Golden Paradise Hostel — Hotel in Isla Holbox

Three of us stayed in January in two seperate cabins. Apparently it was unseasonably wet for the time of year. The grounds were soggy but then flooded for the final two days of our stay. The streets of the town were badly flooded do it was difficult to get around. You cat tell how deep puddles are and can go in up to you knees - as I did. However because the streets are sandy clay the mud was more of a problem. The town has pavements but many are incomplete or broken or flooded and it was difficult to get Between the hostel and the main town. |Possibly because of the rain one of the rooms smelled a bit damp.|the kitchen area is reasonably well equipped though for some reason there were very few knives. |The reception staff are friendly and helpful and the rooms are cleaned every day.|You definitely need Deet on Holbox. Holbox is kind of quaint hippy , traveller, kite surfing , off the beaten track kind of place with lots of Europeans and Argentinians who have settled there. Town friendly and safe....

The hostel had a small but nice cabaña style room well set up with air-con and fan, tidy bathroom and desk. It's a 5 minute walk to the ferry and 10 minutes to the beach. We liked the communal kitchen which was well equipped with everything we needed for making breakfasts and dinners (supermarket 2 blocks away is well priced). The grounds are looked after and have plenty of lounger seats, tables and hammocks to relax in. Wifi was OK and the air-con in our room was a great addition. The price was OK, I think it's one of the more affordable places to stay on Holbox but still considerably more than we have paid elsewhere in Mexico. |Some negatives: The guy on reception in the afternoons/evenings was completely unhelpful, unfriendly, sarcastic and rude to us whenever we needed to speak with him. None of these are good hospitality traits but luckily the man in the mornings was the opposite; friendly, helpful and talkative. Definitely remember to pack your mosquito repellent as they are ferocious in...

My friend and I came in from Merida arriving at 7am. We were very cranky and when they wouldn't allow us to check in until 3pm (even though we offered to pay extra), we weren't really happy to say the least. They did hold our bags, and after coming back at 3pm, we were really pleased with our clean room that was rather spacious for the price we paid. We had a private bathroom, but we did have to walk outside to access it. We did not expect to have our room cleaned, but it was. The room included A/C and a fan as well as wifi. The grounds were really nice too. About a 10 minute walk to the main street, so not too far. I'd recommend staying here if you were...