Loved the location and pretty much everything about the hotel. It's nothing fancy but welll kept and free WiFi. The food at the restaurant can be fair to very good...truly depends on what they're serving. We were not bothered, but the street noise in front rooms can be quite noisy / loud.

The most attractive places of Valparaíso are up on the hills. The flat area in downtown (called "el plan" in Chilean Spanish) has some nice spots too (el Puerto, for instance) but being very centrally located is not necessarily an advantage here. Puerta de Alcalá is central, but other hotels of the same price range are in much better locations, especially in Cerro Alegre or Cerro Concepción. We decided to stay here, just because what started as a daytrip became a whole weekend in Valpo and had no reservations anywhere else. Breakfast included a very good coffee, but the rest was the usual bread, butter and jam. The room was tidy and very quiet at night (something hard to find in "el Plan"), but every once in a while you could hear someone using a grinder in the kitchen during the morning. Nothing terrible, though. The bedcover was kind of worn and the walls needed a hand of paint. The bathroom was well equipped and extremely clean. The staff was polite but not particularly enthusiastic. We paid nearly 100 dollars for the room. Other hotels provide basically the same in nicer neighbourhoods for less. Bottom line: if you have time to look for a hotel, skip this one.

We enjoyed very much our stay in deAlcal during a week in Feb. Perfect location, in spite of the "rush hour" at 4 am!, everything within a walking distance. Everything ok, rooms breakfast, What will stay in our memory is the friendly staff.
Can recommend to anyone out for exploring Valparaiso

We spent two nights in this hotel. The staff was very helpful. We had a problem with the first room they gave us - the door was broken and didn't lock. After they tried to fix the door, they couldn't so they moved us to a different room. The hotel is located in a very noisy area and it was hard to get much sleep. (I'm guessing this is true of many hotels in Valparaiso - it's just a large, noisy city). The room is basic, the bathroom was simply ok. Clean is about all you can ask for. Stay in Vina and take a cab or bus into Valparaso. Unless you like weird smells, too many people and loud autos continually blaring their horns.