Manaki Hostel — Hotel in Saint Andrew

Wow. Righto. Never quite had a hostel experience like this. I'll start with the good. Great air con at night (key word, night, don't try turning that thing on before 8pm) There is a kitchen. Not particularly big (actually it's tiny), or well equipped, but it's there. |Now the juicy stuff. We turned up after a sweaty 30min walk from the airport to find out the owner wasn't there, as she has a schedule each day that she abides by. This means if you turn up out of those hours, you can't get into the hostel. Luckily she has listed this information on the website, so you're not left stranded out the front, oh wait, no, it's not listed until you get to the very door that locks you out. But hey, the experience gets better when you get into the hostel, as you will become one of the employees. Unpaid, of course, but you will let people in, give them a tour of the hostel, all the fun stuff. |Once you squeeze past the other guests in the kitchen, you can take one of the 5 seats in the lounge room, where you can try to converse with other travelers (if you're lucky enough to see another traveler) over the sounds of Colombian X-factor. The challenge doesn't end there, as you must wrestle the one fan away from the owner to try and get a small breeze. |I'm droning on a bit here. My final recommendations: find out what time she is at the accommodation, then use your intuition to maybe avoid seeing her, and maybe avoid paying for the average accommodation you'll receive. Let's just say this is a tried and...

Me gustó mucho. Pude conocer e interactuar con personas de otros países, durante 4 días fui la única chica en una habitación de solo hombres y siempre me sentí segura, dentro del respeto y la tranquilidad. La señora que atiende es muy amable, gran persona. Camas comodas, aire acondicionado, el wifi es regular, pero es un asunto de toda la isla, no del lugar particularmente. La ubicación es excelente, se puede ir al centro caminando por un paisaje hermoso, o en bus, o en moto, o en taxi (tarifa minima). Hay lockers donde dejar las cosas a salvo, solo hay que llevar el candado. Hay 2 tiendas muy cerca para comprar todo lo que se necesite, se puede cocinar, guardar cosas en la nevera, braño privado. Volvería! Y...

No cuenta con atención 24 horas, lo cual hace que los mismos huespedes tengan que recibir a los nuevos turistas para explicarles las mecanicas del lugar. Cuenta unicamente con dos baños para más de 20 personas, cocina pequeña con utencilios viejos o dañados. venden sobrecupo, personas durmiendo en el piso, el aire acondicionado solamente se puede prender de 8:00 pm a 8:00 am.||||Zona insegura nos atracaron con cuchillo a pocas cuadras del hostal.||||Las areas sociales son pequeñas, no hay suficientes sillas para todos los huespedes, no hay servicio de lavadora ni pagando adicional. No tienen tarifas estandar, cobran distinto a todos...