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100% loved everything about our stay at Utria. Amazing staff, views, facilities, bar, music, all of it!! Special shout out to Maria, Camilla, and Carlos! Can't wait to return.

Stayed in February 2024

Area surrounding the pool was a bit of a building site. Also worth noting many of the tours offered depend on a minimum number of participants to operate, I was lucky to do the night walk even having stayed 4 nights.

Laid back vibe hostel run by good people. Upstairs hammock/lounge area was a great alternative to the midday heat. The nearby beach is huge and great for swimming and surfing - ask about tides beforehand. Cool activity programme on offer. My room had a fan and decent mosquito net over the bed, however I found night-time to be cool enough to go without the fan. Bar downstairs can be noisy (it's a hangout for locals and staff mostly) but clears up by 11pm latest.

Stayed in March 2024

The rooms are definitely not soundproof. Prepar for it.

Helpful stuff and good vibe. The room has nice view.

Stayed in February 2024

Very clean spaces with kind and helpful staff. Beautiful location. Would highly recommend!

Stayed in January 2024

Heat

Landscape

Stayed in January 2024

I was treated badly by taxi (tuk tuk ) driver leaving the airport, he was aggressive and overcharged me because i am a foreigner , he treated me so badly that i will not go back to this town again, if you go stay away from this taxi driver , i will post a picture of him, this hotel is awesome and the staff is great and they have nothing to do with the bad taxi driver , the town needs to control the taxi drivers and some of the grocery stores from overcharging foriegners and taking advantage of them

Awesome staff , awesome location , great room , great food

Stayed in December 2023

Great hostel in El valle with a nice bar and terrace to chill out at. I spent a week here and absolutely loved my stay here. The staff is super friendly and overall it's a lovely vibe to meet people and have a good time. Also best wifi in the whole town if you need to work :)

Stayed in November 2023

The music was so late even after hours

The staff was amazing, always so so nice with us

Stayed in September 2023

Cozy atmosphere, nice bar, friendly staff that helps a lot with activities

Stayed in October 2023

It’s a hostel, so limited sound privacy. Be ready to sleep with a fan and a mosquito net (a very good one is provided in the room) - as that’s typical for the area where humidity is high - it’s part of the experience. The 40-minute tuk-tuk from airport is a little rackety - if you’re not suited to that, arrange a minibus instead.

Utria is a beautiful wooden lodge hostel 2 mins walk from a secluded beach on the Pacific Coast. We were well looked after throughout our stay. Daily activities to see humpback whales, boat tours, turtle hatching and wildlife night walks, all arranged at the hostel the day before. Breakfast, lunch & dinner are available for local cuisine (fresh fish, plantain, coconut rice, frijoles). The thing that will keep you is the hospitality and the Viche cocktails! Can order pizza in locally, to mix it up. Pool for cooling off.

Stayed in August 2023

Nothing.

I loved everything about my stay at Utria. The staff, owners, and volunteers were so welcoming and I can't wait to return! They provided everything from tours, to transport arrangement, to in-house meals and fantastic cocktails at their unique bar. The energy is unmatched and I was so sad to leave.

Stayed in August 2023

The staff was excellent and exceeded our expectations. If you're going to stay in El Valle look no further!

Stayed in August 2023

I booked 3 nights but stayed for 15, amazing hostel! Staff and volunteers were so kind and helpful. The food in the restaurant is good and there is a nice bar to have some drinks at night. There is also a kitchen with all you need to cook a meal and a swimming pool with fresh water from the waterfall. The dorm was clean with comfortable beds and they offer a lot of tours. It’s 2 min to the beach and 20 min walk to town. Really loved my stay!

Stayed in July 2023

You need a lot of cash going there, that was a bit tricky to plan beforehand. The food in this area is always between 25.000-35.000 pesos, good to know to make some calculations:) not a lot of veggie option, but it’s possible!!

The hostel was very close to the jungle, but also only 2 mins away from the beach! You have a great chill area and a kitchen to cook your own stuff (supermarket is in the town). The beds are comfy, but it can also be sometimes a bit loud from people walking around or from the bar (which was okay for us :)). The staff was very friendly and helpful! The tours were expensive, but super! We recommend the jungle tour Bora Bora!

Stayed in August 2023

The pool was not available unfortunately

Stayed in July 2023

It is a bit noisy. Despite attempts to keep it quiet (the common rooms with kitchen close at 10PM and the bar is 11PM) it is actually quite noisy till 11:30-11:40PM (our personal experience). The music stops by 11-11:10PM but it takes 30 min for people to dissipate and stop talking loudly (there is no sound insulation) Given that a lot of tours have a start at 7-8AM (and some at 6!) we really wanted (and were going in previous hotels) to bed at 10PM (and we are night owls normally). I wish they would close a bar at 10PM instead. At least I wish they would stop music earlier. We also have a problem with water. We did not have water on the second and the third floors for several hours in the evening. This is likely not to happen to you. It seems it was one-off problem The hotel is also quite sandy (understandable) and room were not cleaned during our stay (so they became sandy) Overall we had a great stay but you should know about the bar

Great hosts who helped with so many tours: night jungle walk (everyone seems to be doing one) and visiting turtle eco farm (they protect eggs from predators and them release them) Decent and inexpensive food: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes it is good. Sometimes it is excellent. Quite filling always Close to the beach (but one can't swim there: too dangerous) Great selection of good viches in the bar which closes at 11PM No AC but it turned out it is not as hot and the fan was enough Also +1 for having filtered water and coffee available for free for everyone

Stayed in July 2023

An extraordinary hostel! I went there with a friend and it was one of the best week we ever had. The service was excellent, we had a lot of problems and questions and they always helped us - very amazing people! The possible Tours one can do planned with the help of the hostelworkers are awesome and have a good price. It was a great time staying there!

Stayed in July 2023

Going back to Medellin…

Koko is the best barman! Everybody was so drunk of the free viche shots!! The team is amazing! Lina, Valentina, la Negra, Camila and all the other workers! Best hostel in el Valle!!!!! The team makes sure everybody joined the parties, conversations and overall chillout! Immediately they felt like amigos!!! Do not listen to the people who go to other hostels!!! We stayed in other hostels in el Valle, which we tought were nice till we entered this paradise!!! + They have breakfast, lunch and dinner!!! Todo muy rico!!!!

Stayed in May 2023

Super nice hostel, the staff is super friendly and fun! You feel very welcome. It’s located right at Almejal beach, which is beautiful. They organise a lot of fun and interesting activities in the area. Would definitely recommend staying here if you are looking for a social hostel. :)

Stayed in April 2023

best place in el valle !

Stayed in April 2023

Nothing.

I honestly can't recommend this place highly enough. I've been traveling for over a year, and this was one of the best hostel experiences I've had. Terrace is awesome for relaxing, meeting people and hanging out, as well as cooking as that's where the kitchen (so you can cook watching the surrounding nature). Staff is super friendly and helpful. The natural pool (water comes from a nearby waterfall) is fantastic to cool off during the day, and the bar is THE place to be during the evening, where you get to experience El Valle to the fullest, as the locals also come here to hang out - so you get to meet a lot of great people, play some beer pong and have some drinks (try the viche!). I came for a few days and ended up staying a month! If you're thinking about coming to El Valle - please do, it's awesome! And when you do - do yourself a favor and stay in Utria ;)

Stayed in March 2023

- there was music (very loud) every night until 11pm…the bar is the party hotspot of the village…we were not expecting that - the toilet/bathroom stank like sewage… - the transport services of the hostel (two times) were either expensive or late/slow…so maybe better to find a service in the village

close to the beach with a nice view of the jungle - you could here the ocean and the jungle sounds at the same time. they organized great tours for us - especially the tour by boat to the waterfall and beach was amazing! Food was great but ask for the specific prizes because they change depending on the dinner

Stayed in March 2023

it is a charismatic place where travelers gather that don’t like the mainstream! the staff is super friendly and helpful all around the clock!

Stayed in January 2023

Mosquito net was little bit small for the bed but served well anyhow.

Wonderful, friendly atmosphere. Location in the jungle surrounded by nature and all the sounds is extremely relaxing. Good and helpful people everywhere. Drinking water from the tap; no need to buy plastic bottles :)

Stayed in January 2023