Hostal Maxima — Hotel in Parroquia Puerto López

The hostel is located just a bit away from the boulevard, which is very nice because when we were there party was going on on the beach for a long time. Still close enough to the beach and restaurants. It is incredibly cheap for its value: nice big rooms, hot water and all perfectly clean. There is a nice courtyard/garden with a space for hammocks where you can relax. Even though we were here only for one night (after having fled from another horrible hostel in town), it seemed like a place where you can easily spend a lot of time. Maxima is lovely, very welcoming and helpful, and...

Maxima and her husband are very nice people and the top rooms overlooking the town and some of the beach was pretty nice, compared to the price. The room was large, clean and had hot water. The wifi was a bit sketchy though. Besides that, it was noisy, the beds were quite hard and had a way too small mosquito net. The common area had a nice green yard, however it was nastily littered with dog landmines (dog poop) and the kitchen was pretty unclean with an occasional...

Our welcome was less than enthusiastic, apart from the dogs, who greeted us warmly. The staff were far less friendly. the room was clean-ish, two towels of postage sized proportions made it difficult to get dry in the humid heat but the hotel has pleasant grounds and an unusual resident - a kinkachoo ( rescued). The bar area said drinks were available but no staff were there to serve them. When we passed staff members, we got a grunt or a scowl. The dogs, however,...