El Gualicho Hostel

And the location is great and they have a parking

Nothing wrong

I have traveled nearly 100 countries and this hostel is one of the best, ever!

Very clean and very spacious, with some cute places to hang out, a cat, and a nice garden. The staff were all really friendly with me, relaxed, and helpful too. Great location, almost right in the city center and a short walk from the beach. My dorm was comfortable, with a heater, lots of space, lockers, and a good bathroom inside. Nice big kitchen, though it's missing some things (see below). Overall I really liked it. They have this crazy system where the dorm has only one key to be shared by all the guests staying in it, so you have to make sure to leave it at the desk even when you just run down to spend 10 minutes in the kitchen, or your dorm-mates could get locked out. They also seemed a little confused about how to use Booking.com. When I first arrived, they told me they wouldn't be able to see what price Booking gave me until the next day, so I could wait until then to pay. Then overnight I got an email from Booking saying that they'd tried and failed to charge my credit card, which they later told me must have been automatic. I haven't had these issues anywhere else I've stayed. But they did let me have the price from Booking, which was better than their walk-in price (make sure you set your app to display the price in Argentine pesos, show it to them, and remind them that as a foreign tourist you don't have to pay any additional taxes). The kitchen has a lot of things, but ultimately is under-equipped: There's no freezer because they only have glass-front beer fridges, there were no knives of any kind until I asked for a butter knife and they brought a handful of steak knives (I hope they have actual cutting knives somewhere for people who are actually cooking?), and there are no bowls of any kind on the shelves (they let me borrow one of the tiny cereal bowls from the breakfast buffet). Much smaller issues: There's not a ton of natural light in the common rooms, and it can get a little gloomy sometimes. The furniture in the living room isn't as comfortable as it looks, and you have to walk outside through the cold to get from the dorm to the kitchen and reception.

the wifi the breakfast needs some slight improvements there was somebody back on 03-12-2025 in the evening who was smoking inside by the window with the window opened whereby the smoke was going all throughout the dining room and the female employee did Nothing about it until i Complained. the smoking room is supposed to be OUTSIDE AND IT WAS NOT LAST NIGHT! the Breakfast needs some improvements: there were NO fruit or vegetables or eggs like there were at the Other Hostel!\ also there plug outlets were ONLY for just ONE plug and they need to have them set up for 2 Plugs uncase more than ONE person wants to use the plug outlet!

breakfast

Exceptional

basic breakfast without eggs but you can boil your own beforehand.

Breakfast lacked protein option, but I was able to cook.

Private parking. Needing the reception each time we wanted to get in , and also get into/ out of the car park.

Spacious and clean. Friendly cat!

The staff are great, very helpful and available. The dorm was very spacious, and the bed was really comfortable. Everywhere was very clean, with nice common areas to sit and relax. The breakfast was simple, but good, with nice bread and plenty of everything. The location is handy for the beach and places to eat, and not far from the bus station. It actually feels like staying in a very relaxed hotel, but with a great price! Nothing, except maybe make the bed for you on arrival.

Very good

I really liked the breakfast bread ?. Also Karen has shown a lot of hospitality? Snoring neighbours, lack of bed curtains and the same breakfast everyday. Utensils in the kitchen are used.

Very good

The hostel charges you via their USA merchant account in US dollars. There is ZERO option to pay in pesos or credit card at the time of check in. When you contact them they say, already charged they will not reverse it. When try to cancel they say go ahead , we have already charged you. We paid nearly $80 USD for a hostel room. This is of course, a complete rip off - a slight of hand scam. So, word to the wise. Be aware of this policy at this Hostel. First hostel and even hotel that pulled this in Argentina, after 1 month of travel. BED: lumpy, they have added a topper that makes the mattress worse. PILLOW: also lumpy. If you need good sleep, may need to look elsewhere. BREAKFAST: bread, jams, coffee, milk. Nothing else. We walked to a coffee shop for breakfast.

Great staff, helpful and nice ! Big room, great location Breakfast is lacking, it was mostly dry bread..

Very good

Location of the hôtel, breakfeast, room Some membres of the staff(a woman) unpersonal and distant,unsmilly. Another one, who missed to wake me up at 7 a.m, as my cellular was brocken,so I missed my rental location

The front desk staff are amazing. They are so helpful and understanding. You can ask them for tour advice and any questions, they are happy to help you. The location is very good. The hostel is cleaned daily. There is a lounge area with TV, a garden to relax in hammocks and a pool table. I felt intimidated by the cleaning staff. Some of them are lovely, but a few are a bit rude and it made me feel so unwelcome. The breakfast was good, but they served sour, thick milk in a jug a few times. Maybe they re-use the milk for a few days or they need to check the fridge temperature.