Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel

2.5 star property

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Pod in 4-Pod Shared Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Pod in 4-Pod Shared Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Pod in 6-Pod Shared Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Pod in 6-Pod Shared Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 18 Twin Bunk Beds

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Basic Shared Dormitory | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 9 Twin Bunk Beds

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Friends & Family | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Friends & Family

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Just Right | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Just Right

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Just Right With Balcony

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Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Oceanview Premium Queen Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Oceanview Premium Queen Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium Queen Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Premium Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Oceanview King Suite | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Oceanview King Suite

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Oceanview Premium Friends & Family Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Oceanview Premium Friends & Family Room

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 1 King Bed

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About this property

Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel

Bocas del Toro hostel with restaurant
This smoke-free hostel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and dry cleaning. Other amenities include laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and tour/ticket assistance.
Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel offers 29 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries and ceiling fans. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)). Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads.
The hostel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Bocas del Toro hostel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities.

Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel is a smoke-free property.

Local cuisine breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 8 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Dock
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
It is the policy of the property that children under 18 can only stay in a private room and cannot be accommodated in shared dormitory rooms. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and proof of this must be provided on request.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children 9 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 9 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately USD 8 per person
  • Pet fee: USD 20.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 9 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Bambuda Bocas Town
Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel Bocas del Toro
Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Reviews

Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel Reviews

8.4

Very Good

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 42 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 42 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 42 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 42 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 42 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nina, Gilbert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Have a great time! Beauyplaxe and the staff was so nice!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nadhinka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great vibes, friendly staff , good food, would definitely return
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Espectacular

Mi primera vez en Bocas del Toro y todos en el hotel hicieron nuestra estadía súper especial 100% recomendado, desde Carmen, Suly, Pablo y Azael, la comida excelente los desayunos súper y los happy hours y el ambiente de la tarde extraordinario
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The restaurant exhaust fan made the room 12 vibrate. From 7:30 am -11:00pm it is impossible to sleep till restaurant kitchen closes.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dayrelis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
amazing
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Hassan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cheap ploys to con tourists. Breakfast is $8 if you purchase at checkin only ( read fine print). Show up at breakfast and pay $20 . Happy hour is 4-7 pm - only sodas and 1 cocktail is half price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Dayrene

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Huyen

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful water view lounge, restaurant and room

Lovely ocean view suite which was nice, quiet and peaceful to watch the days go by while working. Although early check-in wasn't available, there is luggage storage and access to the common lounge/restaurant area which was a beautifully decorated space to enjoy with the water swing, floaties and access to swim right from the deck. The front desk team were extremely friendly and helpful with checking in on stay and providing local information with tours. I loved that there was filtered water available to guests to reduce plastic bottles. Although one night the water cut-off but this is common on the island as they depend on rain so use mindfully. The included breakfast was also nice with international vegetarian options. Would not hesitate to stay here again, although it is a bit on the higher end if wanting the overwater rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Twinkle

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place on the waters to spend great family time. Fantastic drinks and food, awesome company of fellow travelers. Francisca and Svea were great! Arulo was a great host and made our stay super fun!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Yaron

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful little slice of heaven

We had a fantastic stay at Bambudas. The entire staff were amazing. The facility itself is wonderful. You feel the boutique hotel vibe mix with a friendly young backpackers atmosphere. The food and drinks at the cafe are great. People are always asking how everything is and take great pride in working there. Only two things I could think of to make the stay better. One, definitely ass a safe to the rooms this way people can lock away passports and other valuables. Secondly I would get a proper ladder installed to get in and out of the water. Someone is bound to get hurt on the broken ladder they have there currently I know I almost did. Other than those two things this place is awesome!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful hotel and everything in Bocas town within walking distance. No refrigerator or coffee maker in rooms and the restaurant area doesn’t open until 7 to 7:30 so you can’t get anything to drink or coffee until then.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place has a good thing going but the check-in was lacking. I was exhausted and patiently waited for 3pm to come so i could get some rest. It took 28 minutes, after asking ywice about the room tone taken to the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Sina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money very bad - had a single room including bathroom. The room was dark, the bed dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

eli

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bramnew. Besutifull. The first night when i got up i felt i was in a yate.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Jorge

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The room was adequate. Not much to it. It was plain and small. The restaurant and public area was nice and right over the water. Food and drinks were good and very reasonably priced. The view over the ocean was very nice. However for the nightly rate I would not go there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Brian

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property on the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo, Lantana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not so good stay!

We had a two nights stay at Bambuda during our visit to Colon Island. The premium queen room that we booked felt small, and apparently none of the rooms at Bambuda have hot water for shower. So we had no other choice but cold shower, which was unpleasant since the water is quite cold in November. We feel the owner should at least mentioned in their listing description that hot water is not available so guests know up front when booking. Adding to that, my husband had a near miss incident when the shower head came crashing to the floor narrowly missing his head (would have been a decent bruise otherwise). When reported, the staff didn’t seem to care at all and did not fix the shower head issue until the following day. So no shower for one night. Not to mention shampoo and conditioner were not provided. It seems like they don’t want us to take showers at all. Also, the towels have stained spots, and the hotel did not have any extra for replacement when we requested. Unfortunately We can’t recommend this place due to the bad experience during our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Oneil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Phenomenal Property!

Bambuda is exceptional! From the moment you enter the property, the décor amazes you. From the fantastic wall art to all the wooden fixtures and furniture, everything is designed to impress. Check-In was a breeze and though there was no hot water in the newer section of the building, I didn't miss it because the water was room temperature. The private rooms are beautifully appointed with breathtaking views of the ocean. I loved that the hand and body wash in the bathroom are eco-friendly. In fact, the lodge is very eco-conscious. The bar/restaurant serves delectable food at reasonable prices. Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with my stay and would book again in a heartbeat on my next trip back to Bocas del Toro!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Charles-Étienne

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel, amazing staff, good food and drinks! We had a fun stay at the Bambuda :)
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024