Los Amigos Hostel
Calle Central, Flores 17001 Guatemala
What is Travelers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Did you already book this hotel?
Tell us so we can help you plan.
Avg. $91 /night, 3/22 - 3/23
$95
per night
$80
per night
$65
per night
Mar
Apr
Mar 22
Today
Mar 24
Mar 26
Mar 28
Mar 30
Apr 1
Apr 3
Apr 5
Apr 7
Apr 9
Apr 11
Apr 13
Apr 15
Apr 17
Apr 19
Apr 21
Reflects recent average nightly prices reported by our partners, and may not include estimated taxes or fees. Price at checkout may differ.
Cheaper
Average
Higher
About
#1 of 17 hostels in Flores
Location
4.6
Rooms
3.9
Value
4.1
Cleanliness
4.1
Service
4.1
Sleep Quality
3.9
Your oasis on the beautiful island of Flores and the perfect base for visiting the majestic ruins of Tikal! Los Amigos hostel was founded in 2004 as an artistic fusion of the many influences of our travels with the most authentic aspects of our beloved Guatemala. We offer many amazing services, like the soundproof Night Lounge, an afforable and reliable travel agency, herbal steambath, masssages, pool table and much more! Recently we made some amazing upgrades, as well. Chill in our new Hummingbird garden and cook your own meal in our communal kitchen. We’re truly excited to treat you to an unforgettable adventure in Petén. And remember: Los Amigos is much more than just another place to stay… It’s your place to BE!
Read more
Suggest edits to improve what we show.Improve this listing
Property amenities
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Bar / lounge
Canoeing
Billiards
Airport transportation
Full body massage
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Wifi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Happy hour
Outdoor dining area
Snack bar
Special diet menus
Canoeing offsite
Evening entertainment
Patio
Board games / puzzles
Shuttle bus service
Taxi service
Massage
Outdoor furniture
Shared bathroom
Shared kitchen
Shared lounge / TV area
Doorperson
First aid kit
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Private check-in / check-out
Laundry service
Room features
Air conditioning
Safe
Private bathrooms
Oven
Stovetop
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
Good to know
HOTEL STYLE
Charming
Centrally Located
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Location
Calle Central, Flores 17001 Guatemala
Getting there
Good for walkers
Places to stay are graded on a 0-100 scale. The higher the grade, the easier it is for travelers to find restaurants and things to do within walking distance.
Grade: 87 out of 100
87
Santa Elena Airport
1 mi•
See all flights
Rental Cars
60 Restaurants
within 0.3 miles
Reviews
4.4
2,005 reviews
Reviews summary
This summary was created by AI, based on recent reviews.
Powered by AI
Los Amigos Hostel is often celebrated for its cleanliness, with guests complimenting the immaculate condition of rooms and common areas. It's recognized as providing great value, although some services may carry a higher price tag. While the rooms are generally seen as comfortable with essential amenities like air conditioning, noise levels and shared bathrooms can be a concern.
The hostel's amenities, including organized tours and entertainment options, receive high marks. Staff are lauded for their friendliness and helpfulness, despite occasional organizational hiccups. Its central location is ideal for sightseeing and enjoying the local nightlife, and the hostel's lively atmosphere creates a welcoming environment for guests to socialize and relax.
Location
Central
Atmosphere
Lively
Rooms
Comfortable
Value
Affordable
Cleanliness
Spotless
Service
Friendly
Amenities
Well-appointed
Was this helpful?
Tripadvisor is not responsible for this summary or the opinions in it. For more information, please read the traveler reviews and learn more about how the site works.
Traveler rating
- 1,221
- 524
- 134
- 84
- 42
Traveler safety
Time of year
Traveler type
Language
Selected filters
- Filter
- English
Popular mentions
Sort by:
Detailed Reviews
We had to spend one night in Flores. Even though we arrived at 5am and the check-in started at 13 we where allowed to stay inside. The common area is beautiful and has resting places, chargers, bathrooms, showers and coffee even at night.
We had a room with private bathroom so it was really comfortable.
We booked trips to Mayan ruins via the hotel and it went very smooth.
I would highly recommend
We had a room with private bathroom so it was really comfortable.
We booked trips to Mayan ruins via the hotel and it went very smooth.
I would highly recommend
Read more
Date of stay: January 2025Trip type: Traveled with friends
Value
Rooms
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Sleep Quality
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Place is super cute, Benjamin & Daisy were kind and informative. The decor is very eclectic and has many sitting areas to meet people from all over the world. Located in the island is very easy to find. Only problem is that they charge 10% to pay with a credit card. I think that is excessive, most places don’t charge or if they charge is a 4%.
Read more
Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
Value
Rooms
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Sleep Quality
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
A lot to digest? Read an AI-generated summary of recent traveler reviews.
These reviews are machine translated from their original language. Show machine translations?
Very nice hostel and great sleep here. The bar is very cozy and you can party here in Flores. You don't hear anything in your room either, so that's super chill. The food is also very tasty and you don't hear anything in your room.
Read more
Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled solo
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
If you feel like overpaying while being treated like dirt, do come here. Staff made sure to always let you know what an annoyance you are to them. Best case scenario youd be grunted at or just not spoken to.
They charge 10% to pay with card because they are just not greedy enough with room prices. They get annoyed when you decide to pay in cash and didn't have proper change available. They charged us 67 euro a night for a two bed private where the shower didn't have hot water. Asking them to fix it, resulted in being smirked at with a knowing smile. They then let us know to just let it run 10 or 20 minutes or longer.
Coming and going does only warrant annoyed faces because they have to open the door again. The restaurant closes at 11 and if you habend finished at 11 you get told on a second basis that you must leave instantly. Not friendly, but in an annoyed tone that lets you know you were never welcome to begin with.
Unfortunately a place that has all the potential ruined by its staff and manager that really could not care less about their customers.
They charge 10% to pay with card because they are just not greedy enough with room prices. They get annoyed when you decide to pay in cash and didn't have proper change available. They charged us 67 euro a night for a two bed private where the shower didn't have hot water. Asking them to fix it, resulted in being smirked at with a knowing smile. They then let us know to just let it run 10 or 20 minutes or longer.
Coming and going does only warrant annoyed faces because they have to open the door again. The restaurant closes at 11 and if you habend finished at 11 you get told on a second basis that you must leave instantly. Not friendly, but in an annoyed tone that lets you know you were never welcome to begin with.
Unfortunately a place that has all the potential ruined by its staff and manager that really could not care less about their customers.
Read more
Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
Value
Location
Service
Room Tip:Â Make sure to have cash because they add 10% to the bill if you pay by card.
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Excellent hostel, very good atmosphere, very pleasant to stay. Very friendly people. The happy hour prices are great so they can stop by for a drink, I couldn't try the food they prepare but they said it is very delicious and everything is very clean.
Read more
Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
We stayed here for two nights. The accomodation is beautifully decorated and located on the Isla de Flores. We had a private room which they tried to put us in room 1 right next to the reception/bar and travel agency. This is loud and I'd recommend asking to move room, and if you're in dorms 1 or 2 as tours leave at 4 in the morning and you would hear everything!
We booked our Tikal tour through the agency and they said we had to take a pack lunch but turns out we didn't as there was a restaurant offering lunch for 85Q. Also they failed to mention we needed identification to buy park tickets, luckily we both had driving licences as we didn't take our passports! Tikal is definitely worth doing, evening during the day as it's quieter but it is hot!
We booked a shuttle to Rio Dulce through them which was good however our taxi never showed to take us to the bus terminal. The Staff seemed unfussed about our situation and said "hopefully" we make it, despite us booking our service through them. I would just take in mind reminding them about any services you book as they had forgotten ours I believe!
Besides that the accomodation, bar and atmosphere is amazing!!!
We booked our Tikal tour through the agency and they said we had to take a pack lunch but turns out we didn't as there was a restaurant offering lunch for 85Q. Also they failed to mention we needed identification to buy park tickets, luckily we both had driving licences as we didn't take our passports! Tikal is definitely worth doing, evening during the day as it's quieter but it is hot!
We booked a shuttle to Rio Dulce through them which was good however our taxi never showed to take us to the bus terminal. The Staff seemed unfussed about our situation and said "hopefully" we make it, despite us booking our service through them. I would just take in mind reminding them about any services you book as they had forgotten ours I believe!
Besides that the accomodation, bar and atmosphere is amazing!!!
Read more
Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Super nice site. Lots of vegetation and colors. The staff is friendly and attentive. The hostel is well located in Flores. The location is very hot so some rooms have air conditioning to what I understand and others do not. Then find out.
Read more
Automatically translated
Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Not a bad place. Went here for dinner after a recommendation. Food was below average and took well over an hour to arrive. Nothing came at the same time and they combined the two pizzas we ordered (not sure how you can mess that up) so I paid for chicken on a pepperoni pizza that I didn’t order because they claimed it was the more expensive Birria pizza based on the tiny pot of sauce it came with. No apologise or ways to rectify because we were never checked on. Pool tournament was cool and when the drinks did arrive they were cold. Would go again but would avoid for food.
Read more
Date of stay: February 2025Trip type: Traveled on business
Value
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Room Tip:Â Looks like a cool place but overrated
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Response from Matthias De Hoogh, Owner at Los Amigos Hostel
Responded 3 weeks ago
Thank you very much for leaving us your comment, it really helps us a lot to improve our service. Please when you come again to our restaurant let us know to make up for this mistake.
Read more
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Don't get me wrong, the rooms are nice, it is quite clean and they have cool common rooms but man they have some weird policies and try to scam you while acting they try to help. Let me explain, first of all they want your passport as a deposit for everything. Opening a tab? Give your passport, doing a boat tour? Leave your passport. Don't have enough cash the second you arrive from another country with another currency (because with card you pay 15% extra...?!?) Leave your passport. I don't understand why they want to keep and use your most important possession as deposit in a drawer without a lock. Besides that international law forbids this (since you are not the owner of your passport, your government is) this is just a weird way to run your business. Just use a credit card or whatever if you can't find a better way to make your customers pay.
At second when I asked about the best way to get to the local airport they told me: 'the taxis will try to scam you because you are a tourist, so we can book it for you for 55 quetzal.' 5 min later I asked the first taxi i saw and he told me the price is 15 quetzal. I get that you want to profit from arranging Taxis for your customers (however doing it as an additional free service is also common in other hostels), but more than 3 times the price while saying that the taxis are the ones scamming? Come on.
All in all, the rooms are nice, the restaurant staff and cleaners are nice, but don't expect anything from the reception or tour office staff. Food and drinks are overpriced just like any of their other services (it only is convenient) so I would recommend going somewhere else at least for your breakfast, lunch, dinner, tours and drinks. Or even better, just sleep somewhere else close by for cheaper and visit the common rooms for free.
At second when I asked about the best way to get to the local airport they told me: 'the taxis will try to scam you because you are a tourist, so we can book it for you for 55 quetzal.' 5 min later I asked the first taxi i saw and he told me the price is 15 quetzal. I get that you want to profit from arranging Taxis for your customers (however doing it as an additional free service is also common in other hostels), but more than 3 times the price while saying that the taxis are the ones scamming? Come on.
All in all, the rooms are nice, the restaurant staff and cleaners are nice, but don't expect anything from the reception or tour office staff. Food and drinks are overpriced just like any of their other services (it only is convenient) so I would recommend going somewhere else at least for your breakfast, lunch, dinner, tours and drinks. Or even better, just sleep somewhere else close by for cheaper and visit the common rooms for free.
Read more
Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
Value
Location
Service
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Los Amigos is a great bar with a really cool vibe. There are plants and waterfalls, as well as funky lights and cool music.
If you’re backpacking, you can also book tours and shuttles through the hostel, which is really useful as their prices are affordable. We did the Tikal trip through Los Amigos and had an amazing time.
Recommend!
If you’re backpacking, you can also book tours and shuttles through the hostel, which is really useful as their prices are affordable. We did the Tikal trip through Los Amigos and had an amazing time.
Recommend!
Read more
Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No. My memory of this is that is closed at 21.00 but I may be wrong and it might be safer to check directly with the hostal.
Hola! Thank you for asking, there is no age limit to stay with us. We welcome every age group.
Happy travels,
amigoshostel AT gmail
change AT to @
tripadvisor won't let me put a "link" in the answer
Its available for everyone :)
I just showed up and they had availability.
"Had no downsides with this place, went during calm season so I can imagine it gets very busy during high season, so maybe book in advance"Read full review
…
PRICE RANGE
$80 - $110 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
youth hostel los amigos hotel flores
LOCATION
GuatemalaPeten DepartmentFlores
NUMBER OF ROOMS
15
Prices are the average nightly price provided by our partners and may not include all taxes and fees. Taxes and fees that are shown are estimates only. Please see our partners for more details.
Is This Your Tripadvisor Listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim Your ListingLOS AMIGOS HOSTEL - Updated 2025
Frequently Asked Questions about Los Amigos Hostel
Which popular attractions are close to Los Amigos Hostel?
Nearby attractions include Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas (0.10 miles), Catedral de Flores (0.06 miles), and Malecòn Isla De Flores (0.07 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Los Amigos Hostel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Los Amigos Hostel?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, an oven, and a stovetop.
What food & drink options are available at Los Amigos Hostel?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Los Amigos Hostel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Los Amigos Restaurant, La Casa de Enrico Restaurante, and Terrazzo Ristorante & Bar.
Does Los Amigos Hostel have airport transportation?
Yes, Los Amigos Hostel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Los Amigos Hostel located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.02 miles away from the center of Flores.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Los Amigos Hostel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Spanish.