Kin Balam Cabañas

Palenque · Mexico

Kin Balam Cabañas

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30% SHIT
High confidence 246 reviews
Best in Palenque

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Facilities

🏊 Swimming Pool 🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Free Parking 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🌿 Garden ♿ Wheelchair Friendly 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (16)
Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Housekeeping Restaurant Filtered Water Dispenser Linen Included Towels Included Ceiling Fan Massage Free WiFi Paid Luggage Storage 24 Hour Security Safe Deposit Box CCTV in Common Areas Fire Extinguishers

Prices

Dorms $21 / night
Privates $51 / night

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Recent reviews

Wales FEMALE 18-24 Apr 9, 2026 Atm 80%

I loved my stay, the staff are great. Pool is good. A nice place in the jungle I wish the kitchen was a little better and the rooms are pretty cramped

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Austria MALE Apr 9, 2026 Atm 80%

Very relaxing place, in walking distance to the ruins, loved it!

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England MALE 18-24 Apr 6, 2026 Atm 60%

Next to temple area but still a hefty walk up. Showers were warm but slightly grotty but for 2 nights in the middle of the jungle was good.

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England MALE 18-24 Mar 29, 2026 Atm 60%

Nice hostel, but the kitchen was dirty and the food was expensive and bland

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England FEMALE 25-30 Mar 25, 2026 Atm 100%

Such a great time, beautiful location! Romeo the tour guide is great 😃 I think the kitchen could do with some more utensils though, only 1 knife and chopping board for all the guests. Overall great :)

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Austria FEMALE 25-30 Mar 15, 2026 Atm 80%

I stayed in a shared Cabaña with four beds. It's tiny and with no cirtains but there are lockers provided. You will hear everything, the birds, monkeys and people talking cause the windows have no glas. It's a great location. You can walk in 20 minutes to the ruins. You can take a colectivo from the ADO station to the Cabañas. There are only few restaurants and no mercados in walking distance.

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USA FEMALE 25-30 Feb 21, 2026 Atm 60%

Loved the location in the middle of the rainforest, 30 min walk to the ruins. The pool was nice and there were iguanas everywhere!

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Netherlands COUPLE 25-30 Feb 20, 2026 Atm 60%

The sheets are VERY DIRTY. Covered in blood; on our pillows, sheets, towels. Got "new ones" from reception, but these were also stained. Food in the restaurant overpriced and bad service

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Ireland FEMALE 25-30 Feb 18, 2026 Atm 80%

More like a hotel than a hostel! The room layout was a bit weird - basically a family room with double beds (not a dorm). However, beds were comfy and daily housekeeping is a nice treat! Great pool and location close to ruins. Definitely worth staying if in Palenque but don’t expect a typical hostel experience :)

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Feb 15, 2026 Atm 80%

Beautiful hostel that felt like a luxury treat in between other places. The location is great for visiting the ruins and if you need to go anywhere else you can catch a collectivo for a small price. The kitchen was small but enough to make brekky. Relaxing by the pool was quite nice. Just note that there is no cheap places to eat around, better do your grocerie shopping in the city

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Feb 11, 2026 Atm 80%

Good hostel but not very social. Very close to the ruins and they have a variety of tours (try the jungle walk, it was amazing!!) The kitchen was basic but functional, bathrooms were clean but quite old (at least in the house I was in). Beds were comfortable, rooms quite small.

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Germany MIXEDGROUP 25-30 Feb 10, 2026 Atm 100%

This was one of the most beautiful places I have been on all my travels, with a lovely big park and garden

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Austria MALE 31-40 Feb 6, 2026 Atm 100%

Unvergleichbares Erlebnis in diesem Hostel direkt im Dschungel! Positiv: Atmosphäre (Vögel, affen vom Pool aus sichtbar, kleine Flüsse durch die Anlage), Lockers, Pool, saubere Klos und Bad Negativ: Lage (Collectivos fahren nur bis 18 uhr rauf), eventuell sind die Cabañas etwas klein wenn wirklich 4 leute drinn schlafen

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Jan 31, 2026 Atm 80%

Lovely place. I loved the location. The kitchen wasn’t the best for cooking and also it didn’t feel really social at the hostel - maybe it’s just palenque in general.

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Netherlands FEMALE 18-24 Jan 26, 2026 Atm 100%

I had a very nice time at Kin Balam cabañas, eventhough it’s a bit from the city it’s very easy to reach trough Collectivo. I would recommend it.

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England FEMALE 31-40 Jan 23, 2026 Atm 100%

This is a beautiful hostel in the jungle. It's always clean, the facilities are good and the staff are all really friendly and helpful. The location is perfect as it's literally a 5/10min colectivo ride from the ruins. The only downside is that I booked a dorm room, but when I walked in it was two double beds and a singlesingle bed (mine) in one room. This felt really weird because I was put with two other couples who were sleeping in the same bed which was just really weird.

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Germany MALE 25-30 Jan 22, 2026 Atm 40%

great stay in the jungle. you can heat howling monkeys. however it lacks the hostel vibe. there are no good common areas to meet other solo travelers

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Italy FEMALE 31-40 Jan 21, 2026 Atm 100%

This was absolutely amazing! You are 10 min from the ADO terminal by colectivo! You are right in the jungle, 15-20 min walk from the ruins entrance, great big place, more like a fancy hotel not a camping place, yes you have big space also to put your tent! They game a room for only 4/6 people with a single bed and 2 big beds that could be shared (of course if you were booking for two not with a stanger!) They gave me also a big bed! Lovely view, super quiet, private bathroom in the room too but ...

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Switzerland FEMALE 31-40 Jan 18, 2026 Atm 100%

really nice cabanas in the middle of the jungle.

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New Zealand MALE 18-24 Jan 18, 2026 Atm 60%

The kitchen was pretty slow, but the hammocks and swimming pool was a good vibe to unwind. Also wish the beds had better setups for power outlets, had to charge in the bedroom locker. Showers were alright though, took like 3 minutes to get hot water but hot water was there

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