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2 de Mayo 321, San Isidro | Miraflores, Lima, Peru
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El Farolito Hostal
Ranked #72 of 184 hotels in Lima
4.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Good Value in the Heart of Miraflores”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2009

Hostal El Farolito is a relatively new budget hotel on a quite side street in Miraflores. It is in the heart of Miraflores, only about three blocks from Parque Kennedy and three blocks from Huaca Pucllana. Vivanda, a major local supermarket, is also about three blocks away. The staff is very helpful and a few of them speak excellent English. The rooms are a bit spartan as is to be expected at this price point...but they do have plenty of hot water and free wireless internet in the rooms. There is also a very meagre breakfast included in the rate as well. I was very satisfied with the value provided and would stay there again.

  • Stayed November 2009, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Lima
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Best location and very cheap”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2009

I've been staying in that hotel for at least 3 years. The staff is veryyy friendly. The rooms are very clean. The location si the best, you're 2 blocks from Parque Kennedy in Miraflores, close to very good restaurants, and definately no hotel close by charges that cheap for what you get.

  • Liked — location, price, staff
  • Disliked — hot water is not constant sometimes
  • Stayed August 2009, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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winterwellies
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Great hotel, total bargain”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2009
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This hotel was located just a few blocks away from Miraflores' main attractions. It's near several little shops to buy food plus a big supermarket Vivanda which is great for all the people who snack all the time like me. The staff was super nice, the hotel (when i went there it was a hotel, not a hostel) was very clean and safe, located in a very safe area (i walked around and returned to my room quite late). The rooms are very pretty and clean, though a bit on the smaller side of things, but big enough with good beds. The prices are very cheap, breakfast included, a total bargain!!

  • Stayed July 2008, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Memphis TN
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Great place, superior location”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2009
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person found this review helpful

We stayed there after 12 days trekking around the Andes and the rainforest. The place is clean, staff friendly even if not English speaking and very accomodating. The location is convenient to most of the attractions in Miraflores. We enjoyed walking, people watching and relied on the staff to provide directions. This is a wonderful bargain for the budget-conscious traveller.

  • Stayed May 2009, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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New York
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“El Farolito was a great experience...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2009
1
person found this review helpful

...with the best location for the price, Miraflores is the trendy place to stay. We requested a room on back of the building to avoid the noisy traffic and honking of cars. This hostel is very clean, the room with two beds was on the small side, however, the bathroom was very spacious and clean, the beds were very firm. They have an elevator which helped my mom avoid the steps, a safe box in the room which helped us with the stress of not carrying our valuables and a computer with free internet in the hallway in case you didn't bring your laptop. Service was excellent, Continental breakfast is included and right on time, employees are super friendly, everyone was so helpful. The place is very safe as it is that part of town, which is what makes it such a bargain - clean, inexpensive and well located.
You can walk everywhere, very nice walk to the boardwalk and parks (Kennedy park on Sundays), shopping, 'locutorias' which are places where you can make very inexpensive overseas phone calls (a 10 min. call to NY cost me a dollar!). And restaurants!! Lots of good choices. About 15 minutes (without traffic) from downtown Lima, cab $3. I was happy to find reviews about it, I just had to write one in appreciation.

  • Stayed April 2008, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 2 de Mayo 321, San Isidro | Miraflores, Lima, Peru

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