HOSTAL CALIFORNIA INN — Hotel in Guayaquil

i have to say that it is the only place i stayed in guayaquil... :) initially went there only because it is cheap but then over time i started to like the place. it is fairly centrally located - about 2 min walk to the main plaza, about 5 min walk to the plaza de iguanas, about 10min (max) walk to the malecon and it has a big police station just around the corner (always good in guayaquil). it has good secure garage for the guests and it's free, you can leave your luggage there, i left it there for a week when i was in galapagos, and it's also free. the guys in reception are always helpful. i needed to take the car to the mechanics and they would make my phone calls for me as my spanish wasn't up to it then, helped me organize a taxi which took me there (i drove behind him), had maps of the town, recommended restaurants... simply were great. wifi is only in the reception area though.||||the rooms are fairly basic, have cable tv and usually very noisy air-con. half the rooms are windowless and dingy but you there to explore not stay in hotel right?!||||hotel has 3 levels of rooms and they always about level 1 - 3 but it has 2 more levels at the bottom which are for some other purpose... so level 1 is actually 3 floors up and level 3 is 5 floors up :) of course there is no elevator. so staying on level 3 will keep you slim too! ;)||||i think this is not a place everybody will love, but if you travel on budget then it's definitely good...

A great place to stay for those transmitting to the Galapagos! Clean, comfy, and a very friendly staff :)! Neighborhood feels very safe (the hotel is also right across the street from the police). We liked Guayaquil very much, despite its bad rep. these days. People are friendly and there's great food and there's almost no foreign tourists to be seen. Everything feels local and...

Si bien dar cinco estrellas a todos los apartados puede parecer que mi opinión está condicionada, la verdad es que no tengo ninguna queja y estoy sencillamente encantado. /// Las habitaciones son muy buenas por el precio, con una televisión muy buena, con aire acondicionado (que viene excelentemente) y con un baño muy cómodo. Lo único a destacar es que las duchas no tienen agua caliente, aunque lo entiendo por el calor que hace en la ciudad. /// El servicio es más que bueno para un hostal, con gente atenta y servicial, que me ayudaron y respondieron a todas mis dudas. En este apartado no tengo mucho más que destacar. /// La ubicación es perfecta. No está en una zona concurrida, pero a su vez está muy cerca de las principales ubicaciones: como el Malecón 2000 (a unas cuatro o cinco cuadras), la avenida 9 de octubre (la más importante de la ciudad) y el parque Centenario. Eso si, para ir al parque Seminario (el de las Iguanas) hay que caminar un poco más, por lo que recomiendo tener una botella de agua en la mano. /// Quiero ser lo más objetivo posible, pero termino llegando a la conclusión de que el Hostal California Inn fue mi mejor opción. /// Yo lo recomendaría...