what are hostels like in tulum a lot of you have asked me because i've stayed at four different
hotels and talked all about it in a video that i put out and i don't know a lot about hustle so
i'm bringing in a friend to share with you four different hostels that she has stayed at and if
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way hi from ethiopia i'm here with katie and she is the hostel queen so actually introduce
yourself i'm katie wine and i'm all about budget traveling and storytelling and backpacking
you can find me on instagram twitter katie underscore wine so what's it been like staying
at hostels out there where have you stayed and would you recommend it so because it's been so
busy i've had to pop around to a few hostels here i've stayed at che hostel i stayed at
mama's home hostel straw hat hostel and i've stayed at loom hostels i've stayed at four
hostels since i've been here and how long have you been there like a week i think it's because of the
holidays at least that's what the hostel staff is telling me it's just so busy right now it's
hard to find more than one or two nights in a row in a place that's why i've been popping around a
little bit how would you rank the four definitely mama's home hostel is number one it's just as
you know what it's called it's mama's home and it has a very homey vibe to it
and there's like a mama of the hostel and i spent my new years there and she cooked dinner
for everyone like made sangria for everyone even went around pouring tequila in everyone's mouth
but it has a very homey feel like it's not the nicest in terms of the beds like like the best
quality i've ever stayed in but i really like the homey feel they have and i like
the social atmosphere of it that's why i think i like that one the best the second best hostel
would be loom hostile more modern hostel it's very clean they have these very nice privacy beds
they do free bike rental which i really love they also have a very socialized atmosphere as well che
bar and hostel it's an actual bar which is great sub nights i like staying at hostels that are
actually also bars hustles in general usually have social you know atmospheres not all but most but
i didn't like this one as much just because probably the timing i came in for my flight
that day and didn't sleep and the bar was going until 1am so i couldn't sleep but i would say
if i was looking for i want to have some drinks that meet a lot of people then that would be
the kind of hostel i would go to i would say the last one would be the straw hat hostel
that's in last place because not that the staff is bad i just didn't feel them trying to
talk and you know get to know hostillers well i just stayed there to sleep and then i was out i
actually would go back to mom's home hostel then rather hang out there even though they
had a nice little pool and rooftop bar i found a stray dog in my bed too i forgot about that
was that desirable no that was actually on new year's and i was like but i was too tired and
after a few drinks i didn't care and i just like laid down and then it got up like a minute later i
was in tulum for a few weeks and i stayed at four different places how close are all those hostels
to each other are they close to each other and all in town or are they oh yeah they're all in like
the main area are there hostels on the beach and did you look into any of them i think the closest
decent one is the one i'm actually at right now my monkey and it's kind of placed halfway between
the beach and the main town when i was there i did see at celina which is like on the poppin part of
south tulum beach they had hotel yeah i forgot about that one but they also have an option for
like shared rooms and stuff it seemed like a pretty good option if there are people who want
to stay on the beach and actually you said this i feel this way i don't think it's like this easy
simple thing to get around tulum and to get from town to beach it depends it depends on the weather
it depends on the traffic it depends on what kind of adventure you're willing to have on a bike or a
taxi but it's not simply like oh let's pop over to the beach today so i i think it's important
if you want to experience the beach to stay on the beach would you agree yeah i totally agree yeah
the transport system is not it's just yeah it's just it's such a trek if you want to get to the
beach whatever you choose to because even if you take like the colectivo to the beach it's pretty
easy to get a colectivo from the town to the beach but getting one back is like it's impossible
like i i haven't heard of anyone really being able to get a tivo back and they end up having to pay
a taxi that usually rips you off exactly and you have no other choice except to get in that taxi
that's ripping you off or walk but it's like a 45 minute walk probably to the main town so no
one wants to do that i agree and you're generally wearing flip-flops so actually for those who don't
know what colectivos are what's the quick like what it is and how much it costs and how you get
on one because i think it's unique collectivo is i'd say it's more of a local transport
but i think more tourists are probably using it now it's a transport service that's direct routes
to certain areas like a bus but not a bus it's just like a van and it's way cheaper than a taxi
cost 20 pesos to get to the beach from the center of town pesos is basically the equivalent of a
dollar the going rate for a taxi to the beach if you can get the correct rate which is not always
easy it is generally around eight us dollars i've never taken a taxi i refuse because i don't want
to pay that money but i have heard you're going maybe a mile or two eight or nine dollars up to
like thirty dollars i've heard someone pay yeah which is kind of a lot i would say half the times
that i would take a taxi to the beach i ended up getting out significantly earlier and just walking
because the traffic is so bad yeah the traffic's bad if for someone who's never been to tulum
before what is the one thing that they have to do when they go you need to check out the cenotes
well thank you so much uh if someone wants to find you tell us again where can people find you
instagram right now which is katie underscore wine we'll sleep travels to you thank you
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