Hotel Tazumal House — Hotel in San Salvador

I travel at least a couple of time per year to el Salvador. Usually I stayed in the typical hotels in San Salvador that most tourists choose primarily for safety and also for comfort. This time we were doing some missionary work in El Salvador so I wanted to keep the lodging in a budget and I found Casa Tazumal online. ||I must say because of the unbelievable pricing I was a little nervous when I arrived. Miss Conchi o "Niña Conchi" the owner welcomed me with a genuine smile and I gave her my reservation.||Please know that if you are going to pay with a credit card (Which you can) they may be an additional fee (charged by the hotel) due to the way the banks operate in El Salvador operate, so it is best to pay with cash to avoid this fee "niña Conchi" kindly explained to me.||I was taken to my room and it was cleaned, A/C working properly, with a good size closet and the bathroom was also very cleaned. The rooms are the most basic so don't expect any Egyptian cotton on the sheets or very fluffy pillows, however I was very pleased with it.||The breakfast was also included (another surprise) and it was really good, the cooker and the server went really out of the way to make sure that the breakfast experience was decent and I think they did a good job. A typical breakfast like that (outside de hotels) will cost you $8-$10...I will encourage you to make sure you leave a tip because I think they deserve it. A couple of dollars go a long way in El Salvador and this people work really hard.||I stayed for 2 weeks and I felt safe, as a woman that is very important. Because of my presentations I was going in and out of the hotel constantly and sometimes to late hours at night, they don't have a 24 hour front desk but I was given a key to enter the hotel after hours plus there was a staff member who I knew stayed onsite. She told me that her staff has been working with her for years and it showed.||||"Niña Conchi" was very friendly and her spirit made me feel very comfortable in her hotel, I felt that I was staying with an old friend. She arrange cab rides with a taxi driver who is christian and the interesting thing was that he knew who I was because of the Christian radios in El Salvador, he took me to different places and back to the airport on my last day.||||I really recommend this place to you, not even just because you want to save money like I was doing from the beginning but because is a great and different experience than the luxury hotels. You can use the money you are saving to treat yourself in the amazing restaurants you find in San Salvador or do other things.||||God bless you and hope that you enjoy this place as...

After reading all the glowing reviews on this spot, we were HIGHLY disappointed in this hotel. We visited early December and were in ES for 2-weeks, part of that time in San Salvador and wanted to be close to them so we decided on this spot. Our initial impression was good; we met the owner and learned they have 2 properties just down the street from each other. She gave us recommendations on where we could eat after a late check in, so good. But after this, the lack of hospitality that we are accustomed to at basically every other place was non-existent here.

The next day we had an early day out and realized we were only given 3 towels after paying for 4 people. We left so early (5 am) that we didn't have a chance to ask for the extra towel until we got back late (about 6 pm). The lady that was was at this hotel (I think the owner was at the newer hotel) was super stingy on the towels and complained that we were exchanged towels that were wet for new ones. Yes, our towels were wet; this is why we wanted new ones, plus the 4th towel that was missing. Anyways, after we basically had to beg for our towels and keep checking since we were hoping to shower and needed them, we noticed a gigantic roach at the top of the entryway to the kitchen... needless to say we did not eat the included breakfast at all (we had missed breakfast the first morning because again, we were out early before breakfast began). One of the worse things about this place was the terrible stench of cat urine in our room! When we first arrived, the room looked simple and smelled clean like bleach, which we liked. However, by nighttime we began getting a strong odor of cat urine... no, we did not bring pets! The smell was horrible and just got worse each day. For reference, we had the family room for 4 people in the back past the kitchen area (#7 or #9 I think?) If you take a risk or make the mistake of staying here and get this room, be careful with where you set your items on the floor, as some of our items reeked of the cat urine! Fortunately our next hotel had laundry service!

We stayed for 3 nights (unfortunately we had busy days and no time to research/relocate to another spot!) and were so happy when it was time to leave! Maybe other rooms are better but we would definitely not recommend this place and...

If you're looking for the most desolate, unwelcoming, and underwhelming spot in El Salvador’s capital, look no further! This hotel seems to have strategically placed itself in a part of town so isolated, even the locals don’t bother showing up. If you enjoy long, lonely walks to nowhere and the eerie silence of an abandoned neighborhood, you’ll feel right at home here.Upon arrival, I was welcomed by being shoved into a single room the size of a closet, even though I specifically booked a double. But who needs space when you’re on vacation, right? Forget moving around comfortably—just stay perfectly still, and maybe you won’t notice how cramped it is. As for soundproofing? That’s a foreign concept here. I could practically hear the thoughts of my neighbors next door, not to mention every cough, sneeze, and snore. It’s as if the walls are made of paper, or possibly even thinner.And breakfast—ah, yes, the highlight. A culinary masterpiece of stale bread, a thin slice of butter, and some suspiciously sweet jam. Just enough to leave you wondering whether they’re trying to starve you or teach you a lesson in minimalism.In summary, if you enjoy poor service, claustrophobia, and terrible food, this is the place for you! Otherwise, save yourself the trauma and stay literally...