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
(166 reviews)166

Staff & Host

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

Russia

5

I have been traveling for 3 years now but I have never been a volunteer. I always had an idea. How to be a good person for this type of activity, how to help and communicate with people and Yes I did it for five stars. I was praised by all the staff about the audience and people and tourists everyone liked that I made my efforts. I was really happy about it and lived the life of the hostel. I liked to do all the activities. There you need to be kind, sociable and smart, so I was able to get along with everyone. The work at the reception and the kitchen is not difficult. Even am newbie person.

4 days ago

Mexico

5

Excelente. Extendí dos veces mi estancia. Muy buen lugar. Larga vida a puerta Vieja Hostel!

23 days ago

United Kingdom

5

Staff were lovely and we got on with them well. Tasks were varied as were shift times, meaning you got to try different aspects of running a hostel and got to work with different people each time. I would recommend knowing some Spanish to communicate with cleaning/kitchen staff, however you can definitely get by (as we did) and maybe even learn some along the way :)

about 1 month ago

Germany

5

Tenía un muy buen tiempo en Puerta Vieja! Antes todo, eran los empleados del hostel que me facilitaron mucho llegar e integrarme ahí, todos son muy amables y abiertos a nueva gente.😊
Aparte de esto, siempre había desayunos y cenas muy ricos, sólo estuvo un poco decepcionante que los voluntarios, siempre teníamos que llegar últimos por la cena, por esto ya estuvo frío dos veces...🫤 El aspecto que crítico más es la habitación en la que durmimos los voluntarios: era más pequeña que las demás y no tenía ventana. Pero en comparación con el resto, no era grave😄🤷🏼‍♂️

about 2 months ago

Germany

5

We had an amazing time at Puerta Vieja Hostel. We felt really comfortable, especially because of the very welcoming staff and the other great volunteers. It's a really cool hostel where it's easy to socialize and San Cristóbal is a beautiful city worth staying a while. We would recommend everyone who thinks about volunteering at a hostel, to stay here. :)

about 2 months ago


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