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Situated in Puerto López, 600 metres from Puerto Lopez Beach, Tuzco Lodge features accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. With a terrace, the 3-star hostel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The accommodation offers a shared kitchen, and organising tours for guests.

Lodge was good, staff was great!

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9.1
Wonderful
301 reviews
Price from
£29
per night

Situated in Puerto López, a few steps from Puerto Lopez Beach, Hostería Mandála features accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. The hostel also provides free WiFi as well as a paid airport shuttle service.

A beautiful place with friendly staff who were always happy to help us with beach towels, organizing tours and giving us access to showers after we had checked out. The breakfast was lovely too. You can really tell that a lot of love and effort has been put into making the hostería comfortable and welcoming. We didn't want to leave!

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9.1
Wonderful
522 reviews
Price from
£28
per night

Located on the beach, within a 25-minute drive of Montañita and a 15-minute drive of Puerto Lopez, Viejamar B&B offers direct access to the beach. An outdoor swimming pool, and a garden are featured and free Wi-Fi and continental breakfast are included.

This is the most peaceful place I have stayed in all my years travelling. It is so tranquil and lovely, right next to the beach. The only sound I could hear was the waves on the shore.

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9.2
Wonderful
217 reviews
Price from
£12
per night

At the hostel every room is fitted with air conditioning, a wardrobe, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV, bed linen and a patio with a city view.

The nearest airport is Eloy Alfaro International Airport, 92 km from the hostel.

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7.1
Good
28 reviews
Price from
£30
per night

Hostel Dannita features a pizza and fast food restaurant and is located in Puerto Lopez, just a 6-minute walk from the ocean. Free Wi-Fi access is available.

The front desk is open until 10pm and offers tourist information. A shared TV lounge is available to all hostel guests.

Best hostel ever! Highly recommend .. the group that runs were the nicest people ever very genuinely kind

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7.4
Good
94 reviews
Price from
£6
per night

Set in Las Tunas, a few steps from Las Tunas Beach, Hermanos Perdidos Surf offers accommodation with free bikes, free private parking, an outdoor swimming pool and a garden. Featuring a shared kitchen, this property also provides guests with a barbecue. A terrace, an on-site bar and shared lounge are available.

The hostel offers a hot tub. Guests at Hermanos Perdidos Surf will be able to enjoy activities in and around Las Tunas, like cycling.

There are alot of places to stay around the world, and most of them are in it for the money - but not this one. I had no real desire to go to Las Tunas, but after backpacking around Ecuador and Peru for a while, all of the favorite people I met on the road seemed to have the exact same recommendation: Go to Onda Hostel. So I texted the hostel owners on Whatsapp, where they proceeded to be somehow genuinely interested in answering my millions of questions over text before I arrived, arranging for transport, and even picking me up a massive guanabana just because I casually mentioned once I'd like to try it. The beds are comfortable, the A/C is cool, and the coffee is endless, but it's truly the people that make this place great. The owners are passionate about building a community and they instill that same stoke in their volunteers. If you're looking to stay in a place with some atmosphere, there is none greater in the Americas. I booked at this hostel for two days and stayed on for weeks, only leaving because I had to. To my new friends that I've made at Las Tunas - Thank you, and I'll be back soon!

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9.3
Wonderful
103 reviews
Price from
£9
per night

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Budget travelers know there's no better way to make the most of their trip than by staying at a hostel: Save money for exploring during the day, and swap stories with fellow backpackers in the shared kitchen or bar in the evening. Dorm-style bedrooms with shared bathrooms are standard hostel fare, but private rooms are also available for those willing to pay a little more.
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  • Avg. price/night: £14.51
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 298 reviews
    Amazing place, so chill, great pool, one of the best kitchens I have seen in a hostel, and also good beds. Angel was also so friendly.
    Sara Dienis
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: £31.54
    8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 203 reviews
    The room itself was wild; two stories plus a loft (one room on each floor) in the family room with terrace. We used the top two rooms. The beds were comfortable enough. We enjoyed the balcony (view to the backyard with the ocean off to the side) and the shared terrace on the upper level of the hostel. The shared kitchen is a plus and it was nice to have room for a few small items in the fridge. Short walk to the pier and the Malecon. About 15 minutes walking to the town center and fewer than 10 to the bus stop.
    Peyton
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £41.99
    9.1
    Scored 9.1
    Wonderful
    Rated wonderful
     · 522 reviews
    Very nice place, beautiful spacious rooms, nice staff speaking English, parking on site, breakfast on beautiful terrace, everything was good! If you go out in the evening there are nice bars and restaurants not too far away, seem to be quite safe on sea side, in general nice town.
    Nikita
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: £22.67
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 139 reviews
    The best about the hostel is the staff. Maria and Osvaldo are such a nice couple, very attentive, helpful and friendly. Puerto Lopez is very safe to walk, and so, despite not being quite in the center, Alcazaba was close to it, in a quiet part of town, and easy to reach walking or by moto-taxi (-1$). We felt at home. At first we were staying one night and ended up staying almost a week. There is also a small kitchen we could use, a refrigerator and potable water.
    Bernardo
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £31.54
    8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 203 reviews
    Favourite hostel ever. Friendly staff, open space, great location. Very hard to fault!
    Isabelle
    Travelers with friends
  • Avg. price/night: £14.51
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 298 reviews
    Great location, friendly owner Angel, very nice hot showers, chill out pool and hammocks to relax in, filtered water available. Cheap stay in a tent.
    Sarah
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: £7.26
    7.4
    Scored 7.4
    Good
    Rated good
     · 94 reviews
    Cheap, breakfast above expectations, location is fine if you don't mind not being on the beach. Mostly just a good value, basic hostel. WiFi worked.
    Oliver Crawford
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £41.99
    9.1
    Scored 9.1
    Wonderful
    Rated wonderful
     · 522 reviews
    The hostel has overall very pleasant atmosphere, the owners and staff are welcoming and helpful, there is a lovely garden inhabited by local wildlife. This time I was in probably the cheapest room, still great but downside- no hammock. The hotels location is great, away from the bustle and blaring seaside bars of the busy part of the town, still just 10 minute walk. The beach at that end of town is also cleaner.
    Inga
    Solo traveler
  • 8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 198 reviews
    Lovely communal area with hammocks to chill, refillable water, TVs with working netflix and youtube, on site tour operator. Dogs and cat are so so lovely, cleaner is also the loveliest lady. Felt super safe with the locked outside door as well as room door. Quentin is absolutely amazing - he helped us not only get to him (Quito - Puerto López) including calling our Quito hostel but also have a million recommendations for in P L and helped us get from P L to Montanita with such ease. Deserves 11/10
    Rhianna
    Young couple
  • 8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 198 reviews
    Pleasant hostal with a great atmosphere created by the owner. The hostel has a great location in the center and a short walk from the beach. Puerto Lopéz is a very pleasant and quiet place to relax, with great restaurants and bars. The options for what you would like around Puerto Lopez will advise you directly at the hostel.
    Jeremiah Johnson
    Young couple
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