Recommended lodging
The intent here is to create a list of places that I’ve stayed at and would recommend to others. I’ll try to list the important bits about each location which a fellow adventure rider would want to know such as secure parking, cost and WiFi availability. I don’t plan to document every place I stay at, but more so only the ones that are suitable.
| Mexico | |||||||||
| City | Location Name | GPS Coord. | Cost in LC | Parking | WiFi | Hot Water | Breakfast? | Notes | |
| Batopillas | Hotel Juanitas | 27.02594, -107.73906 | $200 | Inside Courtyard | No | Yes | No | Awesome place on the central plaza. Juanita is a very sweet old lady. Laundry for 25 pesos | |
| Guachochi | Hotel and Restaurant Jardin | 26.82015, -107.07196 | $185 | Walled Hotel. Covered area | Yes | Yes | No | Basic but good for the price. Near a few restaurants | |
| Durango | Hotel Plaza Catedral | 24.0249,-104.670677 | $300 | Inside foyer | Yes | Yes | No | Located right across from the cathedral and near plazas | |
| Zacatecas | Hostal Plaza del Carmen | 22.772489, -102.575682 | $200 | Inside foyer | Yes | Yes | No | Owned and Operated by a fellow ADVrider. Very informative. Has a small shop/workspace for moto if needed. | |
| Guanajuato | Hotel Hacienda de Cobos | 21.020148, -101.260906 | $490 | Parking lot, Walled Hotel | Yes | Yes | No | Good location in middle of city. Expensive but everything in Guanajunto is.. | |
| San Miguel de Allende | Hotel Posada El Mayorazgo | 20.914980, -100.744216 | $300 | Walled Hotel | Yes | Yes | No | Near the central plaza. Mediocre quality. Very cheap for the area | |
| Pie de la Cuesta | Hotel Roxanna | 16.899119, -99.966312 | $350 | Walled Hotel | Yes | Yes | No | Really chill place. Hammocks, pool, selfserve beer, 1 block from beach | |
| Oaxaca | Hotel Parador Crespo | 17.068069, -96.727412 | $400 | Gated covered parking area | Yes | Yes | $$ | Great location, excellent parking, fast WiFi, restaurant, 400 pesos for 2x people | |
| San Cristobal de las Casas | Hotel Palacio De Moctezuma | 16.735397,-92.635622 | $300 | Inside Courtyard | Yes | Yes | No | Nice hotel with excellent location near plaza and walking street | |
| Palenque | Margarita and Ed’s Cabanas | 17.491618, -92.024521 | $350 | Outside but safe | No | Yes | No | Located in El Panchan right ouside park entrance, Wifi at El Panchan, 350 pesos includes AC | |
| Belize | |||||||||
| Crooked Tree | Crooked Tree Lodge | 17.78265, -88.53144 | $100 | Outside but safe | Yes | Yes | No | Literally a few feet from the lagoon, expensive but an interesting place to see | |
| Hopkins | Tipple Tree Baya | 16.852550, -88.279288 | $80 | Outside but safe | Yes | Yes | No | Small place right on the beach. Very nice hosts | |
| Guatemala | |||||||||
| El Remate | Hotel Casa de Don David | 16.993694, -89.691728 | $190 | Secure walled lot | Yes | Yes | $$ | Very nice place located on the lake. Has good restaurant | |
| San Pedro la Laguna | Corazon Maya | 14.688275, -91.265831 | $50 | Secure walled lot | Yes | Yes | No | Spanish school that has bungelows. No need to be in school to stay | |
| Nicaragua | |||||||||
| Leon | Hotel Austria | 12.433716, -86.878719 | $1,000 | Secure parking lot w/guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expensive but very nice. 1 block from plaza. Includes good breakfast | |
| Granada | GM Granada Hostal | 11.930383, -85.962192 | $500 | Garage | Yes | No | No | Hot water not needed. New place with nice pool/bar. 1km from central plaza | |
| Moyogalpa, Ometepe Island | Hospedaje Soma | 11.545179, -85.696114 | $750 | fenced/gated property | Yes | No | Yes | Awesome chill place on Ometepe Island. Highly recommend. No hot water but you don’t need/want it! | |
| San Juan del Sur | Casa Ariki | 11.25162,-85.870192 | $625 | Gated driveway | Yes | No | No | Great little place, sharing a home with some locals | |
| Costa Rica | |||||||||
| Playa Grande | Playa Grande Surf Camp | 10.318086,-85.838231 | $17,500 | Outside but secure | Yes | No | No | Part of a Surf camp. Really close to the beach. Has AC | |
| Montverde | Monteverde Hostel Lodge | 10.316513, -84.821824 | $20,000 | Outside but secure | Yes | Yes | $$ | Really nice upscale place. Has restaurant and lounge area. Close to down | |
| Panama | |||||||||
| Panama City | Panama House B&B | 8.993386,-79.521127 | $38 | Secure gated area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Great place with a friendly family, where all the stahlratte crew meets, includes breakfast | |
| Colombia | |||||||||
| Cartagena | Hotel Villa Colonial | 10.423112,-75.544237 | $80,000 | Inside lobby | Yes | No | $$ | Nice place near the historic city center and castle | |
| Curumani | Hotel Sol y Mar | 9.20225, -73.54109 | $22,000 | Gated parking area | Yes | No | No | Decent place for the price and location | |
| Medellin | Casa Kiwi | 6.206378,-75.566105 | Don’t Know | Gated parking area | Yes | Yes | No | Near all the action in El Poblado. Didn’t actually stay here.. | |
| Cali | Casa Blanca Hostel | 3.469041,-76.529697 | $50,000 | Secure parking 1 block away | Yes | Yes | No | Owned be fellow AdvRider and near Motolombia | |
| Pasto | Hotel Sello Dorado | 1.20362,-77.278285 | $25,000 | Onsite parking garage | Yes | Yes | $$ | Awesome place for the price, restaurant, garage, motoshop nearby, very clean/modern, Mister Pollo restaurant nearby | |
| Ipiales | Gran Hotel | 0.830849,-77.644828 | $35,000 | Onsite parking lot | Yes | Yes | $$ | Good place, clean and modern, breakfast available for $2, free café | |
| Ecuador | |||||||||
| Otavo | Hotel Coraza | 0.2278, -78.26437 | $17 | Onsite parking garage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nice place in middle of town, near centro plaza, very friendly staff | |
| Quito | Casa Helbling | -0.205846,-78.491674 | $32 | Gated driveway | Yes | Yes | $$ | Cool hostel popular with ADV crowd, fireplace going every night | |
| Banos | El Jardin de Hotel Mariane | -1.399848,-78.42258 | $25 | Onsite covered parking area | Yes | Yes | No | Quite place with nice courtyard and restaurant | |
| Cuenca | Hostel Casa del Barranco | -2.901242,-79.005086 | $30 | In lobby | Yes | Yes | Yes | Very nice place, nice view of the river from rear terrace | |
| Peru | |||||||||
| Mancora | Angles del Mar | -4.10366,-81.053846 | $50 | Walled/gated hotel | Yes | Yes | No | Very basic and medicore but half the price of everything else. Located near the beach and restaurants | |
| Chiclayo | Hotel Central | -6.77149,-79.836606 | $100 | Gated parking area across street | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nice upscale place 1 block from the main plaza. Expensive but worth it | |
| Cajamarca | Hostel Monumental | -7.156198,-78.5166 | $80 | Park in entrance/foyer | Yes | Yes | No | Owned by an enthusiastic Colombian biker. Very nice place 1 block from plaza | |
| Cajabamba | Hotel Las Casona | -7.624219,-78.046148 | $30 | Parking garage | Yes | Yes | No | Somewhat basic but good hotel for the area. Located on the main plaza | |
| Huanchaco | Hostel Naylamp | -8.07322,-79.119391 | $35 | Parking garage | Yes | Yes | $$ | Very chill place located on beach. Has restaurant and cool courtyard | |
| Caraz | Hostel Chavin | -9.049021,-77.810468 | $30 | Inside lobby | Yes | Yes | No | Great deal for price. Located on main plaza. | |
| San Luis | Hostal P_ | -9.09286, -77.32867 | $30 | Gated parking area | No | Yes | No | Nice new place. Best of the 3 options in town. No wifi | |
| Hualanca | Hotel Nancy Beatriz | -9.89923, -76.94215 | $25 | Gated parking lot | No | Yes | No | Basic but decent place near main plaza. Near good restaurant. | |
| Huanuco | Hotel Cuzco | -9.93029, -76.24158 | $50 | Gated parking lot with cover for motos | Yes | Yes | No | Mediocre quality but cheap and near main plaza. Good covered parking | |
| Huancayo | Hotel Kasi | -12.068531,-75.210077 | $70 | Space for 1 moto in lobby | Yes | Yes | No | Decent place right on main plaza | |
| Ayacucho | Hostal San Cristobal | -13.160482,-74.224019 | $40 | Cochera next door for 5 soles/night | Yes | Yes | No | Good place 1 block from main plaza. Cochera 5 soles/night. Good place to work on moto. | |
| Andahualyas | Hotel Adan y Eva | -13.657051,-73.388919 | $40 | Cochera 1 block over for 4 soles/night | Yes | Yes | Yes | fairly nice place for the price, breakfast included, 1 block from plaza | |
| Ollantaytumbo | Las Portadas Hostel | -13.259015,-72.261897 | $25 | Gated parking lot | No | Yes | Yes | Basic hostel but cheap. Has a nice rustic feel. Courtyard full of flowers that smell amazing. | |
| Puno | Gran Puno Inn | -15.836943,-70.027923 | $45 | In lobby or cochera across street | Yes | Yes | Yes | Overall good place. WiFi is kinda slow. Next to a good Café/Panaderia | |
| Bolivia | |||||||||
| La Paz | La Blanquita | -16.495717,-68.138618 | $50 | Inside foyer | No | Yes | No | Basic but has a cool old rustic type of feeling. Cheap! | |
| La Paz | Hotel Sajama | -16.496208,-68.139801 | $200 | Underground parking garage (gated) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Very nice place with restaurant (breakfast included), good garage to work on moto, expensive for bolivia but worth it | |
| Oruro | Hotel Samay Wasi | -17.961999,-67.103572 | $170 | Gated parking area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pretty nice place for the price and area | |
| Potosi | Hostel Eucaliptus | -19.58945, -65.7506 | 130 | Inside lobby | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fairly good hostel, slow wifi, parking inside the lobby, good lobby area to hang out | |
| Uyuni | Hotel Inti | -20.46145, -66.82102 | 150 | Gated parking area | No | Yes | No | Newer place that’s clean and nice. No WiFi but computer upstairs. | |
| Chile | |||||||||
| Ollague | Hostel Atahualpa |
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30000 | Gated parking area in back | No | Yes* | $$ | Brand new hostel, very nice inside. Expensive! *Hot water didn’t seem to be working.. Has restaurant inside | |
| Antofagasto | Hotel Brasil | -23.654863,-70.400385 | 30000 | Gated parking garage | Yes | Yes | No | Nice hotel. Antofagasto is expensive! 27000 for double bed room, 3000 additional for parking. Possible to get single room for 22000 | |
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