Albergue Turistico Ecologico "El Achual" — Hotel in Tarapoto

The new owners, 3 young people from Spain and France, transformed this run-down place in calm natural surrounding already in the first 3 weeks of their taking it over (in Jan. 2014) into a real special place. In nice walking distance from the centre of Tarapoto (about 2km), you meet in this Albergue interesting people from all over the world who suddenly stay longer because it is just comfortable and inspiring to be there. Using the kitchen and eating at the big table, the guests of this inexpensive Hotel come at ease into contact what might even turn into most interesting conversations in between them. If someone wants to stay more withdrawn in a kind of seclusion, this is possible in El Achual as well since the rooms are spread in little bungalows around the huge common space. The human respect in this Albergue lived completely naturally just lets you be the...

If you look for an inexpensive room away from the noise in Tarapoto - this place closest to nature, with the river aside to hear in the night, might be the right one for you. ||In spite of its location close to nature, from El Achual Tarapoto's centre is in walking distance (around 2km)||The 3 young owners from Spain and France, who run the Albergue El Achual since the beginning of the year 2014, have changed that place a lot for the better and attract travellers from all over the world. While preparing the own meal in the kitchen and eating at the big table underneath the huge palm-thatched roof the hostel guests come most natural into interesting conversations. ||Nothing else to say, that it really gave me a comfortable feeling to stay at this place. I guess that other guests feel the same way, because many people stayed there for quite a long time...

There is huge potential for this backpackers but they are a uninterested and sad to say lazy bunch of managers/workers. Across the board the facilities are filthy. When I arrived there were 3 cracked mugs to use for drinks and aluminium pots that look like they had been gifted from Davy Crockett. The fridge is disgusting and I was unhappy about storing or cooking anything there. Most of the late morning and afternoon there is no water and as is often the case in Tarapoto there are only cold water showers. Bedding is a bit grimy and some rooms are really damp and the smell is not good. The managers seem overwhelmed and I wasn't actually aware of who was actually managing the place until a few days in. If I hadn't been meeting up with folks and wanting to network I would never have stayed more...