Lonely Planet Review
Daniel C Schechter
Lonely Planet author

Friendly American-Mexican couple Tory and Livier have reconceived a Porfirio Díaz-era home as a boutique hostel/cultural center, contributing their own quirky design elements. It's a hit with young, mostly European, travelers.

Don't expect much privacy: two rooms around a small patio are outfitted as mixed-gender dorms - one with six bunks, the other with four - sharing a single tiny bathroom. Otherwise, you might opt for one of a pair of wood-floored private rooms upstairs, each as large as the dorm units, with a green-tiled bathroom down the hall. Much of the social interaction takes place in the front-end cafe/lounge where espresso and Japanese elixir tonics are dispensed. Uniquely decorated with an array of homemade objects and thrift store finds, the space alternately serves as a venue for theater events, movies and poetry readings.