Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina

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Hostel Villa Vento Surf is a reasonable place to enjoy your time in Santa Catalina. The hostel has a good atmosphere about it, but expect basics with regard to bathrooms and other amenities.

The Location

Santa Catalina is a really small town and the Hostel Villa Vento Surf is located on the road heading in toward the shops and beach. It is only a short, five- to ten-minute walk away from everything that you might need during your stay, including the supermarket and tour operators for day trips and diving to Isla Coiba.

Rooms and Bathrooms

The rooms here are large and spacious and the beds are also quite comfortable. During the day, the rooms get quite hot, but at 9 p.m. they turn the air conditioners on so it is cooler and more comfortable to sleep. There are lockers in one of the dorms but not in the other, so you're either trekking in and out of someone else's room or having people come into yours because of it.

There is a bathroom attached to each dormitory and this has a decent shower, but the bathrooms can become a little bit smelly in the heat if the door is left open. There is another bathroom downstairs if the bathrooms in the dorms are occupied.

Common Spaces

The entire hostel centres around an outside lounge area and a swimming pool. It is a great place to chill out and meet people. There is a bar that sells drinks and awesome acai bowls for a snack. There is a giant, industrial-sized kitchen off this area too and they serve pancake breakfast here every morning for free (the catch is that you have to cook the pancakes yourself).

Summary

The hostel does offer to arrange tours to Isla Coiba, but you will find a better deal negotiating with other vendors in the street. The other catch here is that there is no Wi-Fi. You can either purchase a Wi-Fi pass from the shop at the front of the hostel, or if you can find it, there is a free Wi-Fi network called Internetparatodo, which you cannot access in the hostel, but you can find it in other parts of the town. Lack of internet is a problem everywhere that you can expect.
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Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina
Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina
Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina
Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina
Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina
Hostel Villa Vento Surf, Santa Catalina
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Globetrotter
Hostelz.com Staff Reviewer
Published on May 10, 2018

Location and Contact

Location

The hostel is located on the main road of Santa Catalina. In order to get there, you have to take a bus from Santiago to Soná (ca. 45 min) and then from Soná to Santa Catalina (1h 20 min). If you are coming from Panama City you can take a direct bus to Soná without stopping in Santiago. As soon as you enter Santa Catalina get off the bus. The hostel is on the left side in front of the bakery. It´s a small town, you can´t miss it!

Map

Map

Address: Main Road, in front of the bakery, Calle principal, frente a la panaderia, Santa Catalina, Panama

Distance to city center: 127.85 km

Hostel Villa Vento Surf is listed on the following booking sites:

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Website

Website Hostel Villa Vento Surf Santa Catalina (if you know the URL of their website, let us know and we'll add it)
Phone Number: +507 6659 2900
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Facilities and Amenities

Party Hostel

Solo Traveller

Bedsheets

Breakfast

Parking

Wi-Fi in Lobby/Commons

City Tours

Lockers in Lobby

Luggage Storage

Towels

24 Hour Security

Air Conditioning

BBQ Grill

Bar

Kitchen

Lounge Area

Movie Library/Rental

Swimming Pool

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