Mapache Hostel

Mapache Hostel feels like being at home. We take you in and make you part of the family. We are a small but growing business so you get the opportunity to suggest changes and be part of the development of the hostel. We are determined to give the best costumer services on the island so we take training very serious. You are sure to learn new things during your time with us while having the best time. So far most of our volunteers have extended their stay or even came back to work again a second time.

I am Swiss, a passionate traveller myself and have been in Mexico since 2016. After living here for many years I now share my time between Mexico and Switzerland. The hostel has a manager and two cleaning workers that are fixed staff. Our paid receptionists are usually Mexican travellers who stay for 3 months or more. We further have 3-4 volunteers living on the premises in tents. It is a very familiar atmosphere where everyone is treated equally and feels at home.

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Reviews

5.0
(40 reviews)40

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0
About the experience in: Isla Holbox, Mexico

Australia

5

Staying and volunteering was relaxing, fun and homely at the hostel. It felt like a family, and the other volunteers were so welcoming. Agostina set me up to do my work and I was able to make the most of my time on the island in the mornings and evenings. the hostel has good showers, kitchen space, activities and guests. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to experience authentic “island life”!

6 months ago

About the experience in: Isla Holbox, Mexico

Mexico

5

It was a good hostel to start my volunteering, the atmosphere was very family-like, friendly, sociable, a good working environment, flexible, and a very good host and manager 🩷 very fun and easy to get along with ✨

8 months ago

About the experience in: Isla Holbox, Mexico

Australia

5

Me and my partner had a great time here the hostel felt like a little family and everyone was super friendly and welcoming. Would definitely recommend volunteering here and I would definitely go back. They are flexible and free breakfast is a win

12 months ago

About the experience in: Isla Holbox, Mexico

Chile

5

My experience at the hostel was wonderful. I stayed for a month and, as I left, I felt I was leaving my home; the guests and the other volunteers and staff become a small family, and the atmosphere is incredibly welcoming. Here real bonds are truly formed, with people from all over the world who feel close from the first day. If you're looking for an experience that combines volunteering, friendship, and the magic of a unique place, the hostel is definitely the right place.🧡

about 1 year ago

About the experience in: Isla Holbox, Mexico

Mexico

5

Es el mejor lugar para hacer tu primer voluntariado, se siente todo muy familiar, sin duda el hostel es mi segunda casa!! La isla es bellisima sin duda regresaría una y mil veces, es el lugar perfecto para desconectarte de todo y conectar contigo mismo, conoces personas de todo el mundo y todos los voluntarios son súper amigables.

about 1 year ago


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