We had a wonderful time at this hostel with an amazingly friendly owner. Alex is incredibly knowledgeable about the local tourist scene and was very helpful in helping us book trips around Peru and Bolivia. The hostel is clean and comfortable and they served a good breakfast in the morning to start the day well. We can highly recommend this... More

It's the little things that can make a difference and Alex and the team at Pinguinos have that down pat. For example after we came back from our overnight to Colca Canyon very much tired from the early starts our stored luggage was already waiting in the room and the bolivianos my partner had left in the pockets of his... More

I've stayed here on many occasions. It's a 5-10 minute walk to the centre, and there is a bus if you can be bothered, but the hotel is quiet and relaxing. The owner is wonderful, knows everything you need to know about Arequipa, and is really helpful. She can help with transport, and also on some more exotic trips. She... More

We arrived after over 17 hours of bus journeys from Chile for one night of rest before another bus journey to Cusco. The owner is fantastic and booked our our onward bus after finding out we could not book the bus we wanted for the following night. She is very chatty and more than willing to help you in any... More

The hostel is very good, clean and Alex is very helpful. The only negative point is about the location, mainly due to the bad neighborhood between the hostel and Arequipa's Plaza de Armas. A couple of time we were targeted by strange guys but luckily the police showed up or citizens advised us to move to

Booked this on the strength of the Tripadvisor reviews and we weren't disappointed. We arrived at about 06:30 AM and were allowed to check straight into our room and have breakfast - a really nice touch. The breakfast is really good too - so much choice. The room was big, clean and modern, with comfortable beds, hot water and cable... More

We loved our stay in Arequipa and Casa de Los Pinguinos is nice place to rest. Rooms are nice, breakfast is good and relaxing in the garden is just what you need once you walked around the city. Maybe it's a little bit far when you're coming back at night from the center. The owner gave us excellent advices about... More

We arrived at 6am and were able to check in and go to the room which was fantastic after our 10 hour bus journey. We had a good breakfast, cereal and yogurt, toast and peanut butter and tea. Alex, the owner was brilliant she helped us to book the trip we wanted to Colca Canyon as well as helping us... More

Very clean, very friendly, very helpful, fantastic breakfast. Our stay at this house we are left with a very positive experience! Highly recommended! Thanks to Alexandra and her Team for the nice time.