Maya Papaya

My partner and I spent 5 nights at Maya Papaya and loved it! We booked our stay very last minute, as we had heard positive things about the place but it looked fully booked online. So we showed up at the reception and asked if they could somehow accommodate us for the week. The staff was super kind and made it happen - we had to change room three times but that was absolutely fine and a smooth process, simply moving our things from one room to the other. Having seen three different rooms (both with shared bathroom and ensuite) we loved all of them. Clean, spacious, comfortable beds, powerful hot shower, nice simple decor, quiet. The garden and cafe area are perfect to relax and chill in the sun or shade after visiting the city and to enjoy breakfast (one savoury and one sweet option to choose from - we loved the oatmeal with fruit, yogurt and macadamia nuts). The staff is super kind, all nice and friendly people who are happy to help with any logistics and planning you might need. Definitely recommend, and we would love to go back!

Traveled here with a friend. Incredibly unimpressed. Originally, we really liked the property, very nice outdoor spaces. We returned to the hostel around 11 pm and it was locked with no way to get in. We called the number and knocked for around an hour before being let in. No one told us we would be locked out and we were waiting with multiple other people. To matters worse my friends inhaler was left inside ( with being told we could get in whenever) and she had zero access to it for at least an hour. Incredibly unsafe and unimpressed.