Calafate Hostel

Dear fellow travelers, if you're seeking the epitome of the 'rustic' hostel experience, look no further than Calafate Hostel. Here's a little sneak peek into the charm of this no-frills establishment: 1. **Connectivity with Nature (and Not the Internet):** The Wi-Fi here is like a mythical creature - often talked about but never seen. With three access points, you might think you've hit the jackpot, but they're more for decorative purposes. A digital detox, whether you like it or not! 2. **Breakfast - A Minimalist's Dream:** The free breakfast is a masterclass in simplicity - bread and coffee, served with a side of, well, more bread. It's like being in a French bakery, if the bakery forgot to bake anything other than baguettes. 3. **Bathroom Adventures:** Ever fancied a bit of thrill while taking a shower or using the loo? Well, you're in luck! The shower, bathroom, and toilet doors here are sans locks, offering a fun, hold-the-door challenge. Think of it as a mini workout or a test of your door-holding skills. 4. **Bedside Charging - A Distant Dream:** The charging points are thoughtfully placed just close enough to tease but far enough to require a minor expedition from your bed. It's like the hostel's way of saying, "Stay charged, but not too charged!" 5. **The Silver Lining - Staff:** Amidst these quirks, the staff stands out like an oasis in a desert. They try to be helpful, and in a place like this, 'trying' is a big deal. In summary, Calafate Hostel is the perfect spot for those who appreciate a good joke, have a knack for indoor orienteering, and enjoy the simpler (and bread-ier) things in life. Happy travels! 🎒✨

Every time I I have visited El Calafate 3 times and stayed 3 times in this place, a great location near the shopping street and near the lake (walking distance) a great breakfast served, a money exchange with good rates, a big room to hang out, small but good dorms, good hot showers, well worth its money.

Hygiene is non-existent in this place. Avoid the breakfast - is very difficult to tell what cutlery, plates and mugs are clean. Having observed the cleaning from afar, I would err on the side that nothing is clean. The floor in the room was dirty and there was leftover food in fridge from previous guests. Some pretty basic cleaning mistakes which could have so easily been avoided and transformed this experience into a significantly more pleasant one. The only redeeming quality is its location - situated pretty centrally in town.

Convenient location to walk to main streets or lake. Most staff helpful though incorrect information caused a problem with my airport transport. Breakfast was very ordinary.

The space felt a bit rough and unclean, but not the worst I’ve come across. Breakfast is only a couple not good pastries

we stayed in two different room, standard and delux, both in terrible shape: the bathroom with water leakage has the floor always wet, the sheets with stains of various nature, the lights only partially working. the breakfast isn't edible, I served better meals at the homeless shelter. this is a B tier hostel, avoid it.

If you want somewhere clean, don’t go here. A friend and I stayed in two different rooms on two different stays during our time at Calafate Hostel. I was motivated to book due to the value for such a highly-rated set of rooms. I’m writing this review so that you don’t make the same mistake. I don’t think either room knows what clean actually means. Neither floors had been brushed or surfaces wiped even for crumbs. We had a fridge in our rooms, both stank, had clearly been neglected by the cleaners between stays and one even had half-eaten food remaining from the previous occupiers. In one of our bathrooms, the ceiling had blue mould. In the second, the bathmat had started to turn yellow, presumably because it isn’t cleaned between stays. This was backed up by the loud squelch when you stand on it. The furnishings are fraying, broken or stained to the point you wouldn’t want to utilise them. To be fair I liked the heated floor tiles, but I wouldn’t dare place my bare feet on them. After seeing the cleanliness (or lack thereof) in the room, I decided against breakfast. From word of mouth, it was apparently difficult to find a clean glass for your morning orange juice. I feel glad I went to a cafe instead. When we were excited to leave, we found out that ‘there were no transfers’ that day. If I had to choose one thing I liked, it was that the TV worked. That’s it. Every time I passed another hotel or hostel in El Calafate, I looked in envy. Don’t go here, go an