We had read bad reviews, but it was the only place left with room. BOOK IN ADVANCE IN EL CALAFATE.

Our room was fine, but we had a streetlamp outside our bedroom that the thin curtains could not block. The hostal is also on the edge of town, about a 10 minute walk from the centre. The staff were very unhelpful and no one seemed to speak any English. Unlike most hostels we stayed in, we didn't book anything through them. The communal kitchen and sitting room area were filthy. One night a family were cooking a a whole pig in the fireplace snd smoking the whole place out. I'm not sure if they were guests or the owners.

You must go to La Tablita to try the local speciality, lamb, just make sure you are hungry. Also, go icetrecking on the glaciar. more