Purple Monkey Hostel

Socially oriented

Aspectos positivos: High volume hostel where you can easily meet others. There are several shared spaces which are nice. Restaurants and cafés are near by. Breakfast was free

Aspectos negativos: This touristic district is safe and expensive. The top beds have no fresh air and mine was smelly. This was the 1st place in 4 months that did not give free towels Hot water was fluctuating and not very hot

A lot of potential!

Aspectos positivos: The hostal was in a good location, the kitchen is a good size to accommodate multiple guests cooking which is so helpful! The staff are really friendly & the showers are hot (providing no one else is showing at the same time. Only once it went cold!) the private double room was a good size. The bar closed at a good time so the noise didn’t go in all night.

Aspectos negativos: Sadly the other guests! Which isn’t necessarily fair to mark a hostal down for but in speaking with locals this hostal has a reputation for the kind of guests we encountered whilst we were there. We were woken up most nights by people coming home at 4/5am as the shared toilet was opposite our room people were in and out constantly usually until around 6am..

Good value for money

Aspectos positivos: The showers were good. Great simple breakfast. Coffee, tea, juice, scrambled eggs and fruit slices.

Aspectos negativos: Bedsheets always came loose from the mattress. My bed light didn't work and the individual bed fan didn't work either.

Nice hostel, close to Poblado metro

Aspectos positivos: This hostel was really great! The bathrooms were nice, and breakfast was included, which I didn’t know beforehand. The staff were very friendly — I needed to print bus tickets and they helped immediately. Reception is 24/7, which was great because I arrived late due to a delay. The location is very good — about 10–12 minutes walking to Poblado metro station. There’s a shop nearby, restaurants and bars around, and the area felt safe even after dark. I truly recommend staying here — just be prepared for slightly higher prices in the neighborhood as it’s very touristic.

Aspectos negativos: The only downside was that the room was quite small for so many people and smelled bad — but that was due to other guests’ things and not the hostel itself. Also, the fans were a bit noisy. Other than that, everything was fine.

Aspectos positivos: Great hostel! Will stay in a different part of town next time.

Decent stay for affordable price

Aspectos positivos: Great location that's close to everything and the staff are friendly. I liked that my room had a toilet for our use.

Aspectos negativos: In the morning there were lots of noises on the busy street. My bed sit directly in front of the window and the blinds did not block street lights nor sunlight. Luckily I had my sleeping eye mask. The room was a bit warm even with the fan on. The fan is a bit noisy as well.

Great stay

Aspectos positivos: Perfect location, breakfast was really nice (fruit toast eggs and coffee). The staff were really nice and helpful as well, and you got towels for free.

Aspectos negativos: The rooms were hot

Bananas 🍌

Aspectos positivos: Great staff, great breakfast, free luggage storage, great location. Highly recommend.

Aspectos negativos: Wifi was only good near the front desk. Common area not comfortable for laptop work.

Excellent hostel

Aspectos positivos: Bar was great, staff were great. Location was great. Everything was cleaned and maintained well.

Aspectos negativos: Staff weren't always present in the common areas and guests didn't clean up after themselves.

Very comfortable!

Aspectos positivos: Very nice stuff and people, that stayed at the hostel at the same time. Good breakfast! Amazing common area!