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Euro Hotel Madrid, Maracay

by MalenaN

When the bus arrived to Maracay it was already dark and the rain was pouring down. I didn’t have a reservation for a room and was a bit worried that the hotels were going to be full as it was weekend and holiday time. But as I was hungry I bought Chinese take away first (like last year). Then I took a taxi to Hotel Mar del Plata where I had stayed last year. It was full and I asked the taxi driver to take me to Hotel Wladimir, which was also full. They called two other hotels without luck. Back in the taxi the taxi driver took out a lot of cards and called several hotels. One problem he said was that the hotels charged by hour and therefore became very expensive. One of the hotels he called didn’t rent the rooms more than four hours. Well, finally he got me a room at a nice hotel, but expensive, near the bus station, Euro Hotel Madrid.
Euro Hotel Madrid is situated just behind the bus station (half a block), which was very convenient the next morning when I was going to Caracas. It felt like a safe place and the man in the reception was very helpful. I got a jar with cold filtered water to take to the room, and a lady who was in the reception as the same time as me came to my room to give me a piece of cake. It was a good room and I was listening to music on the TV and packing my bags for the flight back to Europe the next day when suddenly, at 22.00, a very noisy air condition was turned on. The machine was standing just outside my room. I don’t like air condition (and it was absolutely not necessary) and I want it to be quiet in the room so I went down to the reception to say that. As the air condition was a central one for almost every room on that floor I had to change room. I got a bigger room (but the light was not as good) in the end of the corridor, which had its own air condition (which I didn’t swish on).
The room was 150 000 Bs (60 dollars) for one night.

This could be a good option if you are flying out of Caracas later during the day, at least if you are two sharing the price.

Hotel Victoria, Maracaibo

by MalenaN

Hotel Victoria is situated in the old centre at Plaza Baralt. There was no one in the reception as I arrive and according to the front page of the guest list they were all couples renting a room only for two hours, for 30 Bs. For a whole night I paid 70 Bs for a room (August 2008).
I arrived in the afternoon and wanted to go to a travel agent, but it took some time before I could do that. I had to change room three times. In the bathrooms you must turn on the water for the room before you can open the taps. In the first bathroom the shower went on automatically and could not be turned off (and there was no cabin), in the second bathroom the flush and tap didn’t work and the third room didn’t have a key. The forth room I got was the biggest of them all and it had an extra bed. All windows (in all rooms I saw) were covered, but in the room I got there was a door that opened up to a balcony. In the rooms there is also a TV.
The woman cleaning was very nice and helpful when I changed room and she went out to ask for a travel agent. In the evening I went down to the reception to make a phone call (I wanted to call and reserve a hotel in Maracay). The man that by then was in the reception told me to go to the phones in the square, a place I didn’t want to visit in the dark alone. I said I will call tomorrow, but I should have said I could pay in the hotel to use their phone (nothing he suggested).

Posada Guamanchi Merida

by MalenaN

Guamanchi is a quite big posada and there are many different kind of rooms. There are no single room though so I had a double with bathroom (there is hot water). It was 80 Bsf a night (June/July 2008). I really liked my room and had the same one both times I came back from trips. From the room there was a great view of the mountains and there was a hammock (wich I used a lot) outside the room and a table with chairs. Below there is a park and there can be some noice from there but it was never disturbing, and the police seems to keep it quite early.
Other rooms have shared bathroom and those rooms don´t have the view over the mountains. There is a kitchen and a terrace with tables and hammocks.
The rooms and bathrooms are clean. There was no towel in the room but I got one when I asked.
The posada is just next to Guamanchis tour office.

Hotel Recidencial Colonial, San Antonio

by MalenaN

This is a very basic hotel and I got the cheapest room, a single room for 30 Bs for one night (July 2008). The room was small with a fan (which was not necessary as it was windy from outside). There was a bathroom but no door between the room and bathroom. There was not allways water in the toilet's water reservoir so I asked for a bucket just in case I would need it. Toilet paper and soap was provided. The towel and sheets where very thin (had been washed many times) and the mattress was very old too. But it was clean!

The hotel is situated close to Plaza Bolivar.

venezuela budget accomodation

by tinsk

Posada "La casita"-Ciudad Bolivar

Posada "Los Elechos" - Merida

camping (sleeping in hammocks)

homestay

...friendly-clean-priceless...

HOTEL SUBMAR-INN: TUCACAS

by swesn

PROS:
- Ensuite rooms are large
- Rooms are lined on 2-storeys, motel-style
- There is a shared kitchen downstairs which is quite spacious and with ample storage space
- There is a huge courtyard
- Owner Norbert, from Germany, organises boat excursions to Parque Nacional Moroccoy

CONS:
- Tucacas is a one-street town, one side leads towards the dock and this side is busier with more restaurants, shops, nightlife. Then, the town is sliced apart by the highway. The other side away from the dock is mostly residential and this is where the hotel is. Here, things are definitely quieter... which is great, as it frees you from the harrassments of the randy locals, but can be a tad dark as you try and make your way home at night.

Room: 20,000 Bs (2005)

HOTEL CESAR: SANTA ELENA DE UAIREN

by swesn

Pros:

- Homely atmosphere, nothing touristy about it... Run by elderly Antonio who is a very sweet, friendly little old man who lives there
- Large courtyard, allows you to camp on its ground (for a price) if you ask nicely
- Room is OK, quite large and clean
- Very strong fan available...

Cons:

- Cold shower

Room: 25,000 Bs (2005)

POSADA MUNDO MERIDA: MERIDA

by swesn

PROS:
- I love the location which is just 200m from the Cable Car Station
- One of the cheapest options in this area, I reckon
- Private rooms, reasonably comfortable and clean
- Kitchen is quite nice, with plenty of pots and pans. Many people cook here.

CONS:
- Some rooms are in the basement and they are rather dark, with the windows opened out to the corridor. So, for privacy, most people keep the curtains drawn.

Room: 15,000 Bs (2005)

Posada Backpacker Tours, Santa Elena de Uairén

by MalenaN

I booked a room at Posada Backpacker Tours already from home when I booked the Roraima trek to be sure to have a room when I arrived. The first two nights I stayed in a single room and coming back from Roraima I got a very big room with three beds. The rooms are colourful. There is a fan and a bathroom. When I paid via Internet the rate of the room was 10 Euro. If I had paid in Santa Elena I think the price for the first room had been 30 000 Bs (June 2007). That is less than 10 dollars if you change on the black market (but about 10 Euro if you use the official rates).

A good breakfast is included in the price. You will get scrambled eggs (or a pancake or yoghurt) and lots of bred, a juice and coffee or tea. A nice thing about this posada is the restaurant area, with tables outside, which is a good meeting point where you will meet other people going or coming back from Roraima. There are several computers you can use (I don’t remember the price) and you can store luggage here while doing the Roraima trek.

The only thing I didn’t like is that Eric (the owner ) told some people I had ran off without paying for the last night. When I arrived to Santa Elena from Ciudad Bolívar I told the man working that I had been in contact with Backpacker tours office via mail and that I had already booked and paid for the room for three nights (two before and one after the Roraima trek). When I left Santa Elena I did it very early in the morning, before anyone else was up. Waiting for the Canaima/Angel Fall tour in Ciudad Bolivar a person who had been in Santa Elena said to me that they had been told by Eric that I left without paying. I felt very bad, because I don’t want anyone to think that of me. After the Canaima/Angel Fall tour I mailed Backpacker Tours about it and Eric was told that I had paid. The damage would not have been done if there had been better communication between the office and the posada about this.

Melia

by IceBlu

Excellent modern Hotel, the best in Caracas, with a shopping center next to it, and good subway station. Great pool, great restaurant, and well located geographically from any other place. However, the area that surrounded is very unsafe, especially in the evening.

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Euro Hotel Madrid, Maracay

Hotel Victoria, Maracaibo

Posada Guamanchi Merida

Hotel Recidencial Colonial, San Antonio

venezuela budget accomodation

HOTEL SUBMAR-INN: TUCACAS

HOTEL CESAR: SANTA ELENA DE UAIREN

POSADA MUNDO MERIDA: MERIDA

Posada Backpacker Tours, Santa Elena de Uairén

Melia

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