Lazy Crab Hostel

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Lazy Crab Hostel
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Scored 8.4
Rated very good

Staff

9.3

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Lazy Crab Hostel in Balgue offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and tiled floors. Ground-floor units feature inner courtyard views and walk-in showers. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, garden, bar, and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a shared kitchen, games room, and indoor play area. Convenient Services: The property provides private check-in and check-out, a paid shuttle service, concierge, and tour desk. Free on-site parking and bicycle hire are available. Local Attractions: Maderas Volcano is 7.5 mi away. Walking and cycling tours are popular activities.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free Wifi
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

Free Private Parking Available On Site

Availability

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Madeline
    United States United States
    “The staff was amazing and super accommodating. Very kind and friendly. Helped us out with moto rentals and the food was good.”
  • Adriana
    Canada Canada
    “Good location to catch transportation, get to nearby restaurants and events. Nice staff. Good vibes.”
  • Silvia
    Germany Germany
    “The atmosphere was exceptional. The stuff was great and very helpful. The location is perfect. There are many options for restaurants. No matter where you're on this island, you need a scooter to get to the beach & sightseeing. But Lazy Crab has a...”
  • Bar
    Israel Israel
    “great great stuff the rooms are great really clean”
  • Ben
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Good vibe! Staff are very friendly and helpful, loads of common areas to hang out and has a pool table. Great free breakfast each morning, also offer reasonable scooter rentals and tours. Plenty of showers and toilets. Free water, straight from a...”
  • Billy
    Australia Australia
    “Nice hostel with good location near the lake. Comfortable beds, clean facilities, cool rooftop and tasty breakfast. Staff were friendly and helpful. Big bonus for ability to rent bikes from hostel.”
  • Tomer
    Israel Israel
    “Great vibe, not a party hostel but a more mature one. Good for a relaxed stay in Ometepe.”
  • Meghanne
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Triple private room was spacious and beds were comfy with a big fan per person. Staff were friendly and super helpful with arranging taxis and scooter hire. Free breakfast every morning was really good and 3 options. Good location on side of...”
  • George
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Plenty of space to hang out, really chilled, nice breakfast, good scooters/motorbikes to rent out”
  • Emmett
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Breakfast was fantastic with 3 great options. The staff were really great and the location was good too.”

Host Info

Company review score: 9.3Based on 105 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

Local family hostel

Property info

This is a happy, colourful and super relaxed local and family onwed hostel in Balgue, small town on Isla de Ometepe. A good place to be surrounded by nature and super cool local people with good vibes. We are just down the road from the entrance to the Maderas volcano hike and under a minutes walk the waters edge where you can swim and spend your day. Close the the hostel you can find restaurants and little shops for food. We hire out dirt bikes, scooters and bicycles and run tours from our hostel. We offer diverse kind of accommodations adapted to any kind of guests or traveller. We have dorms, private rooms, double bedrooms, group bedrooms, etc. that will suit the needs of any kind of traveller. Nearest ATM is at Moyogalpa so make sure you have enough cash upon arrival.

Neighborhood info

Small town called Balgue have restaurants, small shop for food and alot of activities to do.

Languages Spoken

English,Spanish

Area info

House rules

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Check-in
From 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Check-out
From 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
Children & Beds

Child policies

Children over 14 are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 06:00:00.