was pretty average, good happy hour, good surf shuttle. But the street the hostel was on had several people trying to sell me drugs one... More

Pachamama is a beautiful hostel with a friendly atmosphere filled with an eclectic mix of travelers who form a kind of family. I met the staff out at Iguanas my first night in SJDS. They are both a professional and fun-loving group who were always extremely helpful whether I was asking advice on day-trips (they run shuttles to nearby beaches... More

We made a reservation for a priate room and got put into a 4-bed dorm room which was fine but as usual for dorm rooms there are pretty crowded when you have everyone in their and their gear. I slept in a top bunk which had no ladder access and the fan almost took my head off so would definitely... More