Hostal Akana — Hotel in Caldera

Got a really good rate of CL$8,000 in August (low season) at this clean, modern, central hostal for a room with shared bathroom. Had the room to myself so it was extra private. Slow but working WiFi, good kitchen, good bathrooms, nice central courtyard to chill out. Akana is one block from the bus terminal and two from the central plaza, from where you can take a very cheap collectivo (CL$900) to Bahia Inglesa. Best location.||||I found absolutely no cheap options in Bahia Inglesa -- even camping there is exorbitant at CL$15,000. My recommendation is to stay here in Caldera, which has museums and a harbour and cool fish market etc and go to Bahia Inglesa for daytrips. If anyone has dreams of opening a hostel for backpackers in this area of Chile, Bahia Inglesa would be a great place...

Don't get the thin walled room above the toilets. So thin its like camping, Every dog bark & truck will wake you. The neighbours yappy dog barked from 5am (small dogs go missing in Chile) . First light cuts through the thin curtains & first sun heats the room, the loos add a smell of urine. ( also there is nearly nowhere to put you clothes while you have a tepid shower). They are looking to charge you 1,500 for left luggage until the 10pm night bus (the only place in Chile I found with this add on) & 1,000 for an after checkout shower. No Breakfast. In April there is plenty of choice & other places are...

Good value (for the area) - paid 24,000 for twin shared bathroom. Reserved via email. We arrived off a night bus at 7am and were able to use room. Is round a courtyard and not sure if we were there on a particular holiday but most nights people were chatting/listening to music till 2 or 3am, nothing though that kept us awake! Clean, and kitchen with basic utensils. Family seemed nice - I got food posioning and whilst my husband slept they offered to take me to hospital at 3am!||900 pesos for collectivo to Bahia Inglesa. Its right by the pullman and turbus station, and 2 blocks from the...