Puerta Vieja Hostel

Our Hostel is a brand-new Hostel in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas; Mexico. We opened our doors back on November 20th, 2012. San Cristobal de Las Casas has been awarded as the Most Magical Village in Mexico for 2011-2014, so the city can offer so many different ways to live: culture, arts, music, nature and a great chance to meet people from all around the world and to share experiences.

Our Hostel is just 2 blocks from mainsquare and offer different services and activities in and out the place.. Our place is an old big neoclassic arquitecture house, with a beautiful big garden, hammocks and grill.

We also have been awarded in some websites and companies like TripAdvisor and LonelyPlanet, which is a great motivation for us to keep working hard and improve all the time to bring our guests (and volunteers) the best experience and services.

This project just started with a main idea: to meet travellers and to share experiences. That's why we are doing our best effort to have in our staff people who like to share and to enjoy every moment, and we use to believe we have a big family here, so we are more than happy every time we have the chance to add a new volunteer to our family. It's just amazing. We also believe that quality/comfort is one of the most (if not the most) important side of a trip, and that's why we are working on bring it to our guests. We have had really amazing experiences in our short time with the Hostel, and we definitely believe we are just working and going in the right direction. We also have had the chance to make a lot of new friends; we have had people who have stayed for more than 50 days, or people who have gone and have come back at different times of the year.

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Reviews

4.5
(174 reviews)174

Staff & Host

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

Australia

1

worst hostel i’ve ever worked , never been treated o horribly. lied about my job, forced me to clean instead of being the bartender which i actually applied for. got bed bugs, charged as much as guest for extra things and treated so so badly. other volunteers quit on the spot due to the treatment, expectations which were high despite not being trained for anything and worked like. a dog

23 days ago

Mexico

2

El hostal en general se encuentra muy bien y cumple con todo lo acordado, solo que no fue el indicado para mi, las tareas en general son bastante pesadas y en algunas situaciones te puede tocar hacerlas sin ayuda del staff por lo que hace la carga más pesada.

Repito, al final la experiencia no fue lo que esperaba pero sin duda habrá gente que le encantará por todas las ventajas que este ofrece.

25 days ago

United States

5

Puerta Vieja was my first volunteer experience, and it was absolutely incredible! San Cris is one of my favorite places I’ve been and I miss the hostel already. The staff is amazing, the food was great, the work was as described and rarely felt like work, the volunteer group felt like a little family, and I made a lot of really great friends for life. I know I’ll be coming back to Puerta Vieja in the future, gracias por todo!

about 1 month ago

United Kingdom

5

My experience at Puerta Vieja was wonderful, I already miss the place and the team! The hours are as described, the hostel and volunteer room are so comfortable and well-maintained, the food is amazing, and the staff are the best!! I made great friends during my time there and San Cristobal has to be my favourite part of Mexico so far, which is saying a lot because I loved Mexico! Couldn't recommend more, determined to come back one day! <3

about 2 months ago

Japan

5

It's a great hostel to volunteer in San Cristobal! The staffs are awesome, guests are nice and the food is great. It's a big and very social hostel and there's lots of things going on and it's fun. I enjoyed the activities, the city is beautiful and the surrounding nature is wonderful.

2 months ago


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