Hostal Viajeros Arequipa — Hotel in Arequipa

Ok so listen carefully, this is fully objective. I'd rate this 3.5/5 if I'm being generous. Firstly the room (and I appreciate I was only paying €5 for a double room) is literally a plywood shed on the roof with no insulation so it's freezing at night and there was mold that was expanding by the day on the carpet and which triggered sneezing and coughing to the point where I had the room door open all night towards the end of my stay. The shower was clean when there were staff...which was once every few days at best (I stayed 6 nights total). There are generally no staff so people would constantly ring the bell with reservations or without for long periods and nobody would answer. Consequently, it's not particularly safe (though the area is nice) especially if you lock yourself out...||The positives are the area, though only partly as its in a Catholic compound and they lock some of the gates at certain times which was irritating. It is very central though which is great and I was allowed to stay in the room on my checkout date until night when I departed. Overall this isn't a tourist place, but rather for locals only. The vibe is pretty bleak regardless of the fact that they've made an effort with the decor. I wouldn't recommend to...

Ok so listen carefully, this is fully objective. I'd rate this 3.5/5 if I'm being generous. Firstly the room (and I appreciate I was only paying €5 for a double room) is literally a plywood shed on the roof with no insulation so it's freezing at night and there was mold that was expanding by the day on the carpet and which triggered sneezing and coughing to the point where I had the room door open all night towards the end of my stay. The shower was clean when there were staff...which was once every few days at best (I stayed 6 nights total). There are generally no staff so people would constantly ring the bell with reservations or without for long periods and nobody would answer. Consequently, it's not particularly safe (though the area is nice) especially if you lock yourself out...

The positives are the area, though only partly as its in a Catholic compound and they lock some of the gates at certain times which was irritating. It is very central though which is great and I was allowed to stay in the room on my checkout date until night when I departed. Overall this isn't a tourist place, but rather for locals only. The vibe is pretty bleak regardless of the fact that they've made an effort with the decor. I wouldn't recommend to...

2.5/5. When we arrived in the morning, the room I booked was not available despite me booking for the night before and communicating to the owner that I was doing so in order to check in early. So we had to wait or pay 4 USD more per night for a room with a private bathroom.

This turned out to be a blessing in disguise, since to access the shared bathrooms you have to go outside, which would not have been fun in the middle of the night. However, for the price I paid I could have booked a nicer room somewhere else. There was a plumbing issue which left us unable to shower, wash our hands, or flush the toilet for a day. Can't blame the owner directly but there weren't any provisions or help given to us while we waited for the plumber. We opted not to use the kitchen after seeing it. The room was decent and we were comfortable there, we were given towels and plenty of blankets.

The big positive I would say is that the owner is very nice, and is patient using Google translate when your Spanish fails. She also took care of our clothes as I asked. The laundry did a very good job with our low-temp wools and delicates after I pointed them out to the owner (previously a place in Lima refused to touch them, so I...