Santiago Hostellit

Plussat: The staff were excellent, my room was perfect, really clean and comfy, and even though the protesting was sometimes right on the street outside I always felt safe in the hostel.

Plussat: This was one of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed at. Hostal Forestal has a very friendly and helpful staff, and you can meet travelers from all over the world.

Plussat: Location was perfect and 24 hour reception was perfect. Enjoyed the breakfast and the decor.

Miinukset: One of the washrooms was dimly lit and the noise level was a bit loud after midnight

Plussat: Great location in Lastarria about 3 blocks from Plaza Italia. Within walking distance to Plaza de Armas, La Moneda, the central market, and Patio Bellavista. I was here in November 2019 when the protests were happening and the staff were very helpful in debriefing and orienting us regarding the situation and places we should avoid. Dorm beds were comfortable with an electric outlet and light near each one. Room got a bit hot in the afternoon/evening. The place has a few lounge area where you can be social or just read or watch TV.

Plussat: Super friendly staff. 24 hours available. They gave us all relevant information about the surrounding demonstrations. I felt very safe the entire time

Plussat: Staff very friendly, nice and comfy common space for chilling out, kitchen fully equipped, fast wifi, comfy bed, nice breakfast, and great social vibes too.

Miinukset: There were quite a few toilets both upstairs and downstairs , but sometimes still found myself waiting for quite a while. Maybe it’s because there are too many rooms to share. But it wasn’t that bad. Overall definitely a standout hostel among the others!

Plussat: Breakfast was good with bread, cheese, fruit, cereals etc. Very comfy hostel with nice social hang out areas. . Staff was amazing, very welcoming and nice. Hot and strong shower. My favorite area of Santiago (other than the fact protests are going on, but you can still do stuff in the mornings and before protests start)

Miinukset: The beds are kind of small, but totally manageable.

Plussat: Comfortable room and nice breakfast. Helpful staff on reception helped us with everything we needed.

Miinukset: Given the protests were happening literally outside the front door of the hostel we wanted to change our plans and only stay for 1 night instead of 2 but the hostel would not accommodate any change to our booking meaning we paid for a full nights stay that we didn’t use and instead went outside of the city to escape the violent protests. Some flexibility in their policies would have been great given the current situation.

Plussat: Please the kitchen is awful, the felling is not good . It looks dirty. Broken dishes. Dirty spoons.

Miinukset: Many details in the property are not clean. There was a smell of marijuana when I came in, they smoke and drink. Not a good vibe.

Plussat: Very comfortable private room with a comfortable bed and lots of light. Shared bathroom with one other room although I don't think they were there. Big kitchen and outside terrace to soak up the sun a bit.

Miinukset: The vibe of the hostel was a bit quiet with no one really talking to each other. Location was a bit out of the way of most central areas of Santiago.

Plussat: The staff were lovely, the breakfast was delicious, and the hostel was nice and airy.

Plussat: The bed was super comfy and the shower was great. Breakfast was nice and all the staff were very helpful. The hostel is very funky and colourful, with lots of awesome artworks. There are lots of restaurants nearby and the streets are fun to explore during the day - lots of street art.

Miinukset: The power in our room and the room next door cut out a few times at night time, however, the staff fixed it quite easily. It was just annoying having to get out of bed to go downstairs and tell them.

Plussat: It's a house in a block, 4 metro station to the central, staff is good, just one toilet. You can use canned gas to cook food and heat water. Sometimes the gas will use up.

Plussat: Hostel friendly really earns its Name! Lost my Ring there and He sent it to my next Station of my travel, great!

Plussat: Comfy matress, Friendly staff.

Miinukset: We struggled tu properly use the key to enter the property. Always had to ask for help.

Plussat: close to metro station nuble we arrived later and the guy waited for us

Miinukset: not so close to city center as we expected

Plussat: Friendly place

Plussat: Safe area, closed housing estate with monitoring. Hostel orders the taxi for guests if requested.

Miinukset: No traditional chilean restaurant nearby, however you can get some street food

Plussat: Personell Location Security

Plussat: Room was ok with heaters..location close to metro station.

Miinukset: When you get the hostel you need to manage to get inside,breakfast is no good and not clean.reception guy is good but no speak English,you can struggle with that.i will never stay again

Plussat: This hostel is like home. Julian is very kind, nice and welcoming person. Rooms are comfort. Heaters and towels are provided. Kitchen and bathroom is good and clean. Breakfast is enough. Small garden is good for chilling or smoking. Metro station is walking distance. Everything was good in this hostel.

Plussat: Reception 24/24 Good breakfast Nice swimming pool Staff really helpful (they do their best to communicate in English even thought it is not easy for them) : they helped us with our taxi reservation for our fly back Nice room, small but clean Near the metro (10min walk)

Miinukset: Noise in the night hall but that depends on your neighbors and not on the hotel

Plussat: Reception 24/24 Good breakfast Nice swimming pool Staff really helpful (they do their best to communicate in English even thought it is not easy for them) : they helped us with our taxi reservation for our fly back Nice room, small but clean Near the metro (10min walk)

Miinukset: Noise in the night hall but that depends on your neighbors and not on the hotel

Plussat: A quaint place in a very safe and lovely area of Santiago. Rooms are small but comfortable. The bathrooms are communal but clean.

Miinukset: It is located in Nunoa, a lovely suburb but very far from the center of Santiago de Chile.

Plussat: Beautiful courtyard with tables under the trees next to the pool. Breakfast was hearty. Room warm.

Plussat: Carlos was the only thing we enjoyed about the property. He was very helpful and friendly. The location was central of no where . It wasn’t close to city however catching Uber was cheap . We had free laundry which was good.

Miinukset: The lady at reception when we checked in was extremely rude. Rolled her eyes at us and raised her voice when we asked if we had a room with double beds .

Plussat: Very good breakfast and good cooking facilities in the communal kitchen. Excellent city centre location. Pleasant architecture in the building and affable staff.

Miinukset: Showers were generally cold, or luke-warm at best. Internet was slow. A lot of noise carried from the communal courtyard to our bedroom and staff were slow to advise other guests to maintain a low level of noise even after midnight. There was also a policy of guests having to wear a wrist-band to identify themselves as a hostel resident, which I found unnecessary and an uncomfortable imposition.

Plussat: staff, location, rooms big

Plussat: Extremely nice and helpful staff, luckily they speak English too.

Miinukset: The only thing I wasn’t impressed with are the bathrooms. I think they should invest some money to update those a bit.

Plussat: The personal war very helpful and friendly. She told us what we can see and recommended some special Chilean food. Also the variety of the breakfast was good. They offered pancakes, bread, jam, manjar, cornflakes... In addition the location is pretty nice, because it's near the city centre. All in all we can definitely recommend this hostel!

Miinukset: The kitchen was very run-down.

Plussat: Very nice place close to Plaza de Armas & walking distance to Cerro San Cristobal & Lastarria. Nice patio; quite spacious room, very helpful staff; well equipped kitchen; okay breakfast. Recommendable hostel.

Plussat: Staffs are very kind and room is clean

Miinukset: My room was close the road, it was quite noisy

Plussat: The hostel is perfectly located in a nice area with good restaurants and within the main centre. Also a good place to stay during all the protests. Friendly staff, spacious room in a characteristic building.

Miinukset: Breakfast was basic but okay, with white bread, pancakes and yoghurt.

Plussat: Staff always many kind and available. I met the receptionist with the long hair (i forget his name) very professional, kind and always ready for repair some inconvenients. Hot air and hot water. Position very close to Plaza de Armas.

Miinukset: Room too much noisy. Buses running all the night. Need to blind the windows. Breakfast really poor (is it included, but it should be better to improve it).

Plussat: 1. the location is excellent to all the walking tours 2. it is right next to the police station, feel extra safe 3. many bathrooms and they are clean 4. the staffs are friendly and helpful 5. I booked it through booking.com and they gave me a 30% discount as a last minute booking 6. 6300 peso per night is a very good deal 7. dont miss their tuesday night free dinner, excellent cooking

Miinukset: 1. try to avoid the room above the kitchen, you can hear every word the people talking in the kitchen below 2. their toilet papers are extra hard, they hurt 3. certain bathroom ran out of toilet paper and did not got refilled in 24 hours, (to be safe, bring your own papers to the toilet)

Miinukset: Pesimo servicio

Plussat: the living room is soi good

Miinukset: breakfast so bad.only bread and butter so so small marmalade

Plussat: Eggs in the morning and good beds

Plussat: ...

Miinukset: I arrived in the middle of the night for just 1 night, as i would fly back home in the morning the next day. I decided to pay a bit more for a private room so i would not disturb other people when checking in so late, and getting up early next day. I booked a full day in advance via booking.com. however, the room was not ready and dirty. The bed not made, the toilet was broken. The shower could only get scolding hot or ice cold. No inbetween. The next morning i had to leave between 8.00 and 8.30 to head for the airport. Breakfast was included, but not ready yet at 8. There was no one at the reception. I just left the key there. Way too overpriced! I paid 43 euro's for this.

Plussat: Very cozy and clean. The staff was really friendly, even the dog

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Good value place with good cooking area, large size room and communal area. WiFi was very good. Great coffee shop opposite! Would recommend.

Miinukset: The breakfast was disappointing

Plussat: I had booked a car to the airport and it didnt turn up. The staff very kindly ordered me an uber and I was able to make my flight with time to spare. This was just one of the ways the staff made my stay there very enjoyable and I would gladly stay there again.

Plussat: Very good breakfast, Cozy environment, very helpful staff. It is close to bars and restaurants and an ok walking distance from busier and party areas.

Miinukset: The bed was very noisy even to the smoothest movement while sleeping.