Las Palmas Hotel — Hotel in Arica

We just finished traveling via motorcycle from Bogota to Patagonia and for us, Arica was our favorite community. The staff at the hotel was amazing. The gentleman at the desk could not possibly have been more pleasant or helpful. This hotel is bright, clean and very comfortable. Taxis were bountiful but we were able to walk everywhere we wanted to go to. There are wonderful walking areas full of outdoor restaurants and shops by. The people of Arica are among the friendliest we found on our journey. We were very sad to hear about the earthquake that hit this area a few weeks after we left it. We definitely want to return to this community. If you have not been there yet, go! and stay at the...

We stayed two nights in the high season for Arica. The hotel is very cheap compared to everything else we could find and also to all the other places we stayed in Chile.||We had a family room with a large double bed and a single bed. The room and bathroom was very nice, clean and had wifi. |Breakfast was included. It included bread, juice, yoghurt, serial, cheese, ham, butter, jam, coffee and tea - everything you need.||The hotel is located centrally with lots of restaurants (both real reataurants and McDonalds), shops, cafes etc.|The mainsquare is 3 minutes walk away.||If going to Arica, this is worth to check out.||Oh, and did I mention...

We previously had stayed in Hotel Sotomayor at Arica where we had a wonderful veranda. At Las Palmas there is no view of the mountain or ocean but the decore is more modern, the beds more comfortable and the breakfast complete and more generous than we found elsewhere. Once again very nice people run the digs and they made a special effort to accommodate our last minute hotel change. I especially liked the fact that our room included a walkin closet. Best of all, the price was less than we had encountered elsewhere. The only downside beyond the lack of a view is that the immediate neighborhood is a bit rundown...