Hostal Maria House — Hotel in La Serena

Myself and my boyfriend stayed here for 4 nights. The room was clean and shower was hot. Maria and her family were lovely hosts and couldn't do enough for us, from organising a car for us to hire for a day, to washing and ironing our clothes. When we were leaving our bus wasn't until the afternoon so they allowed us to use the facilities for a couple of hours even after we checked out. The confederation cup football match between Germany and Chile was on one day while we were there but all the bars were closed because of elections so the family let us watch the match with them. They speak English and Spanish and are very patient with our slow broken Spanish when we wanted to practice.|We also did the sandal making class for a couple of hours with Pancho and...

Hosts are very friendly. If you have an issue or question, they are quick to help. Also very helpful with suggesting and organising tours/places to visit, as well as providing information about the local area (Eg. Mapping out specific places and directions on how to get there). Another plus is that this place is close to the mall, supermarket and the bus terminal which is great. Only thing is that the first night was freezing! But extra layers and woolly socks solved the problem easily. Affordable! Thank you very much to the owners for making my first few days/nights in Chile comfortable and very...

María and her family are lovely and make you feel right at home! We arrived late around 1am and someone came to let us in. In the morning we were surprised to be greeted with scrambled eggs on toast and tea / coffee by Maria while her son told us the best activities to do in and around La Serena.||The rooms are comfy and the shared bathroom is always clean. The garden area is great to relax in! ||It’s a 1 minute walk from the bus station and 15 minute walk to the beach.||Recommend to everyone! We...