Hotel Valdivia — Hotel in Cabecera Municipal

Set on the main square of this pleasant town, this hotel is nothing to look at from the outside. Inside, it is an attractive looking building, of the colonial era. Unfortunately, the rooms do not live up to the appearance of the interior. They are dingy and very basic, with poor plumbing; by all accounts all the showers had water coming directly out of a pipe. The beds were not particularly comfortable and the bedding left a lot to be desired. Within minutes of arriving, when being shown our room, we became aware of the noisy clock bells that chime every 15 minutes. It felt as if we were directly beneath them and we asked for a quieter room, which involved moving to a ground floor room at the back of the hotel. Fortunately, we were there for...

The location of the hotel is great and it is inexpensive but the good feeling stops there. The hotel is incredibly noisy. The most interesting point about this is that the noise comes from the inside and not the plaza across the street. The hotel is enclosed so sound from within is amplified. The hotel staff is astonishingly loud and inconsiderate of guests. Every day I was there the staff had some sort of LOUD staff meeting. Reception area chatter was loud and constant. ||||The guests were noisy as well and the staff did nothing to control the noise. This included allowing children to run up and down the hallways as if they were a playground. ||||The rooms were dark and dank. ||||There are many other choices in the center of this...

We had the superior room with a balcony looking out the Square. Room is spacious and sparkling clean. The bed is comfortable. Yes, previous reviewers complained about the noise, but we found it to be bearable especially after you closed the windows (it’s cool at night at 5,7400ft. above sea-level). The human chattering reminds us of happiness, much better than city traffic noise. Actually the location is best in the square as it is the furthest away from the two discos across the square. We were there on a weekend and were watching the cowboys trotting their horses down the road from our balcony. Staff and the locals were extremely friendly. Jardin is a lovely and...