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Central America Budget Accommodation and Backpackers Hotels

Central America Budget Accommodation
Central America Budget Accommodation

Budget and backpacker hotels in Central America are somehow easy to find but in the end, you don’t know which ones to choose.

On this page, I write step-by-step practical information, photos, and respective prices. Cheap hostels and hotels I stayed in Central America.

This is the list of places I stayed during my 53-day trip to Central America – from Mexico to Panama. I always got budget options, with the only exceptions of Panama City, Portobelo, and San José.


My favorites


On that previous trip, my TOP 5 accommodation in Central America were:

  1. Magnolia Inn in Panama City, Panama
  2. Hotel San Antonio in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala
  3. Hotel Tropical in El Castillo, Nicaragua
  4. Casa Congo Lodging in Portobelo, Panama
  5. Hospedaje La Libertad in Granada, Nicaragua

Geographic order of these hotels:


Mexico – Belize – Guatemala – El Salvador – Honduras – Nicaragua – Costa Rica – Panama


Backpackers Hotels in Central America


Hotel Templo Mayor in Mexico City, Mexico


I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €23 Euros per night.

Hotel Templo Mayor in Mexico City, Mexico
Hotel Templo Mayor in Mexico City, Mexico

Posada Kari in Piste (Chichen Itza), Mexico


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €17 Euros per night.

Posada Kari in Piste (Chichen Itza), Mexico
Posada Kari in Piste (Chichen Itza), Mexico

Posada La Raza in Holbox Island, Mexico


I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €17 Euros per night.

Posada La Raza in Holbox Island, Mexico
Posada La Raza in Holbox Island, Mexico

Hostel Mama’s Home in Tulum, Mexico


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Dorm bed €6 Euros per night.

Hostel Mama's Home in Tulum, Mexico
Hostel Mama’s Home in Tulum, Mexico

Hotel Jeremiah’s Inn in Caye Caulker, Belize


I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €18 Euros per night.

Hotel Jeremiah’s Inn in Caye Caulker, Belize
Hotel Jeremiah’s Inn in Caye Caulker, Belize

Benque Resort & Spa in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Dorm bed €9 Euros per night.

Benque Resort & Spa in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize
Benque Resort & Spa in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize

Hospedaje Doña Goya in Flores, Guatemala


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €9.4 Euros per night.

Hospedaje Doña Goya in Flores, Guatemala
Hospedaje Doña Goya in Flores, Guatemala

Hotel Alemán in Cobán, Guatemala


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €6.6 Euros per night.

Hotel Alemán in Cobán, Guatemala
Hotel Alemán in Cobán, Guatemala

Hotel San Antonio in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala


I stayed for 4 nights in this room. Double room €9.4 Euros per night.

Hotel San Antonio in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala
Hotel San Antonio in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala

Hotel El Pasar de los Años in Antigua, Guatemala


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Dorm bed €7 Euros per night.

Hotel El Pasar de los Años in Antigua, Guatemala
Hotel El Pasar de los Años in Antigua, Guatemala

Hotel Villa Florencia in San Salvador, El Salvador


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €26 Euros per night.

Hotel Villa Florencia in San Salvador, El Salvador
Hotel Villa Florencia in San Salvador, El Salvador

Hotel Blanca Luna in Sochitoto, El Salvador


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €12 Euros per night.

Hotel Blanca Luna in Sochitoto, El Salvador
Hotel Blanca Luna in Sochitoto, El Salvador

Hotelito Josue in Gracias, Honduras


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €7.7 Euros per night.

Hotelito Josue in Gracias, Honduras
Hotelito Josue in Gracias, Honduras

Hostal Berakah in Copán Ruins, Honduras


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €15 Euros per night.

Hostal Berakah in Copán Ruins, Honduras
Hostal Berakah in Copán Ruins, Honduras

Hotel Utila in Utila, Honduras


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €14.3 Euros per night.

Hotel Utila in Utila, Honduras
Hotel Utila in Utila, Honduras

Hotel San Isidro in La Ceiba, Honduras


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €5.7 Euros per night.

Hotel San Isidro in La Ceiba, Honduras
Hotel San Isidro in La Ceiba, Honduras

Hostal La Siesta in León, Nicaragua


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €5 Euros per night.

Hostal La Siesta in León, Nicaragua
Hostal La Siesta in León, Nicaragua

Hospedaje La Libertad in Granada, Nicaragua


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €11.3 Euros per night.

Hospedaje La Libertad in Granada, Nicaragua
Hospedaje La Libertad in Granada, Nicaragua

Hotel Los Felipe in Managua, Nicaragua


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €14 Euros per night.

Hotel Los Felipe in Managua, Nicaragua
Hotel Los Felipe in Managua, Nicaragua

Hotel Tropical in El Castillo, Nicaragua


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €16 Euros per night.

Hotel Tropical in El Castillo, Nicaragua
Hotel Tropical in El Castillo, Nicaragua

Hotel y Cabinas Jabirú in Los Chiles, Costa Rica


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €17.4 Euros per night.

Hotel y Cabinas Jabirú in Los Chiles, Costa Rica
Hotel y Cabinas Jabirú in Los Chiles, Costa Rica

Hotel Fleur de Lys in San José, Costa Rica


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €37.4 Euros per night.

Hotel Fleur de Lys in San José, Costa Rica
Hotel Fleur de Lys in San José, Costa Rica

Hotel Cabinas Talamanca in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €29.5 Euros per night.

Hotel Cabinas Talamanca in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Hotel Cabinas Talamanca in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Aparthotel El Montecarlo in Bocas del Toro, Panama


I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €24.8 Euros per night.

Aparthotel El Montecarlo in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Aparthotel El Montecarlo in Bocas del Toro, Panama

Casa Congo Lodging in Portobelo, Panama


I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €78 Euros per night.

Casa Congo Lodging in Portobelo Panama
Hotel Casa Congo Lodging in Portobelo, Panama

Magnolia Inn in Panama City, Panama


I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €101 Euros per night.

Magnolia Inn in Panama City, Hotel in Panama
Hotel Magnolia Inn in Panama City – Hotel in Panama City