Hostal Entre Rios — Hotel in Valdivia

We had two nights at this hostel, close to the centre of Valdivia. They don’t advertise parking, but you can pull into their gated drive and park there. We arrived a little early, but check in was strictly 3pm.||||Up to our room on the first floor, which had a double & a single bed. Quite a Spartan room and a tad threadbare, along with a scruffy looking wardrobe, but it was all clean. Good sized bathroom, but again very basic with thin towels.||||Breakfast – the most meagre breakfast we had on our trip. Hot water in a thermos on the table to add to your powdered Nescafe (our worst nightmare). A dish of cheese, a couple of jams and a cake. We were then brought a yogurt and white bread that had already been toasted. There were a couple of apples one day and some unripe plums the next. We didn’t starve, but it was a very frugal affair.||||There is nothing particularly wrong with this hostel. It is well located, warm and clean, but for all that, pretty basic.||||Tip – don’t miss the fantastic fish market by the river, with the sea lions being fed off-cuts by the fish filleters. What a sight to behold and very...

To start with the positives... our room was lovely.. big, spacious and clean.|The location is fantastic within minutes walk of all the main tourist attractions.||Unfortunately there were negatives too.. beware if booking with booking.com there is extra to pay upon arrival.|I contacted the property twice requesting an early check-in and never got a reply. Needless to say we didn't get to check in early but left our bags there so wasn't all bad.|The place is noisy! Between dogs barking and babies crying, super loud creaking floorboards in the cabins, it was difficult to sleep.|For the price of the place (not cheap at all!!) I expected the breakfast to be alot better. It consisted of a sweet cake, jam and bread.. terrible coffee and sugary orange juice/water mix... some eggs would have been welcomed but unfortunately they were not offered.|I gave 3 stars simply for it's cleanliness...

This is a small hotel, with plenty of (perfectly pleasant) staff, not a Hostal where you get to meet the owner and no-one else. We were more than happy with that, as everything was professional, nest and efficient. The breakfast was fine, the area was quiet, and there were eating places very close if you didn't want to walk the 10 minutes into the centre of town. It is also very handy for the bus station - from where, incidentally you can get a bus that drops you a short walk to...