Tribu hostel

What Tribu hostel does

Tribu Hostel is a small independent hostel located on Holbox Island, Mexico, operating under the legal entity ROITELS INC. Founded in 2007, it was reportedly the first hostel established on the island and serves backpackers and budget travelers seeking affordable accommodations on an emerging Caribbean-coast destination.

The property offers both dormitory beds and private rooms — the standard hybrid model used by independent hostels to balance price-sensitive backpackers with travelers preferring privacy. Operations are supported by Cloudbeds, a third-party SaaS property management and booking platform, indicating a digitally-enabled but non-proprietary technology stack typical of small independent hostels.

The business model is straightforward accommodation revenue: nightly room and bed sales to a single customer segment (backpackers and budget travelers), supplemented by ancillary hostel services. The 6-employee operation, lack of disclosed funding, and 17-year single-property footprint indicate a bootstrapped, owner-operated lifestyle hospitality business rather than a venture-scaled enterprise. Revenue is tied to Holbox Island tourism seasonality and access (ferry-dependent), with no disclosed diversification into additional properties, verticals, or contract segments.

Name

Tribu hostel

Legal name

ROITELS INC

Website

https://tribuhostel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tribu Hostel is a small independent hostel on Holbox Island, Mexico, offering dormitory and private room accommodations for backpackers and budget travelers. Founded in 2007 and operating under ROITELS INC with six employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hostel Accommodation / Budget Travel Lodging

NAICS

Accommodation (721), Traveler Accommodation (7211), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Dormitory Hostels (THAMAIAA)

Keywords

• Hostel accommodation
• Budget travel lodging
• Backpacker hostel
• Shared dormitory rooms
• Private hostel suites

Headquarters

HQ city

Holbox Island

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hostel Accommodation: Revenue from renting dormitory beds and private rooms/suites to travelers visiting Holbox Island. Rooms include mixed dorms (8 and 10 person), female-only dorms, standard double rooms, double rooms with AC, and suites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tribu Hostel rents short-stay accommodation on Holbox Island, Mexico, to budget travelers and backpackers. Its core sellable offerings are bed-nights in shared dormitories (mixed 8-bed, mixed 10-bed, female-only 10-bed) and private rooms (standard double, double with AC, and a 40m² suite). All rooms include private bathrooms, lockers, and balconies, and guests have access to on-site amenities (restaurant, bar, shared kitchen, daily activities, tours, free yoga, shuttle, Wi-Fi, luggage storage).

Product overview

Tribu Hostel is a backpacker-oriented accommodation provider on Holbox Island, Mexico, offering a dual product portfolio: shared dormitory rooms (8 and 10-bed mixed and female-only options) and private accommodations (Standard Double, Double with AC, and Suite). The hostel features amenities including a bistró/restaurant, bar, shared kitchen, daily activities, tours, free yoga classes, shuttle service, Wi-Fi, and luggage storage. All rooms include private bathrooms, lockers, and either balcony or terrace access. The property was established in 2007 and targets budget-conscious travelers seeking nature-immersed experiences away from cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dormitorios (Mixed 8-Person) Shared dormitory with 4 bunk beds, private bathroom, fan, air conditioning, and private balcony with clothesline. Each bed includes a large locker and a private double socket for device charging. Targeted at budget travelers and backpackers.
• Dormitorios (Female 10-Person) Female-only shared dormitory with 5 bunk beds, private ensuite bathroom, fan, air conditioning, and private balcony. Designed for solo female travelers and friend groups seeking privacy.
• Dormitorios (Mixed 10-Person) Mixed shared dormitory with 5 bunk beds, private bathroom, fan, air conditioning, and private balcony with clothesline. Each bed includes locker and private double socket.
• Standard Double Room (Habitación Doble Standard) Private room with double bed, private bathroom with shower, fan, and small private balcony. Furnished with handcrafted wooden pieces made in the hostel's workshop.
• Double Room with AC (Habitación Doble con AC) Private room with double bed, private bathroom with shower, fan, air conditioning, and private balcony.
• Suite Spacious 40m² suite with king size bed, private bathroom, sofa-bed, balcony, and small refrigerator. Equipped with fan and air conditioning.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CloudbedscoreTechnology or IntegrationCloudbeds provides the hotel/hostel management and booking platform that powers Tribu Hostel's online reservations system. The partnership enables guests to book accommodations directly through hotels.cloudbeds.com/reservation/o7IaHv.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Generator Hostels: International design-led hostel chain operating across Europe and the Americas with dorms, private rooms, and curated social spaces. Comparable product offering and backpacker target, at a much larger scale.
• Mama's Home Tulum: Boutique beach hostel in Tulum, Mexico, offering dorms and private rooms in a nature-immersed setting with activities. Closely comparable to Tribu in geography (Yucatán coast), product mix, and backpacker target.
• Selina: Largest hostel-focused hospitality brand in Latin America, operating design-led hostels with dorms, private rooms, co-working, and on-site activities across Mexico and the region. Selina competes directly with Tribu for the same backpacker and digital-nomad segment in Mexican destinations.
• Oasis Hostel: Mexican hostel brand operating properties in beach destinations in Mexico with dorms, private rooms, and on-site social activities. Directly comparable business model and customer segment.
• Casa Pepe Hostel: Mexico City-based backpacker hostel with dorms, private rooms, daily activities, and a strong community atmosphere. Closely mirrors Tribu's experiential, community-led hostel model in a different Mexican city.
• Hostelling International Mexico: Global hostel network with affiliated properties across Mexico, providing budget dormitory and private-room accommodation for international travelers. Directly comparable operating model and target customer (backpackers, budget travelers).
• Mayan Monkey Hostel Tulum: Hostel in Tulum targeting backpackers and digital nomads with shared and private accommodation plus social programming. Same segment, similar Yucatán-coast geography, comparable operating model.
• Che Hostel: Mexican hostel brand offering dormitory and private accommodation with social programming in multiple Mexican cities. Directly comparable product mix and backpacker target customer.

Others

• Hostelworld: Global online booking platform dedicated to hostels and budget accommodation. Not a direct operator, but a key distribution channel and benchmark for hostel discovery and pricing in the same backpacker market.

Broad incumbents

• Selina (Hostel Chain Competitor in Mexican Beach Markets): Beyond its hostel positioning, Selina operates as a broader lifestyle hospitality brand with multiple accommodation formats across Mexico, overlapping with Tribu's beach-island destination strategy at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tribuhostel
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tribu-hostel

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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