Great breakfast, free bikes, quiet rooms, comfy beds. Having a pool is nice after a day out.

Stayed in May 2024

Wifi isn't that great and i could not get the TV to work but i did not need it.

Great price for a place with a pool, free bikes to take which is super helpful. Clean and great size room!

Stayed in April 2024

We just liked it - we hope to come back some time.

We cannot thank enough the staff of Illauca de Atacama for their kindness and help in a difficult situation. You have all been brilliant! The hostel itself is very comfortable, in a quiet part of the town, but within easily walkable distance to the centre (about 10-minute walk at normal pace). It has lovely communal areas for chilling. The breakfast was a pleasant surprise, too!

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing. It was perfect.

Leticia and Rodrigo were very friendly and helpful.They packed us breakfast so we could go on the early tours and prepare their bikes for us to use at our convenience.

Stayed in November 2023

We got a weird an extend list with way to many rules that felt inadequate. For example, no washing clothes, forbidden to make towels dirty (including with blood). Pool was out of service Bathing space it was very tight

Staff was friendly and very helpful

Stayed in October 2023

They don't refill toilet paper if you don't ask, but it is ok every time I asked for anything I was rapidly attended.

The hostal is very clean, the hosts(Leticia and Jose) are very helpful. In comparison with what you can get in San Pedro with that price or a little higher I can say Illauca is a 5 stars hostal. I was in two hotels before Illauca, one far away from center and the other one impossible to stay because it was super dirty. So after 3 days on these hotels expending a lot of money I found Illauca and I can say it was a great surprise for us. The details on their brand is amazing, personalized towels, comfortable bad, very cute decoration. The hosts are very responsive, I have to left my luggage earlier and we needed to wash our clothes they provided those services. I recommend this hostel 100%, the distance from the Caracoles is imperceptible, as in the way you can find nice markets to buy something and nice restaurants for evening snack, lunch or dinner. It is a simple place but provid everything you need to a great stay in Atacama.

Stayed in April 2023

Great hostel with comfortable rooms and a swimming pool.

Stayed in March 2023

Nothing. It was perfect

A wonderful place

Stayed in January 2023

Jose and his staff were kind and friendly and went out of their way to accommodate our changing plans, and multitude of questions. Our room was clean and comfortable. The swimming pool and outside areas were great to relax from early morning on the upstairs terrace to the afternoon by the pool and shaded area. There were bikes to ride if you wanted to explore further with helmets, high vis jackets and locks supplied if you wanted to stop in town. Great restaurant down the road 'el Diablillo with great food and music. Breakfast at the hostel was fresh and tasty every day. A really pleasant stay. Thank you. Muchas gracias Jose por toda su attention cordialudad y patience. Carol and Pedro

Stayed in January 2023

Rather cold at night, no electric heater available. Small bathroom. No table, no chairs. The so called 4p room would have been cramped for more than 2p. Fifteen minute walk to town center.

Hotel staff came to Calama (100 km) to pick us up. Big bed, soft pillows, good shower. Kitchen and living room availble during the day. Local excursions arranged for by staff. Good lunch box on simple request. Nice roof terrace. Quiet location.

Stayed in July 2022

All was as expected from pictures and from description of the hostel. I do not speak spanish, but the guest did his best to support our stay. Breakfast was tasty, for hostel really good, better than expected. The guest asked us a day before about the time we want to have a breakfast and he prepared it for agreed time, also late breakfast was possible (one day we had early morning tour so the breakfast was waiting on our return). Hostel was very clean everywhere (our room and also common space) and all was fine during our stay. I

Stayed in May 2022

No Wifi. Be aware it is 10 to 15 min walking outside of the city centre, however there are bikes you can use.

Very nice and spacious room. It room was very clean. If we were not able to be at breakfast we got a breakfast to go. The breakfast was delicious with enough options. The terrace to watch the sunrise, sunset and stars is very comfortable and has a good view. The owners are very kind and helpfull.

Stayed in March 2022

Nothing, we really enjoyed our stay here

The room was very clean and quiet. Breakfast was fresh and amazing every morning with the staff doing their best to make it perfect. The hostal is a little further away from the city, however you can use their bicycles for free ; perfecto!

Stayed in December 2021

1. This property is located at the outskirts of San Pedro de Atacama, so it is always a hike to go the main street in the town where restaurants and shops are located. Especially if you are taking the tours, they drop you in town center and you will have to walk all the way back to this hostal, especially painful if it is late at night or you are carrying a heavy backpack and are back from a long tour!!! 2. The room are just okay. Bathrooms are super small. The place is not maintained well at all! The pool is a messy gunk of old uncleaned water 3. The OWNER OF THE PLACE IS SUPER RUDE! One day they offered to pack lunch for us for a tour. What they didn't say was that if you opted for that option, you are not allowed to have breakfast! Not knowing this "rule", we ended up saying yes to packed lunch and my wife and kids showed up to get some breakfast. The owner came and asked them to leave saying they were not "authorized" to have breakfast! It was a very humiliating and insulting experience for them.

Nothing really.

Stayed in December 2023

no hot water after a while

Availability and kindness of the staff!

Stayed in January 2023

Pool wasnt clean. Staff wasnt much around - so not much help. When we checked in the woman in the reception wanted to make an early check-in in exchange for a rating 10 on booking.com. Breakfadt was okay.

Free bike rental.

Stayed in January 2023

There were A LOT of rules to follow: - Clothes have to be in the closet - None of the bedding should touch the floor - Only breakfast at 8 am or 9 am - Only use WiFi limitedly, no downloads - Only use the pool with a head cover - ...

Very clean rooms with adequate breakfast.

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