La Casa de Sebas — Hotel in Máncora

Having read some of the other reviews for this place i can say that things have certainly improved. ||||This is a family run place and is on a very large plot. As such i think that what they are doing is building additional bungalows as they have the funds. The bungalows have 3/4 separate rentals in and are more like rooms than "cottages". They do not have kitchens. ||||As rooms, they were fairly nice. They are basically finished with polished concrete floors and the bed frames are made from poured cement painted white which you really do not notice. The mattrasses were good although the pillows were a bit lumpy. The room was very large with plenty of space and a nice layout with individual wardrobe space and an open bathroom arranged in an area behind the bed which allowed you to walk freely around from one side of the bed, through the wardrobe to the bathroom and back to the other side of the bed. The shower was really good and could not be hotter if you wanted it to be!||||There was a refrigerator which was nice and TV showing the usual S.American channels with a couple of English speaking movie ones showing American TV shows and Movies.||||My only complaints about the rooms were that they did not have a fan or air conditioning which gets pretty annoying when it is so hot. I did ask for a fan and was given one but it was really weak and although almost silent we could not really feel it. This is one thing that they could improve that would really help. A final improvement suggestion would be if they added none see through curtains across the windows as at night when the lights are on they become see through.||||The one thing that was perhaps a bit off putitng is the fact that the plot of land is not that well maintained and could be a lot more beautiful. The paths that have been put in are not that well "gardened" and the place seems to be lacking a plan of what it should look like. However i feel sure that as the owners develop the site more it will continue to improve.||||The staff were friendly throughout and overall the experience was worthy of the price, one of the cheapest in Mancora. The location is excellent just 30 metres or so to the beach and a five minute walk to the main area with restaurants. As such i can recommend this place to expecially the budget...

When I saw the entrance and the reception for the first time, I loved the place and the tropical view of this hostel! The whole ground is full of palms, flowers and wooden bungalows with beautiful rooms. My boyfriend and I booked a double room with a big sized bed, a private bathroom, fan, fridge and TV. Also room service and towels. We paid 60 soles per night together without breakfast. There is breakfast, but then it costs 10 soles per person more.||This hostel is not a typical cheap backpacker hostel, it rather looks like a nice hotel as it doesn't have a kitchen or a fancy party atmosphere but a calm tropical ground. Also the price is rather high for a hostel in Peru but the huge rooms with private bathroom and fridge make up for it. Wifi included.||The worst thing about the bungalows are just the mosquitos! When you arrive at the room at first, there are plenty of mosquitos inside the bungalow because of the heat. Full full full, it's crazy! We quickly put on the fan, lighted up an anti-mosquito-candle and I myself killed the majority of mosquitos by hand. I think many people did that before because of the small blood traces on the walls...||Another negative point is that there does't exist any door to the bathroom. Toilet and shower are just behind a wall that divides bed and bathroom. So if you don't mind your boyfriend hearing you pee or fart it's ok.||Every bungalow has a hammock, a little table with two arm chairs in front of the room on the terrace. It's really nice and comfortable!||The situation of the hostel is ok. It's very near from the beach, just on the road along the beach, 1 min walk. The bad point is that it's a bit "far" from the main street of the village where you can find food, bars, restaurants and shopping. You have to walk 10 min to get to the main street. Another 5 min more to get to the more lively part of the street where all the party people are. For me, it was better to stay on the calm side of the village to have a better sleep.||||All in all, I recommend Casa de Sebas because it really gives you the feeling to be "on holidays" with the exotic decoration, wooden bungalows and furniture. The nice atmosphere was worth the 10 min walk every day...

At first the place looked like a really nice relax space. When we arrived there was no body at the reception, which happened all the time. One of the employees just said: you're room is over there, without showing us anything. Our room was a double and and was spacious but dirty. We had two different mattresses and the bedsheets did not fit. So every night I woke up finding myself sleeping on the mattress instead of the sheet. Not once in two weeks was our apartment cleaned by the employees. After a week I was the one who needed to ask if we could get new towels and bedsheets and that's the only thing we got. There were a lot of crickets and mosquitos. Every morning I swept the floor to clean out all the crickets. The first few days I did not do this but the dead crickets started to smell, so we cleaned the floors ourselfs with cleaning products we found. Another thing is breakfast, we were promised a American breakfast, but every morning we got the same to little pieces of bread with butter, cold water with instant coffee, and a glass of juice. I asked for thee for a few times but never got it. Not even when I asked the owner herself, she said she would bring it in a moment but never did. But the worst thing was when one of the employees came to lend money from us because she needed to pay for the electricity and the owner was on a vacation for a few days and did not leave her money. I had to wait for my 200 soles (55 euros) for 3 days. When The owner finally got back she did not say a word to us, let alone say thank you. The wifi was the worst, did not work at all. The place could be really nice if the employees paid more attention and cleaned the place properly, but I don't think that will ever happen. Do not stay here...