I just returned home from South America. 5 nights were at Hotel Champagne. Because we were there during high season, Dec 28th to Jan 2nd, we had to book a minimum of 5 nights, which seemed standard when we talked to other people. Compared to our friends room at Hotel Amsterdam, our room was actually a little nicer. However, they looked directly onto the ocean and we looked out to the main drag which is party central for every 11-17 year old in town until about 5 am every morning. We were told that we would have air conditioning, but it was broken. After complaining for two nights, we were finally given a fan. We had to sleep with the windows open, so we wouldn't have slept without earplugs, ambien and lots of booze. They have a nice breakfast buffet and the people at the hotel were nice enough, but the owner wouldn't budge on the price of our room even though we didn't get the advertised air conditioning. Next time, I'm looking for a hotel in La Barra or up the beach further towards Jose Ignacio. Our rental car was golden!!!!!
