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Bella's Backpackers

Caye Caulker · Belize

Bella's Backpackers

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66% MEH
Hoge betrouwbaarheid 1,278 beoordelingen
2e beste in Caye Caulker
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    • someone entered a dorm and stole a bunch of stuff
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    It's definitely the place to be for parties. Big events every night where also outsiders can join. Kitchen is okay, you can do some basic cooking. Dorms have codes but you can easily find them out at the reception. A few days before my stay, someone entered a dorm and stole a bunch of stuff. So please be careful! The hostel is good if you want to party and socialize, otherwise maybe find a more quiet place.
    • A local broke intol a dorm during the night and tried to steal phones...
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    Staff does not care about anything, water refill is always empty, events dont happen (besides sunday funday that makes the hostel inaccessible if u dont wanna spend 45 usd), and security is terrible. A local broke intol a dorm during the night and tried to steal phones...
    • I had a bad experience where I woke up twice in the night to find one of the men staying in my room sitting on my bed.
    • I had a bad experience where I woke up twice in the night to find one of the men staying in my room sitting on my bed.
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    The rooms and bathrooms are very basic for the price you are paying! It was very sociable however but not down to the hostel itself - the staff seem quite disinterested. I had a bad experience where I woke up twice in the night to find one of the men staying in my room sitting on my bed. I told the staff the next day and all they said was ‘oh he was quite drunk last night’. I didn’t feel very safe here as a girl. Overall though I had a good time and there aren’t many options in Caye Caulker!
    • They accepted our booking even though is was shutdown by the government.
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    Worst place. They accepted our booking even though is was shutdown by the government. They still accept bookings via 3rd party providers. They made us stay at travellers palm. We cancelled everything but they charged us anyways. Don’t go there. The Party on Sunday’s is overpriced and there are just locals that are trying to make you drunk. As a female please avoid this place.
    • They accepted our booking even though is was shutdown by the government.
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    Worst place. They accepted our booking even though is was shutdown by the government. They still accept bookings via 3rd party providers. They made us stay at travellers palm. We cancelled everything but they charged us anyways. Don’t go there. The Party on Sunday’s is overpriced and there are just locals that are trying to make you drunk. As a female please avoid this place.
    • The receptionists were very helpful, even telling me where to find cheaper food in such an expensive island
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    Well located and comfortable, many toilets and showers. The receptionists were very helpful, even telling me where to find cheaper food in such an expensive island They tried hard to overcharge me, initially refusing to give any explanation for that – the volunteer at the reception just stated firmly that the hostel “has a policy” of charging an extra fee on top of Booking.com’s final price. As I was also firmly demanding an explanation she finally said the overcharge is for payment with credit card – but I had just told her I was going to pay in cash! Also, in one of the dormitories the lockers are fake and completely unsafe, it’s just to move the whole piece and all of them are open from behind (see the pic)
    • TWO MEN ENTERED IN OUR SHARED ROOM WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING: one tried to SA a girl and the other one stole a passport and an envelope with money
    • TWO MEN ENTERED IN OUR SHARED ROOM WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING: one tried to SA a girl and the other one stole a passport and an envelope with money
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    TWO MEN ENTERED IN OUR SHARED ROOM WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING: one tried to SA a girl and the other one stole a passport and an envelope with money... The owners and police weren't helpful and there was violence and drugs. It was not a safe stay for us, we left the place as soon as we could.
    • paid cash on book in to the lady behind reception.
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    SCAM ALERT - paid cash on book in to the lady behind reception. All looked fine but then they tried to charge us again on check out. Claimed nothing had be paid. The CCTV camera was turned away deliberately. This is an organised scam. AVOID. Update; Thank you for replying. I have changed the review to give credit for that. I am not sure I agree with the reply in full as you did try to charge the card after we left. The accusation was that we had not paid at all, regardless of currency. The CCTV pointing to the ceiling suggests the staff members know what they are doing. It's a serious concern.
    • got drugged at sunday funday while on the boat.
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    got drugged at sunday funday while on the boat. told a staff member who was helpful but when he told the managers/higher up staff they said i was probably just too drunk and that happens to people all of the time. however i drank a normal amount, was hallucinating and passed out and even stopped breathing until i turned blue which doesn’t happen from alcohol so just be aware if you go thefe
    • The full hostel has your room code so other people were entering our room
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    Disappointing, there were bed bugs in my bed. The staff did spray my bed but I was still bitten the next night. My friend was in a top bunk with no rails which felt unsafe. We were in the “deluxe” dorm but the beds were shaky and the mattress was very worn so I could feel the slats underneath. The communal water wasn’t filled overnight so the people in our dorm stole our water bottles from our beds. Not enough toilets. The full hostel has your room code so other people were entering our room

Vibe-analyse

Bella's Backpackers is gebouwd rond een luide sociale setup: een bar, nightly activities, Sunday Funday, snorkeltrips, hangmatten en een dock voor sunset. Het past bij Caye Caulker-reizigers die makkelijk mensen willen ontmoeten en het niet erg vinden comfort te ruilen voor party gravity. De locatie is een groot deel van de aantrekkingskracht, dicht bij de belangrijkste eilandactie, de Split, restaurants, touroffices en het water. Het achtergedeelte, dock, hangmatten en bar kunnen het terrein levendig en nuttig maken tussen swims, drinks en tours door. Kamers en faciliteiten zijn de zwakke zone. Dorms kunnen krap, basic, heet zonder AC, heel koud wanneer AC centraal geregeld wordt, en karig in privacyfeatures zoals gordijnen, lampjes, stopcontacten, haken of stevige opslag. Badkamers, douches, matrassen, bunkframes, keukenspullen, drinkwater, wifi en schoonmaak kunnen ruw of inconsistent zijn. Dit past beter bij een korte, sociale, messy eilandstay dan bij een rustgevende basis. De fun is echt, maar de hygiëne-, geluid-, staff-, onderhouds- en valueproblemen ook.

Signalen om te checken

  • Verwacht laat geluid van de hostelbar, nabije bars en sociale ruimtes. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd Mar 10, 2026
  • Schoonmaak kan slecht zijn, vooral badkamers, dormvloeren en douches. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd Feb 12, 2026
  • Bedden en bunks kunnen oncomfortabel, piepend, instabiel of zonder basic privacyfeatures zijn. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd Feb 15, 2026
  • Privékamers en cabins kunnen overpriced voelen voor de ruimte en staat. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd May 18, 2026
  • Wifi, drinkwater, warme douches, keukenspullen en koelkastruimte kunnen onbetrouwbaar zijn. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd Feb 15, 2026
  • Hulp van staff kan variëren van warm en nuttig tot afstandelijk of onbehulpzaam. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd Mar 10, 2026
  • Tours en Sunday Funday kunnen leuk zijn, maar prijzen, organisatie en inclusies kunnen teleurstellen. 3 vermeldingen Laatst genoemd Feb 13, 2026

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