this was my penultimate hostel of an 82 hostel round the world trip, and its up there as one of the best. its in such a lovely area, Baranco is so laid back and swanky, whereas the rest of Lima can be a bit rank. the big lovely dorms had huge lockers for rucksacks under the beds, the showers were hot, the food was good and cheap, the people were amazing, and the beer was cold - and that's pretty much all you need. there is an on site travel centre that booked us a hotel near the airport for our last night, and we were gutted to leave!
the staff are fun, the bar was great, and some of my best nights in south america were had at this hostel. my greatest memory will be sitting in the courtyard trying to discuss important things but struggling to get the words out - looking up to see all the other hostel guests arriving for breakfast and realising it was 9am.
having said that - its only a party hostel if you want it to be. stay here, you will not regret it!
