Sunset Catalina — Hotel in Hicaco

The hotel is centrally located on the main street, with an ATM next door and several restaurants and a supermarket nearby, which is convenient. The staff were friendly and welcomed us with an offer for a local excursion right on arrival.

However, the room itself was quite small and the mattress too soft for our liking. There was no hot water during our stay, and the shower room had a window with a view directly into the neighbors’ property, which didn’t feel very private. When it rains, the sound of the tin roof can be loud, and noise from traffic, chickens, and dogs made it hard to get a good night's sleep. While we’d read about some of these issues in other reviews, we didn’t expect them to affect us so much — perhaps because we were only staying two nights.

Unfortunately, I wouldn’t choose to stay here again. Unless you're a very deep sleeper and don’t mind basic conditions, you might want to consider...

Good little hostel. Close to the popular eateries, pharmacy, beach and mini-market. Rooms were as expected, a little small, but we were not there for the room but the beach. We would have liked to have a better common area with hammocks, however, they have a good cafe at the street level where everyone meets.

The downside is that it is noisy. Other guests do not have the courtesy to keep it down between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am. You will also hear plenty of roosters crowing as well as the large trucks going about their business.

Just consider the noise when booking, but overall this is a wonderful hostel. The staff is...

Loved my stay here!! The rooms have A/C and lockers for valuables. Everything was super clean and they even had shampoo and conditioner! The internet worked well for work and even video conferencing. There's a kitchen with everything you need if you're cooking and downstairs is a cafe serving delicious food, smoothies and coffees. Came to for 2 nights and ended up staying a week, perfect spot for surfers, divers and digital nomads....