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Reviews of Samay Hostel

Colonia Diaz Nuila, BK 6, Lote 1, 01101 Juayúa, El Salvador

#2 of 15 hotels in Juayúa

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 65 hotel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.6

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.3

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    8.0
    Nice, comfortable hostel. Good kitchen to cook if needed.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Little ants were everywhere if you left food out. Big hill to the entrance, about 8 mins from main centre which isn’t too far!

    There was plenty of space to relax. The kitchen was big and easy to manoeuvre.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    very beautiful hostal, nice staff, easy moto rental, very good kitchen, comfortable dorms

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super nice family running this hostel, very helpful, caring, answering quickly, flexible etc. Good atmosphere, chilling areas there. 5 to 10 minute walk to the center/church. The single room upstairs is great.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    No events organised at the hostel. It would be so great to get privacy curtains for the dorm beds!

    One of the best hostels I've ever stayed at! Super quiet but I found it easy to talk to people. Huge, comfortable beds in the dorms, a great rooftop to watch the sunset from, and a small kitchen for cooking. The hostel was able to organise everything I needed from laundry to scooter rental. Don't let the stories of an "uphill walk" scare you away - Juayua is so small that you're still only about five minutes from the town centre.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower is only cold, no problem for me.

    Loved this hostel! The kitchen has everything you didnt even knew you needed. It gets cleaned all the time. The scooter rent is good priced and beautifull scooters. Big beds. It has also a really social vibe with lots of places where you can meet new people; the kitchen, dining room on the terrace, the hangout area upstairs with a view... from this hostel we did amazing activities in the area. Would recommend staying here!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful small hostel in Juayua. Its more like a house rather than a classic hostel but that's what makes it so charming. Its a really nice house with a very clean and well equipped kitchen. The staff & volunteers are super friendly and helpful with organising trips around the area or anything else you need to know. Would defo stay again.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was one I think British worker that was very off putting, no hot water for showers and unfortunately my laundry that I paid for looked like it had fallen on the floor while wet because several items came back quite dirty.

    The beds were big and super comfy, the lounge areas were very nice and they have a cute little pup that roams the hostel.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2024

    10
    Just a great place in the little town of Juayua!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    Clean, comfortable and friendly. Nice central area where you can talk with other travelers. Nice kitchen too!! The staff is super accommodating and just really nice.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2024

    9.0
    Samay Hostel is a great place to stay in Juayua and they are very helpful organizing tours to local sites. Would definit
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s a bit of a hike up the hill but not a deal breaker.

    I had a private room (shared bath) which included a private terrace with a beautiful view.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2024

    10
    Loved it!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was great!

    Such a nice Hostel! Felt very welcomed and it was such a peaceful place. Love the view from the rooftop!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2024

    10
    Amazing stay, great vibes
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing vibe and well set up rooms

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great place! we had a private double room and it's amazing, on the last floor were the terrace is, with a great view. Private bathroom but outside of the room. Clean and comfortable!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    8 min walk from the cathedral, up a steep hill-not a big deal. kitchen could have better storage for food.

    Best view in town! we stayed in the private on the top floor (without realizing we booked it) and it was sweet! lots of natural light, big open windows, balcony! Could use better curtains in the room but everything was clean. staff were super friendly. motorbike rentals from the hostel!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2024

    9.0
    Amazing and clean hostel in Juayua
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There are only two bathrooms for all the rooms so sometimes you have to wait

    The people working there, the kitchen, the rooftop terrace and the fact that it was always clean :)

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 February 2024

    9.0
    Good place to stay in Juayúa
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    -Showers were freezing cold and really too cold for me seen the fact it was not that warm in Juayua -Had the feeling the so-called ‘volunteers’ were ‘owning’ the place and constantly occupying the kitchen (and as the kitchen is quite small that wasn’t appropriate from my point of view)

    -5 bed dorm was spacious enough and nice and bright with big windows -Very comfortable big bed with socket next to it -Ensuite bathroom in the dorm with toilet + cold shower +more bathrooms outside the dorm (also with cold shower) -Lockers for valuables available outside the dorm -WiFi worked well (also in the dorm) -Location a bit uphill, but still quite easy walkable from the bus stop with luggage -Nice view from the rooftop terrace -Tap water is drinkable -Very helpful+friendly owner

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 February 2024

    10
    Good place to stay in Juayúa
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -Showers were freezing cold and really too cold for me seen the fact it was not that warm in Juayua -Had the feeling the so-called ‘volunteers’ were ‘owning’ the place and constantly occupying the kitchen (and as the kitchen is quite small that wasn’t appropriate from my point of view)

    -5 bed dorm was spacious enough and nice and bright with big windows -Very comfortable big bed with socket next to it -Ensuite bathroom in the dorm with toilet + cold shower +more bathrooms outside the dorm (also with cold shower) -Lockers for valuables available outside the dorm -WiFi worked well (also in the dorm) -Location a bit uphill, but still quite easy walkable from the bus stop with luggage -Nice view from the rooftop terrace -Tap water is drinkable -Very helpful+friendly owner

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The vibe, the staff, the location of the private room! You could watch the sunrise every morning from the terrace and the staff had all the information you needed for your travels.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately my room didnt had a window on the outside of the building so it was quite smelly. Also 2 bathsroom were often occpied and in the morning not as clean anymore especially the toilette. Would be nice to have women and men seperated.

    Really nice hostel with friendly staff. Bit up from the center but easily reachable. Beds were kind of doublebeds which is really cool.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2024

    10
    Pleasant and enjoyable. A good place to chill.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wood smoke in the air from the vicinity. A little far from the center of town. No fan nor AC in the private room.

    Staff were friendly and helpful. They were constantly cleaning, so the place was very clean. Nice views. I stayed in a private room with good views from my private porch.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    De location

    Really nice and clean hostel with nice beds

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2023

    10
    Relaxing stay in the mountains
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds are comfy but the room was a bit warm at night

    The hostel is well maintained with a clean kitchen and bathrooms. There are two nice outdoor patio areas and great views of the mountains and town. Short walk into town. Very friendly staff and a great place to relax for a few days. Try the las siete cascadas trip while you are there, definitely a fun day activity

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 November 2023

    8.0
    room was very comfortable and staff really helpful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    staff were very friendly. very homely. nice balcony

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fully equipped kitchen Very nice and willing to help staff Nice terrace and view from the top Nice common space, table at the balcony to eat the breakfast

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 November 2023

    9.0
    Swietny widok z tarasu! Rewelacja :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No issues

    Everything

    Stayed in November 2023

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