Managua Backpackers Inn

Nice and clean hostel for a stop over in Managua

✓ I spent one night in a private room and two nights in a doorm. Both was very clean and spacious. In the private room aircon is optional. The bathrooms were nice and clean. No bad smell. Spacious kitchen with every utensil you might need. Filtered water for drinking. Nice hanging out area, hammocks, the swimming pool was clean and nice. The staff is great, helping out with everything, booking shuttles, giving travel advise and all over nice and helpful. The hostel is close to supermarket, shopping mall and restaurants.

✗ The only thing is the water pressure in the showers, not the greatest but it is still fine.

Pleasant

✓ Great location with bars n restaurants close by. Owners very helpful and actually hung out with Bob one of nights...listening to live music in his friends new bar.

✗ Got robbed on the way home from the bars late night on my second visit ...but my own fault coming home late etc. Take taxis folks!

Great staff and location

✓ The hostel is close to several restaurants and rock bars and supermarket. The kitchen is well equipped. The pool and the other facilities were very clean. Emilio the staff member and Bob the owner were very kind and helpfull with info and booking shuttle to Ticabus terminal.

Okay but okay

✓ It was nice for a stay over

✗ Boring, in the middle of nowhere

Fabulous

✓ I think this place is fine for a stopover before moving on somewhere else. The location is nice right next to a big mall, so you can get stuff you need before your next destination. The hostel was clean, had lockers, is in a convention location next to the mall. The kitchen is also well-equipped. You have access to the kitchen at night for when you have an early bus or flight, the door isn't locked they just don't want too many people cooking and making messes and waking others up.

✗ I found it odd that the staff didn't have information about bus schedules for other destinations seeing as I don't think many people actually stay in Managua to explore Managua itself 🤔 So that's one thing I would suggest improving is for the staff to have access to information about busses, times and locations. Other things I would suggest are to add more fans to the dorm. The bed I had, it had a fan right next to it. But only 3 beds had fans right next to it. Thankfully it was a bit stormy and that brought wind into the room, but I imagine it'd still be hot if you had a bed without a fan right next to it. I would also suggest to have the common areas open after 10pm. I personally don't find this as a deal breaker because I've stayed many great places with curfews for the common areas. But I know the *best* places trust their guests to be considerate and quiet at later hours. There's also cameras in the common areas, so I think that could help deter troublemakers anyway. The shower has very low water pressure. Talked with the hostel owner and he said that it's common for Managua. Thankfully I was only there 1 night so skipped washing my hair, otherwise my shower would have taken too long. The hammocks are nice, and lots of couches with fabric covers, not leather covers that sweaty legs stick to. The pool had circulating water. The mattress I had, I could feel some of the springs. But only a few so I adjusted my location on the bed and that helped. So maybe replace some of the mattresses and/or add toppers. I've seen a few reviews complain about the owner, but I didn't have a problem. He's a bit chatty and maybe over-explains, but he didn't come off as rude. The afternoon guy at the desk came off as judgemental/condescending when I asked questions about the hostel after he gave a tour of the place. Acting as if I was dumb for not remembering all the details he gave.

Very good

✓ The beds were comfortable. The pool was nice, the bathroom was okay as well.

✗ Nothing really but it wasnt extraordinary. Its a basic hostel. The house rule didnt bother me at all cause I just wanted to sleep and I did like a baby. So all in all I would recommend it!

Perfect for a stop over in Managua

✓ The stuff was very friendly and helped with all possible questions. The hostel is very close to the UCA bus stop.

✗ Sometimes it’s very hot in the room, because the fans do not reach all beds in the same amount.

Bad

✓ Because of them i needed to find a different hotel where i found love. Thank you Backpacker inn.

✗ So i arrived there, i waited 50 minutes and the receptionist said they dont find me in Booking.com and i need to wait but i knew that they sold my room for someone else and i needed to find a different place. I dont recommend this place, at night they wanted to charge my card but is was blocked thank god