La Aurora Hotel

Close to everything, value for money.

Very noisy in the evening.

The staff at Aurora was so amazing and accommodating! Would stay here 100 times again just for that factor, not to mention the rooms were nice and clean and the best was comfy!

It was a noisy as my room was right on the street, but I put my ear plugs in and it wasn't a problem.

Excellent location and very nice hotel Comfortable beds Amazing shower (something that's hard to find in Huaraz)

Large rooms face the main street which is EXTREMELY noisy (constant honking, car alarms, ice cream vendors sirens and music from the arcade place across the street). Had to sleep with earplugs. Spotty internet

Absolutely phenomenal value for $30/night with an amazing view, central location, and comfortable room. Even as a backpacker, when you're considering between hostels that might be slightly cheaper, sometimes you might be up for treating yourself to a nice hotel. I spent 10 nights here at this hotel in June. It's hard to really appreciate how awesome the location is; even if you choose some other hotel on this website, please ensure you get a central location.

I was bummed that the wifi was not always reliable. The restaurant on the ground level of the hotel (La Brasa Roja) had excellent wifi, which I'd usually have to go to in order to check a few things. But I couldn't always get wifi to work. I had a Peruvian simcard so I could still go on the internet. Also, as you'll read below, the downside of having such a central, excellent location is the noise. It wasn't a big problem for me. But I also have good noise cancelling headphones that I tend to wear most nights anyways (even at my own apartment in the USA, haha). If you read reviews of other hostels, they'll also have random noise problems (like night clubs nearby), so it's not anything you can fix entirely by going to other hotels; it's just the nature of Peru and Huaraz. It may not be something you can entirely avoid. And it's not the hotel's fault. But it's something to be aware of. You won't hear much noise from midnight to 6 am. But outside these hours, you'll hear dogs, cars, etc. Some other hotel guests I chatted with said they just slept through it with no problem. Would it deter me from staying here again? No.