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blmahoney
- Reviews: 2
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Hostel Rocha: Worst Hostel Manager Ever
This hostel, while cheap with a pool & poolside bar, never had toilet paper and the shower curtain was covered in mold. But worse was the manager. He pressured us to use him for sandboarding. When we did, he reneged on the negotiated price, his driver was 30 minutes late and he put us in a sandbuggy that was clearly having problems. The sandbuggy broke down three times, they finally replaced it with one that didn't have enough seats or working seat belts, and they cut our time short. The manager then said he'd refund the money and later denied this. He was manipulative, lying, rude, disrespectful, and condescending. It was the worst tourist/business transaction experience I've ever encountered.
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blmahoney
- Reviews: 2
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Hostel Rochi: Worst Hostel Manager Ever
This hostel, while cheap with a pool & poolside bar, never had toilet paper and the shower curtain was covered in mold. But worse was the manager. He pressured us to use him for sandboarding. When we did, he reneged on the negotiated price, his driver was 30 minutes late and he put us in a sandbuggy that was clearly having problems. The sandbuggy broke down three times, they finally replaced it with one that didn't have enough seats or working seat belts, and they cut our time short. The manager then said he'd refund the money and later denied this. He was manipulative, lying, rude, disrespectful, and condescending. It was the worst tourist/business transaction experience I've ever encountered.
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chrissycoleman
- Reviews: 1
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Desert Nights: Hostelling International-Desert Nights
This place rocks. The people here became close friends in such a short period of time and The rooms were basic but clean. It was one of the best dorms Ive seen on my trip and very clean. Great view, great food, and the dune buggy tour here was awesome
Huge patio overlooking the lake
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Zanzibargirl
- Reviews: 354
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Huacachina Dunes: Desert Dune Camping
If you have a large enough group and would like to get out into the wilderness, you can arrange to actually stay out in the dunes after a day buggying and sandboarding. You will need your own tents (or have a tour operator happy to provide and let you do this). Just ask at the El Huacachinero Campsite when you book the buggy. Cost to do this depends on numbers and they will arrange food for a barbecue in the dunes to feed you. Nothing better than lighting a bonfire in the middle of the desert with nothing but stars, a few drinks, laughs and smiles. The whole experinence for us was finished with a few fireworks let off into the night sky.
Bonfire and fireworks that they let off in the middle of the dunes.
- Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
- Related to: Desert, Budget Travel, Camping
- Written April 24, 2008
Our group around the Bonfire
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Zanzibargirl
- Reviews: 354
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El Huacachinero Hostel and Campground: An Oasis amidst the Desert dunes
Located right at the edge of the sand dunes, El Huacachinero offers both camping and hostel facilities. The site has a swimming pool, 3 hot showers with toilets, bar, hammocks, 2 noisy parrots which will talk and are guaranteed to you a wake up call in the morning and a Macaw. They also have their own jeeps used for buggying and sandboarding trips in the nearby dunes.
Sandboarding and Dunes right at the doorstep.
- Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
- Related to: Budget Travel, Backpacking, Camping
- Written April 9, 2008
El Huacachinero Hostal/Campsite
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adelinemmc
- Reviews: 210
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Hostal El Barco: Cheap hostel right next to the lake
Small chilled family hostel directly on the lake. We had a double room on the ground floor, sharing our bathroom with a twin room. More rooms were arranged on the first floor, sharing another bathroom.
This is a good place to stay if you do not feel like staying in the more lively hostels. Staff a bit clueless but helpful in their own way.
Self catering kitchen with fridge and a few ustensils.
Chilled terrace overlooking the laguna with hammocks.
Quieter than other backbacker hostels.
Hot water at all times.
Forget the swimming pool advertised, it's very small and not really clean.
- Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
- Related to: Backpacking, Budget Travel
- Written June 20, 2006
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gonzo747
- Reviews: 277
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casa de arena: Great party place
This was a really nice place to stay. Every night you could join the barbeque with some free drinks. There was a bar, hammocks and a pool.
The prices where 10 soles (dorm), 15 soles (room without bath), 20 soles (room with bath)
- Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
- Written January 13, 2006
fun at the bar
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Rishin_P
- Reviews: 21
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Casa De Arena: casa de arena
This place is at the base of a huge sand dune and is a great place to relax and unwind for a few days.
Sand boards are available to use for free and the hostel also has a swimming pool with a bar just next to it.
The guys who manage the hostel are extremely helpful and helped us organise our trips to the Ballestas Islands as well as transport to Nazca and flight over the Nazca lines for a very reasonable price.
The cost of a bed was roughly 10 soles (3 USD)
- Opinion of Price: least expensive
- Related to: Budget Travel
- Written August 1, 2005
Sand dune behind hostel
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Rickman77
- Reviews: 56
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Casa de Arena: Huacachina´s Party Spot
This is a fairly average hostel as far as bathrooms and bedrooms are concerned. The real reason everyone comes here though is to sit by the pool with a good drink or a good book and get some sun.
A fun atmosphere for young travelers.
Nightly bar-b-ques, sometimes mild, sometimes a bit rowdy. Depends on the crowd.
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JohnMJ
- Reviews: 34
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Hotel Mossone: The Best Hotel In Huacachina
This is a beautiful hotel on the lake. Built in old style colonial. Tiles throughout. More staff here than guests, you are truly pampered. This place cost more than others here, but for what you get it is a remarkable bargain. $60 per night for double including taxes and breakfast. In the States this place would cost in the hundreds of dollars. It was very hard to leave here.
Rooms open up to a beautiful courtyard with fountain, flowers, birds, even a turtle. THe rooms are large and very nice, with full bath, TV, small refrigerator, in room safe, air conditioning, cross ventilation. Room comes with breakfast which is served in the veranda overlooking the lake. Breakfast is full American breakfast and service is five star. The pool area is beautiful, I thought I was in a $300/night resort. The restaurant looked elegant but we ate elsewhere as probably expensive.
- Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
- Related to: Spa and Resort
- Written November 20, 2004
Hotel Mossone Overlooking Lake
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