Oasis the Traveler

Firstly the staff were all very friendly . Driver was waiting to pick us up though our bus was 1/2 hour late. The restaurant area was a great place to chill out with music playing and the food was a reasonable price considering the remoteness and we had a room near river so the music didn’t worry us. The negatives - Rooms were damp and musty smelling with stained sheets (didn’t want to even think if they had not been washed!) and shower was luke warm with a rather large spider in it. (We had a double room with private bathroom) Sheets did not fit bed and found ourselves sleeping on the dirty mattress during the night

Nice scenery. Terrible staff. Supposed to be picked up at noon. We arrived 10 minutes early. The driver looked his watch and said 10 minutes then went and had lunch for 30 minutes. The food is overpriced and poor. Windows are open and the screens broken. No hot water at sink.

Decent food at a good price, nice clean rooms, pools and a river to a take a dip when hot. One night there was very loud music from somewhere in town or another hotel, but not really this places fault.

This hostal offers such serenity and tranquility nestled in the jungle right by a river. Rooms are basic but with the views you have, there is no need for all the “stuff”. While my water temperature in the shower was not hot, it also wasn’t cold. It was more lukewarm. Another traveler I met staying here said she only had cold water. I found the staff welcoming, warm and friendly. If you have a chance, order the chicken noodle soup from the menu. It is AHMAZING. While wi-fi is not offered in the roams, I had no problem using it in the main reception/restaurant area. There are so many spots to just relax, read a book or just simply take in all that Mother Nature provides. I was happy with m stay here.

I really wanted to like the place. The first night we were warmly greeted after the long awful sweaty shuttle it requires to get to Lanquin. Annie the hostess/reception/bartender/server was a delight! Unfortunately it’s the last time we saw her. Everyone’s room had a fan except ours. We begged and pleaded for one. It is off season and surely the place wasnt 100% booked and one fan could be spared. But no. It was hard to sleep with the heavy humidity and 85 degree night. Even after it rained. Thank god the showers are frigid and ice cold I guess. Next morning we had breakfast. The omelette literally had yellow plastic style nacho cheese in it. Black beans too soupy and watery to eat. We went on our tour to Semuc and our guide Felix was a joy! We had a ton of fun in the caves and jumping off cliffs and rope swings and sliding down the gorgeous pools. We had lunch at their sister hostel. Staff there was super friendly and fun. Lunch was okay. Schnitzel was satisfying and massive. But the overcooked soggy spaghetti o’s served with it, not so much. We decided to skip dinner when we got back and just head to another place in town but we were refused any help with transport or calling a tuk tuk. Thankfully the restaurant itself sent us one after we called. When I got back i begged and pleaded again for a fan. A flat no. No apologies. Just a gruf emotionless No. rolling in sweat with the bugs again. We wanted a pool day the next day but the river pool is empty and the other one was locked and seemed closed. And was too cloudy and filthy to look enjoyable anyways so we walked to the Zephyr next door and spent the entire day there instead. We went back to our new favorite restaurant again that night. I begged once again for a fan and begrudgingly finally was told I’d get one. I had to leave my key tho. And our ride had arrived so I accepted. When we got back it was just sitting on the bar for anyone to grab. Just a rough and uncomfortable stay. Hopefully they get their act together because it could be much better. The property is lovely. And some of the staff is awesome.

El lugar es muy bonito y las cabañas externamente también. La que nos dieron no tenía baño estaba en el exterior una fila más abajo. Lo peor es que tenía la ventana completamente rota, fuimos a recepción y la solución fue que nos cambiaban a otra pagando un sobrecoste. Pedimos 3 veces las toallas y al final tuvimos que ir nosotros a recogerlas. La habitación no tenía agua caliente ni espejo en el baño. Pésima experiencia.