Hobo Hideout

Great value, location, and facilities
Don't be tricked, there is no pool. But the bungalow rooms are fantastic and were the same price per person as the dorm. Kitchen was really functional and the staff and other travelers were all friendly. If you want to swim, try to find your way to a place called Santo Tomas Village (local bus just past the aeropuerto, then mototaxi), and take a boat out to the white sandy beach on the river Nanay. Cool, deep, safe river water, and cheap restaurants on the beach front. Best day of my whole holiday.

Very bad place
I paid $550 for a seven-day hunting trip with the owner of the hostel. The trip was horrible and nothing as promised. During the hunting trip the the owner threatened some indigenous people with a gun and said he would kill them next time. He also stole their canoe and fishing net and then had use the canoe and net on our ¨hunting expedition.¨ He promised us a partial refund be we did not receive it. I called to ask about the refund and he yelled at me. Dont stay here, put yourself in a more positive environment.

Great fun!
we had to stay here before we went back to lima and it was the best. we made friends with another school on world challenge. it was so close to the centre and it was near to all different places to buy stuff and eat and drink we loved as a group. it was one of the best places on the trip. i recommend to anyone!

My son, Oded, is now staying at that hostel. I spoke with him by phone the other day and he sounds full of admiration for that place and the manager who took him on a four-day hunting trip. That's the place to stay if you're in Iquitos.

You are in great hands with these people: Jimmy is possibly The Coolest Guy On The Amazon, Sandra's cooking (if you're lucky enough to eat it!) is out of this world, Jimmy the Parrot is the Robert De Niro of the bird world, and who could forget Freddy (El Diablo!)? We went on a five-day adventure up the Amazon and the Ucayali River that will always stick out in my mind as one of the best times I've ever spent. Even just chilling around the BEAUTIFUL hostel is worthy of the few dollars a night it costs, and Jimmy will not steer you wrong in his advice on the Amazon and indeed anywhere else in the world he tells you about (he knows the BEST places in La Paz!). This place is a MUST in Iquitos!!!

This place is fantastic for someone such as myself who is exploring Peru. It is so different from anywhere I've ever stayed before, what with all the decor of animal skins, etc. The parrots make it all worthwhile. This is just a really great, unique place to stay.