El Pital Chocolate Paradise

The hostel was beautiful, but that’s the best thing I can say about it. Stayed in the deluxe dorm and the 360 windows had no curtains and no shade, so the room was extremely hot all day and night. If the heat and sun in the room aren’t enough to wake you up, they started loud construction at 8am. The doors didn’t seal and there were no bug nets, so tons of bugs in the room. Shower wasn’t enclosed so it sprayed water all over the bathroom, and the floor stayed wet all day. Not worth the m...

El Pital is really nice, but you don’t have to stay there the night, you can go hang out during the day. It’s not locally owned but foreign owned so if you prefer to promote and support more locally owned and ran places I would check out other spots like Rosa’s lake cabins! Absolutely stunning location and lovely chocolate, and definitely worth it although true that the location is a little annoying without a scooter. Not a bad walk up to the street though and to other hostels like raindan...

There were a few issues such as security, random people not staying in our room and no lockers for valuables. Additionally the room was open air but had not mosquito nets over beds or windows and there were a lot of bugs and wasps. To be fair to pital when this was reported they fixed it very promptly!

Très long chemin valoner pour y accéder, si pas de moto c'est éloigné de toute commodités, la vue y est très belle et le restaurant très bon, malheureusement l'hôtel est salle, ainsi qu'au restaurant les assises des fauteuils sont pleins de tâches, un après midi les oiseaux on déféquer sur la terrasse ça'n'a pas été nettoyer. C'est en travaux,il y'a beaucoup d'insecte dans la chambre, l'accueil nous à donné du produit. Les activités sont plus chère que si vous y aller par vous...

Unser Zimmer war riesig und mit Seeblick. Und das Badezimmer war der Hammer. Doppelwaschbecken und super neu. Das Essen vor Ort sich sehr empfehlenswert und das Personal war super hilfsbereit und konnte auch gut englisch.

Loved my stay at El Pital! I stayed in the deluxe 6 bed dorm and it was so dreamy! Definitely worth the upgrade. Beds are comfy. Food & drinks are great. Staff were all very pleasant and helpful! Not the most social hostel, however very easy to meet people on the island as there are many others travelling solo!

Lugar top en Ometepe!! Al lado del lago para bañarte o disfrutar de las vistas con tranquilidad, excelente cocina vegana y vegetariana (cara lago comida, eso sí) y el propio paraíso para los amantes del chocolate !! Creo que no me quedó un postre por probar haha las habitaciones amplias y tranquilas, las instalaciones limpias y el personal super amable, mención especial para ángel que me ayudó con todo hasta me dio un ride hasta la carretera para que no perdiera el bus! Volveré!

nice hostel directly at the lake. the food at the restaurant is very good but a bit expensive. in the showers were sooo many bugs.. the dorm was fine though

Don’t go to this place unless you want to get eaten alive by bugs. I get that it’s a tropical island and I’m fully ok with that. However, there were no mosquito nets for the beds. After asking at the reception they gave an address at the other side of the island where I could buy one myself… Nice place to visit for a coffee but don’t sleep here!

We spent 4 nights there. The view ist breathtaking. The Restaurant also looks stunning. The Yoga teacher Ohm and her Yoga class were definitely a Highlight. Booking her Yoga is a must! Yet, the accomodations were rather dirty and the staff is not particularly nice or welcoming to their guests.

The staff is very nice and the restaurant has a beautiful chill area. But staying in a dorm is not good. The beds are uncomfortable, the keys didn’t really work and they don’t have mosquito nets even though it’s an open area. I cannot recommend booking a dorm.

Nous avons passé un séjour dans le magic bus qui était très confortable, nous nous sommes très bien senti. Toutefois le personnel n'est pas très accueillant et souhaite faire payer pour toute action sur place (impossible de manger ses produits sur la terrasse hors restau, 1ere info à notre arrivée : checkout tardif = 10$ par heure...). Le restaurant est toutefois très bon mais impossible de cuisiner et loin des comedors.

Loved hanging out there but not super social

Sehr entspannt, bisschen teuer aber hat mir sehr gut gefallen

Das Essen ist unglaublich lecker und die Lage ist wirklich schön. Die Gemeinschaftsbäder hätten sauberer sein können.

This is a little jungle paradise. The dorm room is better so you can see and hear all the wildlife around you. It does keep the mozzys out which was a concer at first. The showers and bathrooms are outside which is cool just watch out for spiders. The constant smell of chocolate was fantastic and it was so great having such an outstanding restaurant next to our room. The staff are super friendly and you can join the yoga for $5 every day and it was a really great practice.

Nous avons passé un bon séjour à l’hostel, le dortoir deluxe offre une superbe vue sur le lac, cependant le logement n’est pas extrêmement propre, nous n’avions pas d’eau chaude et des travaux juste sous nos fenêtres dès 6h du matin. Le restaurant est chouette si vous aimez manger vegan. Je ne recommande pas vraiment la laundry, c’est assez cher et pas très soigné.

Quiet not a very social hostel but felt like a hotel escape we stayed in the privates and loved it food was delicious easy scooter rental

brilliant property, food is beyond belief and service is the best. the dorms are simple but the rooms are massive. super close to other hostels and good food, so strongly recommend.

Beautiful hostel more in touch with nature. The restaurant bar is insanely nice. Dorms are alright tho not the best. Not very social but when you are with a group already it is definitely worth staying in this beautiful place. Food is also really good here!