PROS:
-Free internet
-Room was cleaned and beds were made everyday.
-Safe neighborhood
-Really tasty ceviche restaurant next door and grocery store just around the corner
-This is a party hostel but the noise didn't keep us up at night.

CONS:
-Worst beds we slept in during a month of hostels.
-We found a weird small bug crawling on a bed, squashed it and it squirted blood everywhere. We found another of the same bug in one of our books after we left the hostel. We all assumed these were bedbugs but it was all of our first experiences with them.
-The laundromat next door is super affordable but they take 16 hours to do a load!? We offered to pay extra to have our clothes done in 12 so we could have clean clothes for our flight but they refused.. super bummer.

The beds were made daily, the bathroom cleaned daily and trash dumped, the bar had decent prices especially during happy hour, and the omelettes on the breakfast menu were delicious. The tour desk was very helpful and convenient and the front desk was friendly and approachable. This place has serious potential to be a GREAT hostel, but first they need a few improvements.

To improve, first they need a communal kitchen so you aren't forced to buy expensive restaurant food. There is an awesome grocery store nearby, but unfortunately you can´t buy anything that needs refrigeration because the kitchen staff at the hostel aren't too keen on you using up THEIR fridge space for your own personal items. They give you hassle every time you walk in there.The hostel has a “Snack Menu“ but unfortunately, the prices are not exactly budget and there isn't many vegetarian options other than fries and salad. Secondly, their movie room needs major technical support. Its great that they have one, but barely any of the DVDs worked and they were really sticky with something someone had previously spilled. The dorm room shared bathroom seriously needs a fan or a window for ventilation because everything gets soaked by one shower, and the whole room sticks if someone goes poo. Lastly, they need a sign next to the sign saying they accept MasterCard indicating that they charge an extra 6% to use a card. Otherwise, checking out last minute inhibits a surprise charge that sucks.

All in all, for what we paid there a night per bed, there is room for improvement.

I stayed in a private room at Loki in July 2011. I opted for a private room as it was the end of my trip and I wanted some rest before my 36 hours worth of flying and traveling home. Mistake! The private room I had backed on to the downstairs bar and the noise was absolutely ridiculous every night. The bar seems to have windows in the roof which are left fully open to allow all noise to filter up to the rooms in the vicinity. This is pretty poorly thought out in my opinion. There are signs downstairs saying that the area is a 'quiet zone' after 10pm, which I saw no evidence of being enforced. I understand Loki wants to draw a young crowd, but some effort must really be made to isolate the ridiculous bar noise! I'm young and love a party but sometimes I need to sleep too!

In addition to the noise, the private room was a big disappointment. It was damp (damp patches on sills and roof and the air and sheets felt damp) and the bathroom hadn't been cleaned when I checked in-dirty towels hanging on the back of the door and old soap and shampoo left in the shower. Also, the bedsheet was too small to cover the dingy mattress and it kept slipping off.

I'm aware this is a hostel rather than hotel bit for the price I paid for a private room-I've stayed in basic hotels that were 100% better than this.

Also the room wasn't cleaned for the entire time I stayed there.

Stay elsewhere for your money!

I've stayed in both Loki mancora and Lima and though they are both great hostels, both times we have confirmed bookings over the phone only to show up and they lost the booking. In mancora they managed to find us a room but here in Lima the guy at the desk decided instead it was all our fault and found it necessary to give us a lecture for 20 minutes. The staff there are incredibly unhelpful and rude and I will not be going back.