La Boheme Bajo

La Boheme Bajo is a fantastic place to stay. It is a long time since my backpacking days and this was our first backpacking trip with our teenage kids and La Boheme Bajo gets top marks from us all. The facilities are fabulous - pool table, ping pong table, hammocks, bean bags, day bed . . . there is a bar and a restaurant. The food is very well priced and of excellent quality. I am so impressed that a hostel could serve such good food and such a wide variety, from local food to very good pizzas, burgers, pasta etc. Between us all, we sampled a lot of the menu and we all loved it! Because of the design of the hostel (it is a U shape and open in the middle), you are inside the hostel but outside . . . The hostel is very uniquely built, with most of the timber recycled from old boats. The bathrooms and communal areas were constantly being cleaned by the friendly staff. With the rubbish problems in Indonesia, it was great to be able to fill up your water bottle with the water provided by the hostel and also drinks were all served with reusable straws. Thanks for a great stay!

This hostel is really convenient with a nice layout. It looks better than the photos in real life and has very relaxed social atmosphere. Good place to meet people. Close to the main street for supermarkets and restaurants. Beware that they send one automated message when you first book it, even though *********** confirms your booking, if you dont respond to that message and show up after 5pm they will try to give away your room. I arrived at 6pm due to flight delay and was made to feel very unwelcome and greeted with a sour attitude saying that they had already given away my room. I just apologised and waited to see what would happen preparing to find a new place to stay. Then they belligerently gave me the room anyway but it all felt a bit hostile. Cash only.

In four weeks of travelling Flores this was the worst place we bin to! Beside the dirty and claustrophobic dorm room the staff at the reception was the opposite of friendly and helpful, half way the evening we made the choice to leave and get another place.