Island Roots Hostel

Top choice in Corn Islands


This superbly friendly and laid-back place opened in 2018 and feels more like staying in a private home than a hostel. There's an eight-bed dorm and three private rooms, one of which shares a bathroom with the dorm. Breakfast is an extra US$4, but all guests are free to use the communal kitchen at any time.

Fishing, snorkeling and Little Corn tours are arranged, bikes can be rented and movies are shown outside once a week. The owners also sometimes lets guests camp in the large garden (US$8 per person per night).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Corn Islands attractions

1. Mount Pleasant

0.62 MILES

Walk up the dirt trail behind the Sunrise Hotel in South End past the banana groves and you will be rewarded with panoramic views from Mt Pleasant,…

2. Long Bay

1.24 MILES

This stunner of a beach arcs from a pile-up of local fishing pangas and lobster traps to a wild, jungle-covered headland at its far end. If you’re looking…

3. Culture House

1.31 MILES

The museum in this wooden building next to the stadium won't hold your attention very long with its pictures of old beauty queens, preserved lobsters and…

4. Ebenezer Baptist Church

1.39 MILES

This diminutive church with its singular tower was founded in the 1850s and is a local landmark on the north side of the island.

5. Quinn Hill

1.97 MILES

This remote hillside is where Spanish artist Rafael Trénor has installed a cube (the lower half is buried to make it look like a pyramid) symbolizing one…

6. Southwest Bay

2.07 MILES

The most popular beach on Great Corn, Southwest Bay has calmer, more sheltered water than at most other beaches on the island, though the area is more…

7. Jimmy Lever Beach

8.33 MILES

On the southern side of the island, this remote beach faces the open water, which has quite a few rocks. Scenic rather than idyllic.

8. Big Fowl House Beach

8.56 MILES

An easy but unmarked walk through the bush leads to this fine secluded cove. Pass the former Casa Iguana and turn left where you see a small blue hut,…