Hostal Ovejero — Hotel in Punta Arenas

We stayed in Puenta Arenas for 3 nights on our backpacking trip through Patagonia, allowing ourselves a few relaxing days to recover from our time in Antarctica and the 12 hour bus ride up from Ushuaia. Although, the hostel is a good 12-15 minute walk from the bus station and the main square, the stay was worth it.||||We booked a private double room which was spacious and roomy. Plenty of space with a table and built in shelving for clothes and such. Wifi worked well despite a few issues with connecting which staff remediated when notified.||||What impressed me the most was the freshly pressed, crisp, clean bedsheets. We got a great night sleep in this room. There was a TV in the room with HBO and a few English channels. It comes with towels, shampoo, and soap.||||Breakfast is heartier than most, consisting of yogurt, cereals, milk, breads for toast with jam, cheese/ham, crackers, fruit cocktail, juice, coffee, and tea. Cookies and a homemade cake too!||||Kitchen was very clean, well stocked with great cookware! We enjoyed cooking dinners here. Laundry is available, but even a staff member advised us to do it in town because it is very expensive (4.00 USD per shirt?)||||The only negative was that like many hostels in this area, the family that runs it often hangs out in the kitchen area cooking and eating, making it slightly awkward for folks to use the kitchen. At one point, around lunchtime, the staff had locked the door to the kitchen and we had to knock to put food in the fridge. Being that this is a hostel, the common areas should always be accessible for guests.||||Overall, we enjoyed the stay here in this more couple / family...

We had a night at the Ovejero before trekking in Torres del Paine. It's a quick ride from the airport in a taxi and it's easy to get a local collectivo (shared taxi) to and from the centre of town.||||We had the room at the very front of the building, so no neighbours on either side and we thought perhaps that we might be bothered by street noise. Aside from seeing passers by fairly close to the front window, it was very peaceful. ||||The hotel is very, very clean! The bed was large and comfortable, with the right type of blankets etc available to be able to adjust your warmth on a cool, rainy night. The floor is carpeted, there was a heater, good blackout curtains, bedside lamps, good space for backpacks and a spotless bathroom with a good shower.||||So we had a very comfortable stay!||||The staff were very welcoming and friendly and breakfast was pretty decent. Although it's a bit of a walk from the centre of town, I'd highly...

Was looking for a place to recover after hiking for 10 days. The Hostal Ovejero fit the bill nicely although its not exactly what I expected of a hostal -- most certainly not the version of hostals I remember from backpacking Europe 30 years ago. Ovejero is more hotel than hostal and I mean that in a good way -- super clean, quiet, comfortable. OK breakfast and close enough to city center to be manageable (15-20 minutes walking at most). Our room (room 201) was nicely set-up, nice bathroom and at least 4-5 English language channels on the TV to include HBO. The only drawback was language-- little English spoken by most of the hostal workers -- kinda surprising given that , in general, limited Spanish was not a problem anywhere else in Patagonia. Overall its a good choice for those who are looking to chill -- but certainly not for those who want to party -- its just not that...