Name: Hola Ola Hostel
Address: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, San Juan del Sur, San Juan del Sur, 48600, Nicaragua
Rating: 9

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Hola Ola Hostel

Hola Ola is really a home away from home. Fantastic location, easily walkable from town to the Jesus Statue with frequent shuttle service. The staff, volunteers and owner are all wonderfully accommodating and really make you feel safe and secure. A wealth of fun social activities, perfectly tailored surf lessons and the pool is a perfect breather between excursions. Their comfort, friendliness and security is unparalleled. Lifelong friendships are there to be made through their activities, bonfire nights and surf trips. For any type of traveller, a stay at Hola Ola will definitely enhance and deepen your travel experience. And don't get me started on the precious guardian dog Ola.

Fantastic place and has many activities, it's like family.  Congratulations team Hola Ola for excellence in service and making people feel at home.
the food they make is fantastic and there are party days at the hostel.  I loved the time I spent in San Juan del Sur.

At Hola Ola Hostel you will find amazing staff, a nice accomodation with a pool and all you need for a good stay. Besides that: good people staying there and cool activities where you will have an unforgettable time! I recommend this hostel very much! 
A big thank you to the staff and much love!

This place is an awesome place to meet people and chill. It has a wide range of activities that cater to everyone's preferences. It offers a shuttle between the property and the town which is perfect as it's tranquil at night.

Hola Ola is a really nice hostel. It’s good when you’re traveling alone and want to meet people. The staff is friendly and helpful, and they organize a lot of activities. The rooms are clean. They also have a pool which is really nice to cool off.

We were a group of 5 travelling to Hola Ola ! Staff is great and super helpful. Rooms are comfy and clean. We were travelling in May and it was not too warm in the room without AC. Food is delicious. Hostel is near the beach! Overall great experience!

Stayed a week in Hola ola and e really enjoyed my stay! Staff is really nice, they have daily beach shuttle and daily activities. Staff is fun and super friendly. They provide food and drinks to a reasonable price and the pool is awesome!

We really enjoyed our stay here! We did a four-day surf package, with great instruction from Osman, Jagger, and Christian. The atmosphere at the hostel was really fun, with activities every night. The surf school was great, they really encourage you to make new progress each day, which helps avoid stagnating, and help you have fun. They are really patient, and make an extra effort to help you have fun and progress! It would have been good if the hostel gave us more information when we checked in, as we had to proactively ask questions to find out about stuff like when the surf trips were, what we needed to bring, when meals were, etc. 

Me and my boyfriend stayed a few days in the 4-bed dorm in this lovely hostel. It was a bit more quiet (but I guess also because it is off-season and it has been a though year for Nicaraguan tourism), but the staff is lovely and really involved. 

It is a small 10 minute walk (or free shuttle) to town and there are organized activities (with rides to the beach) every day, such as the sunset fest (beers, rum and games at the beach), family dinner and surfing. Or just stay in and enjoy the pool, terrace with hammocks or have a beer with other backpackers and the lovely staff/volunteers.

The owner is very friendly and does not hesitate to help you with any needs or questions. The hostel is actually his grandparents old vacation home, so there is a lot of interesting family history and nice stories there as well.

All in all a good place to stay for a fair price, focused on backpackers and socializing. Bonus: the great pool view! 

Small note: the kitchen is not really available to cook yourself, however they can cook you a lovely breakfast or dinner for a small price!


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A great place to learn to surf and have fun in San Juan

An incredible experience

Social backpacker stay, friendly staff & fun activities

Amazing.

In my opinion the best hostel of San Juan del Sur

Great atmosphere and activities

Great Hostel for backpackers

empfehlenswert!

Perfect hostel

I was pretty excited about staying here, after doing a little reading and looking at reviews, it seemed like this would be a great place to stay. I was really disappointed and I'm not one to ever really be let down by a hostel, but this, unfortunately, was the exception. The rooms were super stuffy, it wasn't clean and there was random stuff just laying around, people were partying which I didn't mind until someone came in to our room and stole our fan in the middle of the night so the room was miserable. The staff that checked us in didn't give us any information. And when we checked out, no one said thank you... It just felt really unwelcoming. And for an extra $2 a night, there are way better places to stay, that are actually close to what's going on in SJDS. I hate leaving a bad review, but the vibes just didn't align with what I read online and I feel like people should be aware of these things.

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