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Hostelmo has a fantastic location, close to shops, sights and the city centre. It is positioned on a quiet road and the building from the outside is classic BA with almost European style architecture and a lovely balcony with flowers on.
Through the door you enter into reception where the team are friendly, helpful and patient with our lack of Spanish. The interior is beautifully decorated and painted giving the hostel a unique feel and gives you a real sense of being a backpacker.
After checking in we were shown up to our room. The room was very small but had a double bed, two small wardrobes and enough space for two people to move around. The room didn’t have any windows so it did get quite stuffy and warm but each room had a fan which worked very well and we kept on throughout the night (this was ok for two heavy sleepers but was quite loud so might be a bit difficult for others).
The bed was pretty rough. A bottom sheet, top sheet, blanket and two pillows are provided but it didn’t seem very clean and everything was very old and needed replacing. The pillows were actually just some sort of foam pad with a pillow case which wasn’t uncomfortable but was pretty flat and the foam looked very dirty and unhygienic.
The bathrooms were awful. On the corridor there were about five bathrooms. Each one was an individual water closet with a sink, toilet, bidet and shower head. The shower Is not an enclosed area which meant that the entire bathroom was soaking wet all the time and the there was always lots of hair on the floor. It was quite an unpleasant experience having to dry off the toilet with toilet paper every time before sitting on it and the smell was very unpleasant, along with general bathroom lack of hygiene.
There seemed to be some sort of very basic kitchen amenity next to the bathrooms but we didn’t use this and given the state of the bathrooms i wouldn’t be confident to. There didn’t seem to be much of a communal / backpacking community and the hotel didn’t seem to provide any entertainment or culture which wasn’t a problem as we were just passing through en route elsewhere.
Overall I’ve given this place a 3/5 it was so cheap ($17,000 Argentinian pesos for a couple for one night) so it was decent value but you definitely get what you pay for in the cleanliness and general comfort. A good place to lay your head for the night on a budget but not somewhere I’d stay any longer than that.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Definitely worth paying a bit more for an en-suite - especially if you want to use a shower.
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Uno de los hostales, más grandes en los que he estado, cuatro plantas con un montón de habitaciones.
Que satisfacen todas las necesidades de viajeros que visitan Buenos Aires, habitaciones individuales, dobles, matrimoniales o para compartir con tus amigos u otros viajeros.
Con o sin baño privado para tu mayor comodidad, si así lo prefieres. Cocinas y zonas comunes para compartir convivir y ahorrar dinero en tu viaje.
Todas la habitaciones tienen ventilador y un WiFi muy bueno con el que puede trabajar casi sin problemas.
Pero lo mejor de todo es que el hostel está en un lugar muy céntrico, a unas cuadras de la famosa calle “Defensa” donde se hace un mercado con muy buen ambiente todos los domingos.
Si esto no te suena, seguro que has oído más sobre el barrio San Telmo, dónde puedes encontrar de todo. Para que tu estancia sea más agradable y fácil de llevar.
Otro gran punto a favor es su capital humano, sobre todo Carlos su dueño, que siempre está dispuesto a ayudarte y colaborar en todo lo que puede.
Te lo recomiendo 100% sobre todo si tu presupuesto no es muy grande, ya que es un lugar para todos los bolsillos, gracias a la gran diversidad de habitaciones y opciones que tiene.
Ahí te dejo unas fotitos de algunas habitaciones para que elijas cual es la que prefieres.
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Date of stay: March 2020
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Room Tip:Las habitaciones con cuadros son las mas bonitas.
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I want to thank all the staff for their attention and willingness to help and recommend where to go to eat or walk, they make you feel at home. Beautiful building in a historic neighborhood, close to all parts of the capital. The room was super comfortable and quiet, coffee and tea service 24 hours a day. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a nice place to stay
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Date of stay: April 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Very good place, close to everything with super friendly staff who help you with everything. The rooms with bathrooms are super good, but the shared bathrooms could improve a touch. It has a nice terrace and public access to the balconies, in front they have parking.
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Date of stay: January 2024
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Hemos estado varios días. La ubicación buena y el personal no es desagradable. Pero...olor a humedad tremendo! Humedad por todos lados. El sitio más sucio en el que he estado en mi vida, y he estado en hotels baratísimos en Tailandia, Malasia o Guatemala. Un frío tremendo y no hay mantas!!!! El peor sitio en el que he estado en mi vida!
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Fui en otra oportunidad donde los problemas abundaron, hicimos base en el hostel y fuimos hasta Puerto Iguazú, dejamos la habitación paga, al regreso la habían entregado a otras personas, era tarde queriamos descansar y decidimos aceptar en el último piso y no esperar el regreso de los nuevos pasajeros. Llovió con intensidad el último piso todo mojado el ascensor se apaga no tienen calefacción alguna ni aire acondicionado luego de las 22 Hs.si requieres algo el ascensor esta apagado. No tienen frazadas. la limpieza es deficiente pero lo peor el trato ante los infortunios que su pésimo lugar provoca. Dejamos las pertenencias fuimos a córdoba al regreso nos volvieron a pedir que hiciéramos nuevamente la reserva pero por internet lo que volvía el regreso y el descanso lamentable, lo hicimos, fuimos otra semana a Mendoza y al salir ahora la novedad era que nos cobraban un altísimo valor por dejar los bolsos y regresar. En fin un lugar donde parece molestarles las personas es de esos lugares donde uno piensa que deberían dedicarse a otra cosa. Así todo por la ubicación regrese y esta vez fue la ultima, no lo recomendaría a no ser que quieras arruinarte tu estadía. Todo errado el que identificó como el dueño molesto encima por pedirle abriera alguna ventana ya que fumaba en los lugares comunes y el humo invadía la habitación, ya es bastante molesto la falta de agua en los baños, la pobre limpieza y la mala atención encima el dueño se ponga a fumar y deje fumar en todo el establecimiento sin permitir ventilación. Mediocre y pobre lugar. El peor hostel de Buenos Aires.
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Date of stay: July 2019
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₹1,470 - ₹1,902 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
ArgentinaCapital Federal DistrictBuenos AiresMontserrat / El Centro (Downtown)
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