Central America Budget Accommodation and Backpackers Hotels

Budget and backpacker hotels in Central America are somehow easy to find but in the end, you don’t know which ones to choose.

On this page, I write step-by-step practical information, photos, and respective prices. Cheap hostels and hotels I stayed in Central America.

This is the list of places I stayed during my 53-day trip to Central America – from Mexico to Panama. I always got budget options, with the only exceptions of Panama City, Portobelo, and San José.

My favorites

On that previous trip, my TOP 5 accommodation in Central America were:

1. Magnolia Inn in Panama City, Panama
2. Hotel San Antonio in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala
3. Hotel Tropical in El Castillo, Nicaragua
4. Casa Congo Lodging in Portobelo, Panama
5. Hospedaje La Libertad in Granada, Nicaragua

Geographic order of these hotels:

Mexico – Belize – Guatemala – El Salvador – Honduras – Nicaragua – Costa Rica – Panama

Backpackers Hotels in Central America

Hotel Templo Mayor in Mexico City, Mexico

I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €23 Euros per night.

Posada Kari in Piste (Chichen Itza), Mexico

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €17 Euros per night.

Posada La Raza in Holbox Island, Mexico

I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €17 Euros per night.

Hostel Mama’s Home in Tulum, Mexico

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Dorm bed €6 Euros per night.

Hotel Jeremiah’s Inn in Caye Caulker, Belize

I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €18 Euros per night.

Benque Resort & Spa in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Dorm bed €9 Euros per night.

Hospedaje Doña Goya in Flores, Guatemala

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €9.4 Euros per night.

Hotel Alemán in Cobán, Guatemala

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €6.6 Euros per night.

Hotel San Antonio in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala

I stayed for 4 nights in this room. Double room €9.4 Euros per night.

Hotel El Pasar de los Años in Antigua, Guatemala

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Dorm bed €7 Euros per night.

Hotel Villa Florencia in San Salvador, El Salvador

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €26 Euros per night.

Hotel Blanca Luna in Sochitoto, El Salvador

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €12 Euros per night.

Hotelito Josue in Gracias, Honduras

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €7.7 Euros per night.

Hostal Berakah in Copán Ruins, Honduras

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €15 Euros per night.

Hotel Utila in Utila, Honduras

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €14.3 Euros per night.

Hotel San Isidro in La Ceiba, Honduras

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €5.7 Euros per night.

Hostal La Siesta in León, Nicaragua

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €5 Euros per night.

Hospedaje La Libertad in Granada, Nicaragua

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €11.3 Euros per night.

Hotel Los Felipe in Managua, Nicaragua

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €14 Euros per night.

Hotel Tropical in El Castillo, Nicaragua

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €16 Euros per night.

Hotel y Cabinas Jabirú in Los Chiles, Costa Rica

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €17.4 Euros per night.

Hotel Fleur de Lys in San José, Costa Rica

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €37.4 Euros per night.

Hotel Cabinas Talamanca in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €29.5 Euros per night.

Aparthotel El Montecarlo in Bocas del Toro, Panama

I stayed for 3 nights in this room. Double room €24.8 Euros per night.

Casa Congo Lodging in Portobelo, Panama

I stayed for 1 night in this room. Double room €78 Euros per night.

Magnolia Inn in Panama City, Panama

I stayed for 2 nights in this room. Double room €101 Euros per night.