Hostal Ten to Ten Puerto Vallarta

I enjoy my stay. Staff very friendly, for a hostel it is clean as can be. Although the restroom trash could use a regularly emptying or get a bigger trashcan because that the only place i find trash overflowing. Common area seating cushion need a change asap but overall the place is well kept. During day time the common area could get a bit humid but who go to a hostel to stay inside. Vegan Ramen is good as well. Cant beat the location it walking distance to everything. Ill stay again if i want to stay in a hostel. Be nice if they have a map for visitor of where to eat or things to check out.

This was my first time out of the US l, so I chose to stay at a hostel for the first few days to scope out the area and where to stay at the end of the week for my birthday. Other than the bedrooms being on the 2nd floor with no elevator, it was easy to get around. The first floor has the vegan restaurant which has excellent Japanese food. The staff were great and very friendly.

This is not the worst hostel I've ever slept in, but it is solidly the filthiest. And I've stayed in over 100. The only others that come close were in India. I'm sharing photos to illustrate. Do read this review in its entirety, otherwise you can't say no one warned you. The pictures you see on HostelWorld were clearly taken the day Ten to Ten opened. The place now is just a dump, because management appears to have made no effort to maintain it. My private room had a bed that was nearly broken and the headboard was a beat up piece of raw plywood glued to the wall. The walls themselves were horribly dirty and scuffed with random holes and screws sticking out of them. The door was as sturdy as a chintzy Ikea coffee table, so every tiny noise echoed through all night. The lock was also useless; I could have opened it with a metrocard in less time than I can sneeze. There were no windows and zero ventilation, only a weird lumpy mattress, translucent linens, a wall A\C that stubbornly wouldn't adjust and no blanket unless you requested one before the desk closed for the night. I got home at 11:15. Elsewhere it was obvious everything was the cheapest option possible: harsh fluorescent lights, rickety toilet seats and doors, beaten up old furniture, unusable cookware — all of it stained and dirty beyond repair. Bathrooms were dank and in too poor of repair to be cleanable, so there was mold everywhere. Faucets barely worked and were detaching from the counter. Rusty metal baskets hung over shower doors leaving orange stains where they made contact with plexiglass. There were weird smudges on bathroom walls, vomit on toilets, old stains from the stickiness left behind by old tape, musty smells, circles on the floor where some gooey liquid clearly dried and gathered dust no one cared to scrub away. The lounge areas were more of the same, except here I found junk everywhere and cords dangling from weird places. The ramen "restaurant" was also so gross I couldn't imagine eating a meal there. And just to be clear, I've comfortably eaten street food after handling monkeys. Add in bad security and broken wifi and we have one of the worst hostels I've ever seen. So how does one explain the glowing reviews? They all seem to shower praise on the managers — who really weren't friendly or helpful beyond the very bare minimum — so you do the math.

I had a private room. No window so it got humid and smelly

It has no real communal space apart from 2 tables that you use for eating and lap top or chatting The kitchen is poorly equipped Fridge is small and full also with staff food No air con The rooms are ok but only a bed and a side table nowhere to hang clothes or your towel Communal Bathroom is clean but only 2 shows and 3 toilets and NO HOT WATER for the morning shower so not good Some staff ok But the BIGGEST PROBLEM is l brought a friend back for some drinks in my room and on checkout l was told we had to pay 500 peso as l Broke house rules that WAS NOT POINTED OUT TO US. My friend was only in our room for 1.5 hrs so didn’t stay long WE HAVE NEVER STAYED ANYWHERE THAT WILL CHARGE YOU FOR BRINGING SOMEONE TO YOUR ROOM EVER the lady checking us out was very nasty and did not except our point of view just wanted our money which we refused to pay and had to take our luggage with us, luckily we had a friend we could keep it with so not a problem So l DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL

It is a backpacker’s place so not to expect to much It has a large down stairs reception /&room which does vegan food that look quite good, and has a good reputation (So l was told) The bedroom was a good size with a double bed air conditioning 😊😊 worked well, side tables and a bed side light Some hangers on a stew on the wall and a stool Clean sheet and a good towel that get changed every 3 days Noisy bed when sat on 🤔 but ok when sleeping,and can be a bit noisy from people in the communal kitchen at night The 2 men’s showers are cold in the mornings and kind of warm in the afternoon ( from the sun) toilets are clean and don’t smell which is good 😊😊 The staff are nice Not much in the way of communal space to relax in ( but they are making a small bar on the rooftop) so that will be good When done The kitchen only has a very small 2 electric rings to cook on Pans are very old and scratchy so everything sticks 1 fridge that gets very full And two tables to eat at Not much space to put your food or to prepare it As staff also have there food and cook 🤔 Outside balcony which just has 1 small table and 2 chairs 🤔 A code to get into the hostel at night for the front door gets locked No problem if you won’t to bring friends back No safes but you can leave stuff with the reception that they put in a room with a locked cupboard that only staff go in and has a camera also The *** bars are a 15 minute walk The beach 15 mins walk No close places to get a nice cheap 35 peso 10 /15 mins walk away towards the zona romantica other wise you pay 45/to 60 peso for a coffee 🤔🤔🤔 Food has gone up in price a lot and drinks /beer has also gone up in price 30 peso for corona (not bad at all ) but more than l remember it being Some places selling it for 50 peso /60 peso for a bottle 🤔 food for a dinner was almost the same as in Europe 🤔 but quality not the same Hay this is MEXICO 🤔😊 Get yourself a SIM card tellcel in Mexico City for 100 peso for 3 gigabytes that has done 10 so far and still ok but have been useing Wi-Fi a lot also

this place provides an opportunity to meet all kinds of people in a safe environment.

This was my 1st time staying in a hostel and I was really impressed with Ten to Ten. The staff is so hospitable & helpful. The facility was kept very clean. However, I did witness ppl cooking, washing their dishes, but not wiping down the countertops and table after cooking and eating. Also there needs to a microwave in the shared kitchen area. Sometimes the staff will microwave my leftovers & sometimes they wouldn't since the microwave is located in the kitchen of their vegan restaurant (my leftovers wasn't vegan food). I loved the privacy curtain on each bed area in the shared dormitory. I love that they offer lockers. However, I wish the restroom/shower area included dressing rooms (but of course the toilet area is big enough to dress in). I stayed with a friend at night so I can't comment on the noise level. However, the shared dorm got very cold at night with the AC on but you can ask for a blanket. It's located next to an OXXO, shops, and one block from the malecon/beach. I would definitely recommend Ten to Ten and I have booked a one month stay in May.

First hostel experience and it was a really good time! I stood in the dormitory (4 people in the room) and that was very comfortable. It’s in such a great location and right under a cute vegan ramen place. There are lockers, clean showers, kitchen area, and we get a towel. Some extra things to know, is there’s a $200 MXN pesos deposit on top of your reservation and air conditioning is turned on at 9 pm every day :) I definitely recommend this place