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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Bona Vida Hostel in Ríohacha offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and garden or pool views. Each room includes a work desk, TV, and free WiFi. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, garden, restaurant, and a year-round outdoor swimming pool. Additional amenities include a lounge, games room, and outdoor seating areas. Convenient Location: Located 3 km from Riohacha Airport and a 3-minute walk to Playa de Riohacha, the hostel provides easy access to local attractions. Guest Services: The property offers a 24-hour front desk, shared kitchen, and free WiFi. Services include a tour desk, bike hire, and luggage storage.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Katharina
Germany
“We stayed at the end of June 2025 in Bona Vida Hostel. The rooms are exactly as shown in the picture and the bed was comfy with sufficient plugs next to the bed. The location is great - close to the beach and most cafes and restaurants in town....” - Daniele
Italy
“Super good location and breakfast, clean hostel and nice rooms” - Bianka
Germany
“Included cafe y aqua; lockers grandes y small for valuabels, every bed has a Lamp, power plug y shelf🙏; The pool has Sun in forenoon; on top of the hostel is a comfortable nice bar, which doesn't botter you to consume something, you can use the...” - Christian
Switzerland
“People don‘t come to Riohacha for transport reasons not the hostels … This one is much better than one could expect.” - Arianeparas
Spain
“Great little hostel and nice staff. I could keep my bag in storage while doing the tour and work from the hostel while I was waiting for my night bus. Plus there are super chilled cats 😻” - Sonja
United Kingdom
“It has everything needed as a base for a visit to the Guajira. We booked our tour here and left our big bags while we were away. We stayed in the dorm which was comfortable and loved the pool, the coffee and the great breakfast.” - Jaden
Canada
“Loved the pool, the clean bathrooms, the ac at night in the dorms, and the great staff. And of course the cats too. Great area of riohacha too, close to the beach” - Abbey
Australia
“Great beds with plugs. Multiple clean bathrooms. Staff super helpful with finding tours. Restuarant upstairs nice. Pool small but ok.” - Daria
Germany
“+ super nice and helpful stuff + nice dorm + cool roof + breakfastoptions + location is perfect + you can leave your backpack there&explore the area ;-)” - Kesia
New Zealand
“Staff were super helpful - including pre arrival through whatsapp which I really appreciated The breakfast (served at a different building) is really nice”
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Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 10 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.




The fine print
Please inform Bona Vida Hostel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.
License number: 52619