We spent two nights on Bastimentos and felt like Tio Toms was a good choice - charming wooden house built directly above the water, very charming rooms (though you hear literally everything your neighbors are talking about). And it has a very chilly hammock area. We had a problem with the noise. The building faces directly the motorboat pear which... More

My girlfriend and I stayed there for a night and at first we were very happy with what we had found. Everyone seemed friendly and helpful. However that changed very quickly. After we declined the communal meal of lamb, because, we are vegetarians, Tom seemed to have become very offended. When I asked what other local restaurants his guests liked... More

its a lovely wooden hut right on the water of the lagoon with a very nice hammock area. the rooms range from excellent to poor (only the dorm). there are many rules, which you are CONSTANTLY reminded of. breakfast is not included but you have the option to buy breakfast every morning. however it is pretty expensive and you do... More

Me and my friend stayed here for 3 days, and we really liked the place. The rooms at Tio Tom Guesthouse are clean and pretty big, you also got your own bathroom, with shower, toilet and basin. After you get to know the hosts, Ina and Tom, they're very friendly. We'll recommend the "family-dinner" that they offer, we enjoyed two... More

We arrived on Bastimentos without having a hostel reservation or any idea where to stay. We saw TioTom from the boat when we arrived and we had a look at the rooms - they were great- so we stayed! The room we got was super clean, had many little accessories that we were missing in almost every other hostel (Table,... More

The island is rustic and beautiful! Tio Tom's is clean and in a good location. I didn't find the hosts especially friendly and got the impression that they don't like the island or the local people. It's a bit noisy and didn't sleep well, but that's not the hosts fault. I will go to Bastimentos again, but will stay somewhere... More

I stayed for four nights and then checked out and went to a near by hostel for my remaining four nights as the hospitality is so bad here. On the surface this looks a great place to stay, nice rooms, clean, lovely hammock area to chill but the owners create a very inhospitable atmosphere. They are not friendly, have many... More

I See some very positive and some very negative reviews. Hopefully adding our experience helps for others to make up their mind. We stayed with 2 couples for 4 nights at Tio Tom and had a great time. We are Dutch and currently living in NYC so I guess we can understand some of the differences between the German hosts... More

Tom and Ina are running the hostal for many years now and have perfected their customer service. The stay was comfortable in clean rooms with lovely food in fabulous surroundings. The hosts are never short of a smile and are very helpful with informations etc. I wished we could have stayed longer, but we had booked to go to Chiriqui,... More