We spend ther tow night and we like it very much. The owner is one of nice men that we meet in Bocas, he heve a lot of pation to every body and he gave us goose advis to travel around. You can make your own pancakes in the morning for free. The kitchen and the rooms are nice and... More

In my travels of the world, I have never been so disgusted with any establishment like the calipso hostel in Bocas town, Panama. After 5 or 6 phone calls to make sure of arrangements and speaking with a man named Ramon who seemed to be the manager (?), my friend and I arrived on an unfortunate day. It was Carnival... More

the dirtiest, dankest hostel I've ever seen. the room was so stuffy, even though there was air conditioning. the mattresses were mildewy and really dirty, not to mention paper thin. the sheets we were given looked like they'd been through a war. there was mold on my pillow. after attempting to sleep in those conditions for about an hour, we... More

I have stayed at some bad places, but this takes the cake. I arrived to find all the beds in the dorm with bedding material on it (really scummy sheets btw), no free beds and some backpacks on the floor. One bed had a semicircle of crap piling out from a backpack on the floor, seriously impeding walking space. The... More

the staff in the hostel were friendly and helpful, the location and hostel itself was good but the bed bugs were bad and the matresses also not very good. i left after one night because i saw bed bugs crawling in my sheets!

I stayed at Calipso for 4 nights in a 6 bed dorm with our own bathroom. First we were very happy to see the bathroom which really is quite nice but during our whole stay it was never cleaned and was very dirty by the time we left. I was quite lucky to get a bed which was okay. All... More

I had a great stay there last summer. To my horror though I left my wedding ring in the safety deposite box in my room and didn't realize it till I had gotten home to the states. (Yes I know I'm an idiot) I quickly called the hotel and found out they were still there. Marta, the owner, held onto... More

I actually did not stay here but I wanted to share my incredible experience I had with Marta, owner of the Calipso. I lost my passport one a typical liberating night dancing out in Bocas only to notice this crisis at 4 AM as I was getting out of swimming in the ocean at a bar. As one can imagine... More

I have seen A LOT of hostels in my time but it is rare to see a hostel with REALLY nice and CLEAN tiled bathrooms. This hostel is located directly in the middle of the action of Bocas del Toro. Marta, the owner, is from Spain and she truly cares about the condition of her hostel. They do of course... More