Hostal GuateFriends — Hotel in Guatemala City

The stay at the Guatefriends was terrible and slightly terrifying. I would recommend you stay away from this place. Especially if you are travelling on your own and / or aren't fluent in Spanish.||||Initially I picked this place as it advertised a shuttle service included in the price from the airport. The place is less than 1km from the airport so no airport shuttle would go there. However there are earnings not to walk the distance as the risk of getting robbed on the way is too high. If you grab a cab, it costs 10 dollars (for less than 1km...). ||The problems started when I first communicated with the hostel to request their service. The replied quite abruptly and in Spanish and said they will only drive out once I'm out of the airport and waiting by the exit. Tough luck if your mobile has no reception in Guatemala. I called them when I arrived, a man who couldn't speak English answered. Then a woman who spoke little English. I told her I was waiting by the exit and that I wear a big orange Rucksack. I waited 45 minutes and nobody showed up. I had to take one of the 10 dollar cabs to get me to my destination.||At the hostal, I rang the bell and it took them a while to open. Straight away a man started insulting me I Spanish, upset that I was ringing the bell too much and that his wife had waited at the airport for ages and I didn't show up. To be clear, this is a tiny aiport and it's beyond me how she didn't spot me. I don't think she even left the car. She had my number but wasn't bothered calling. I had to pay my bill immediately and without further shown around, I was escorted to my room. Escorting is the only way I can put it as next I discovered I was staying in what resembled a prison cell. No windows! I couldn't believe I was paying 30 dollars per night for a room with no windows.||But that wasn't all. The doorknob fell off when I left the room for a few minutes and I couldn't look the door any more. The hot water was so hot, I couldn't shower.||The next day nobody apologised to me and they were pretty much ignoring me.||||To be clear, hostel really isn't the right term for such a place and I am unclear how such properties can be advertise don booking.com. this was someone's home refurbished to accommodate paying guests. My room was behind a set of garage doors, there were no social spaces, nobody spoke English. The reason for using sites like booking.com. in foreign places is that they give me security and I can really on vetted properties. I was scared, upset and felt deeply unwelcome.||My recommendation is to read all reviews before booking places near...

This is a family run hostel approx 350 meters from the International Airport. Free pick up and drop off is provided. Request for a room in the back away from the street as it can get noisy in the morning though the hostel is situated in a safe residential area. Expect aircraft noise until 1am.||Beds are comfy and they provide soap and towels. Bathrooms are clean with hot water and good water pressure. Breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, beans, bread, fruit and coffee.||Wifi is strong in all areas. It is possible to order meals from out as there are no restaurants in the immediate vicinity. Local tours can be booked through the hostel. The $10 shuttles to Antigua are available from the arrivals area at the airport and contrary to what online reviews state, it is possible to get shared shuttles even past a 9pm arrival.||This is a cozy, well managed family run hostel and great for a one night transit halt before a flight in a safe and secure area. The host was very accommodating...

Nah did not like this one. We did not get any sleep prior to our 24 hour (!) journey to Europe due to noisy rooms. A lot of money for a room with holes in it (almost 400Q).

They told us there was a free 'pick up' but no one ever came! We waited for 20 minutes before we started walking on our own. Funny fact was that they never left the hostel to get us. We never got an apology only 'yeah it was busy'. In the morning we got the 'shuttle' which is very short and easily to do by foot (5 - 10 minutes walk).

There are no restaurants open in the area after 7PM, so be aware to eat some cheap food, as they don't offer any food service.

Would not stay here again. You can get a fancy hotel for...