庫斯科帕裡瓦訥青年旅舍 - 限成人

I am completely disappointed with this hostel in Cusco for many reasons. Which is too bad, because I stayed at the Pariwana in Lima and quite enjoyed it. In Cusco there are so many issues: 1. The rooms are always left unlocked and sometimes the doors don’t even shut properly. My friend didn’t even get a key! 2. There is ZERO security in the building - anyone walks in without looking at bracelets. Today a whole family took up half of the common space, breastfed their son and the children were screaming and knocking over our things on the shared table. They even pushed my friend off the couch. I’ve seen many sketchy people come in and out with no regard for the safety of the guests. 3. Speaking of guests, the hostel website says adults only. There have been very young children (ages 2-16) in the hostel the whole time I’ve been here. 4. There are supposed to be 2 bathrooms in a dorm of 10 people, 1 of which has been locked for the entirety of my stay. The other has been taken by someone throwing up most of today. 5. The “free wifi” is basically non-existent. I’ve been using my phone as a hotspot to be able to connect or download anything. Inside the rooms the wifi and LTE doesn’t work at all. There are no windows in the room, basically a cement box, so no wonder. 6. The SMELL is atrocious in every part. Diesel fumes from the street are constant through the main area, the actual dorms have mold and a dingy smell constantly. Honestly, I have no idea how this place gets good reviews.

El hostel tiene una excelente ubicación y un ambiente muy entretenido, con actividades todos los días que ayudan a socializar y conocer otros viajeros. Sin embargo, hay varios detalles que deberían mejorar. La atención en recepción entre las 10 p.m. y 6 a.m. fue bastante deficiente, con personal poco servicial. Me hospedé en una habitación privada por tres noches y no incluía shampoo, lo cual sería esperable por el precio. Además, las almohadas eran muy incómodas.

Después de pasar por otros hostels más fiesteros en Cusco, decidí probar Pariwana y fue una excelente decisión. Aquí encontré un ambiente más tranquilo, pero sin perder la posibilidad de conocer gente y compartir historias de viaje. El hostel está ubicado a solo unas cuadras de la Plaza de Armas, lo cual lo hace súper práctico para moverse por la ciudad. El patio central es un espacio increíble para relajarse, trabajar con tu laptop o simplemente disfrutar una cerveza al atardecer. Las camas con cortinas, enchufes y lockers grandes te dan un buen nivel de privacidad y seguridad. Todo está limpio y bien cuidado. También tienen un restaurante interno con buena comida a precios razonables, además de actividades culturales como clases de cocina o juegos de integración. Pariwana es ideal si estás buscando un equilibrio: descansar bien, estar en buena ubicación y aún así conocer viajeros con buena onda.

THE WATER DOESN’T WORK! They shut off the water every day from 4pm - 11pm due to a failure in planning for sufficient water reserves. Meaning NO FLUSHING TOILETS, NO SHOWERS, NO RUNNING TAP WATER! They also locked the doors to the communal bathrooms at this time. This meant the smell in the rooms were awful and the drains stank so bad we couldn’t get to sleep. Don’t get me wrong the staff were great and very helpful but the lack of water reserves is poor planning and a health hazard and makes the stay very uncomfortable especially if you have an early tour and cannot shower afterwards or before you go to bed if you want to go to sleep pre 11:30pm.

The hostel was decent but the only complaint we have is that it was noisy. Our room was right by the check-in counter/lobby. We heard the doorbell ringing all night to let people in, as well as people walking to their rooms. We didn’t get much sleep which was too bad because we had a big 5 day Salkantay Trek the next day, so we were exhausted.