Quiet, clean, and very helpful staff. Nice little kitchen, super clean fridge, free filtered water. Excellent value for money.

Not much of a communal area so not very sociable, although not a problem for a night or two.

great clean rooms. the kitchen is well equipped. grocery stores, market, bus station close by

Super friendly hosts! There is a kitchen and free water

Room is super small

A real gem of a find, I tell you. I was upgraded to a room with my own bathroom. A real comfortable bed. Very quiet. And a super low price! Much better than the Luna Hostel.

I liked everything

This was the best value stay we had in our entire trip in Nicaragau so far. The entire place is kept immaculately clean. The rooms are small but so cosy nice and comfortable. The bed and pillows were extremely comfortable and the sheets were so fresh smelling. There are cute little tables outside each room (there are 5 rooms) in the open air garden. It's full of plants and we really enjoyed relaxing having a coffee, or eating our meals here. There is a hand washing laundry facility and lines to dry your clothes. The kitchen had everything we needed and was spotless. Purified water was always available. Fruit and veggie and supermarket just a few metres away. In the morning and evening it is extremely quiet. The hotel rooms are set back from the street at the rear of the property. Perfect location. 5 min walk to bus stop. We ended up staying longer. Tip: Somoto canyon tour is definitely worth it. We usually like to do things solo but making our way down the canyon swimming and navigating rocks and supporting the local community (guides, restaurant) was awesome. Also check out Salto Estanzuela. I loved swimming here under the waterfalls .

There is nothing missing. Everything was perfect.

cute family! rooms are so clean and commun kitchen can be used.

nothing

the bed and pillows were very comfortable, the sheets were soft and clean, the bathroom was clean except ants hiding in the toilet, and some ants by the door

The staff are super helpful, the place is top value for money. Spotless clean and all you need.

Good location between the bus stops and the owner was friendly and it felt secure.

Shower did not work and the whole place was quite dirty. Rats and cockroaches to be expected but this did feel particularly unclean.

Great kitchen Nice places to sit outside Comfy bed Friendly guy of the hostel Supermarket and fruit/veggie stands next door We had a really comfortable time at the hostel, would definitely book the hostel again when we are in Esteli

Small room Low water pressure at the end of the day, so if you take a shower then you almost have no water. But during the day it’s fine Far from the center (but for us it was not an issue because of the supermarket and fruit/veggie stands next door)

Good choice in Estelí for budget travelers wanting to do day trips out of the city as both bus stations are close by. Simple but has all you need and very affordable.

The kitchen was a little bit underequipped.

The price of staying here was absolutely excellent. Mariella and her son helped us find a safe place to park our car at night and recommended places to eat which we really appreciated! Very easy to find their place and they were very friendly and helpful! The place was very clean and next to everything we needed for our stay in Esteli!

The only thing we didn't like (which we understand that Mariella cannot control whatsoever) was that it is next to a place/home which makes tortillas to sell so it was very noisy beginning at 3am. Other than that we enjoyed everything about staying at Mariella's Hostal and would recommend anyone staying in the Esteli area to stay here for comfortable, clean and very very affordable stay!

Easy 10 minute walk from the bus station. Tranquil and secure location. Spotlessly clean room with fan and private bathroom with spacious shower. Lines to hang clothing to dry outdoors. Helpful owners. Towel provided.

A bit of a walk from the center. Cold showers. Thin walls so can hear people in adjacent room clearly.

Great value for money, considering you get a basic private room with a towel. There's fresh produce markets just outside the hostel, and a basic kitchen to cook in. Nice family business. Obviously you'll need to speak some spanish to communicate. If you're a meat eater, check out the BBQ restaurant on the street behind called El Asadero - delicious and quirky decor.

The owner and her family were very nice and very helpful. The location is quiet near from the bus station. Also very near the fresh market. Quiet place to Sleeman the morning.

The roof was leaking. The shower were disgusting. The internet was very slow. The rooms are very small. Not too bad for the price.

Very friendly and helpful family who owns the place. They let us use their kitchen (inside their living room) and gave us some very delicious bananas. The room was very clean and the Hostal was within walking distance of both bus terminals.

Tiny rooms with only a curtain for the bathroom instead of a door