The Hostelz.com Review
Hostel La Tosca is a nice place to stay, whether for a couple of nights or for long term. It's a nice place to meet people with a small common area and large sitting area of four large tables. The walls are all brick, which gives it a warm atmosphere. The staff are very friendly and willing to give any information about the area and arrange tours as well. The owners live in the hostel and if you are lucky, they will prepare you a typical Argentinean flan desert for your first night there.
The Location
The hostel is located in a good area, in between the bus station and the beach promenade within a few blocks from the main city. It is five blocks from the beach and a block away from a large supermarket. The hostel is set back off the street with a nice garden with a hammock, lounge chairs, and a table to eat out on with good weather.
Rooms and Bathrooms
The dorms and private rooms are good, clean and have some space for your things. Security is good as long as you lock your rooms. The bathrooms and showers are separate from the rooms and there is no problem with waiting for a shower or bathroom. On the whole it is very nice and homey.
Common Spaces
The common areas are nice and help people to meet or share in watching one of the many DVDs they offer to their guests. There's a large common area consisting of four tables, a couch, two chairs and TV, DVD and 1 computer for guests to use free which is conveniently available for guests. Breakfast is served by an employee, waitress style, consisting of coffee or tea and medialunas (Argentinean croissants).
The kitchen is big and clean, with everything you need. However there is one problem with cooking at La Tosca. There are kitchen restrictions on using the kitchen from 5 to 8 p.m. In these times the owner cooks meals for guests, which you are able to eat as well for a price. Although the owner states that the kitchen is free after 7 or 8 p.m., she is usually taking up the whole kitchen cooking for her family for dinner. This is very uncomfortable for the other guests who would like to cook in the evening as well. The owner is not friendly when you are in her kitchen and makes the atmosphere uneasy between her and the other guests.
Summary
Overall, we like this hostel. The atmosphere is nice and it is clean, tidy, fun, secure, friendly, and in a good location -- everything you need in a hostel. Besides the kitchen situation and lack of space to cook, this hostel is a good pick.
The Location
The hostel is located in a good area, in between the bus station and the beach promenade within a few blocks from the main city. It is five blocks from the beach and a block away from a large supermarket. The hostel is set back off the street with a nice garden with a hammock, lounge chairs, and a table to eat out on with good weather.
Rooms and Bathrooms
The dorms and private rooms are good, clean and have some space for your things. Security is good as long as you lock your rooms. The bathrooms and showers are separate from the rooms and there is no problem with waiting for a shower or bathroom. On the whole it is very nice and homey.
Common Spaces
The common areas are nice and help people to meet or share in watching one of the many DVDs they offer to their guests. There's a large common area consisting of four tables, a couch, two chairs and TV, DVD and 1 computer for guests to use free which is conveniently available for guests. Breakfast is served by an employee, waitress style, consisting of coffee or tea and medialunas (Argentinean croissants).
The kitchen is big and clean, with everything you need. However there is one problem with cooking at La Tosca. There are kitchen restrictions on using the kitchen from 5 to 8 p.m. In these times the owner cooks meals for guests, which you are able to eat as well for a price. Although the owner states that the kitchen is free after 7 or 8 p.m., she is usually taking up the whole kitchen cooking for her family for dinner. This is very uncomfortable for the other guests who would like to cook in the evening as well. The owner is not friendly when you are in her kitchen and makes the atmosphere uneasy between her and the other guests.
Summary
Overall, we like this hostel. The atmosphere is nice and it is clean, tidy, fun, secure, friendly, and in a good location -- everything you need in a hostel. Besides the kitchen situation and lack of space to cook, this hostel is a good pick.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
December 2007
Their Description
La Tosca is the place to admire the best our planet has to offer. We invite you to discover our Peninsula Valdes located on the doorstep of Puerto Madryn. Here you will find whales, sea lions, sea elephants, grey foxes, Guanacos, Choiques, penguins and every kind of bird. At La Tosca you will find the Tourist Exchange Information Desk where we share experiences and help you plan the best trip options depending on nature's calendar.
We offer full central heating, pre-made beds, fresh sheets, blankets and a towel to ensure a comfortable stay in the lively centre of the Old Town. All dorm beds have large underbed lockers that can easily fit your whole backpack.
PRICE INCLUDES:
- FREE internet and WIFI
- FREE lockers and locks
- FREE city walking tours
- FREE pre-made beds
- FREE bed sheets and blankets
- FREE towel
- FREE shower and hand soap
- FREE tea all day
- FREE guide map on arrival
- FREE information and travel advice
- FREE use of cooking facilities
- FREE luggage storage
- FREE good times and awesome memories
** 200 meters - Square
** 400 meters - Central Bus Station
PARKING
Secure parking per 24 hours.
NAUGHTY SQUIRREL SECURITY
All rooms and entrance doors have locks for your exclusive ease of access. All DORM beds include free use of large lockers to fit your whole backpack and free use of locks.
NAUGHTY SQUIRREL CHECK OUT
10am with Free Luggage storage if departing late! You are more than welcome to use all facilities and watch movies till your departure.
We offer full central heating, pre-made beds, fresh sheets, blankets and a towel to ensure a comfortable stay in the lively centre of the Old Town. All dorm beds have large underbed lockers that can easily fit your whole backpack.
PRICE INCLUDES:
- FREE internet and WIFI
- FREE lockers and locks
- FREE city walking tours
- FREE pre-made beds
- FREE bed sheets and blankets
- FREE towel
- FREE shower and hand soap
- FREE tea all day
- FREE guide map on arrival
- FREE information and travel advice
- FREE use of cooking facilities
- FREE luggage storage
- FREE good times and awesome memories
** 200 meters - Square
** 400 meters - Central Bus Station
PARKING
Secure parking per 24 hours.
NAUGHTY SQUIRREL SECURITY
All rooms and entrance doors have locks for your exclusive ease of access. All DORM beds include free use of large lockers to fit your whole backpack and free use of locks.
NAUGHTY SQUIRREL CHECK OUT
10am with Free Luggage storage if departing late! You are more than welcome to use all facilities and watch movies till your departure.
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La Tosca Hostel Reviews on Other Websites
This is a lovely hostel. Great facilities and a nice courtyard to relax in and meet other people. The staff are fantastic and very friendly. I cant recommend this place highly enough.
— Customer review (2012-01-12)
Hostelbookers
atmosphere, staff and some discipline (no noise after midnight)
— Vadim Barilko (2012-01-03)
Hostelbookers
great breakfast, friendly staff, and amazing ambiance
— Customer review (2011-12-12)
Hostelbookers
really nice garden and friendly stuff!
— Angela Bless (2011-12-12)
Hostelbookers
The staff were really helpful and great people.
The dorms were well laid out with the partitions and lockers under the beds
The dining area and garden was a good place to relax
— Customer review (2011-11-27)
Hostelbookers
Friendliness, good, nice and comfortable common areas.
— Customer review (2011-11-22)
Hostelbookers
- The staff is great and you can tell they love their job and they all speak very well english
- The cakes for the breakfast were DELICIOUS (even though we would have liked to also have some bread)
— Customer review (2011-11-21)
Hostelbookers
Friendly staff, if a little pushy with the tour options.
Great cakes!
Very clean, and liked the dividers in the dorm, helped to make it feel more private.
Able to use facilities all day on checkout, very handy when you have a late bus out.
— Customer review (2011-10-30)
Hostelbookers
All the staff is really helpful and friendly, but one guy stansds out: Mariano!
The facilities are the best, with cozy bedrooms and common facillities.
— Rui Amorim (2011-10-26)
Hostelbookers
They have multiple kitchens for people to use as well as a bathroom and shower for you to use after you have to check out but before you have to actually leave. They didn't have any problems with you staying on their property after you checked. They were also very helpful with tour information and figuring everything out. Staff was very friendly and the homemade cakes are wonderful.
— Anya Morin (2011-10-25)
Hostelbookers
Friendliness and helpfulness of the staff particularly Rodrigo, Veronica and Lucas.Fantastic flans made by Rodrigo! Great help from Veronica when there was a need to fill out a police report after having stuff stolen on the bus here-thank you, They allow you to stay on and use showers, kitchen, lounge etc until your bus leaves - which is fantastic. All round a good stay.
— Customer review (2011-10-23)
Hostelbookers
We stayed for 3 days, we really had a good time here. The staff is so friendly and helpfull. They make you feel at home!! We loved the homemade flan... Yum!!
— Customer review (2011-10-13)
Hostelbookers
Simple but clean rooms. Very friendly staff and every morning fresh baked cakes by the owner.
— Steffen wennekes (2011-10-12)
Hostelbookers
The atmosphere of this hostel is very good. You even don´t want to go eat out, but rather cook your food in one of the 2 kitchens because you feel at home there. The staff is amazing and everything is really "guestfriendly". The rooms are tidy and cozy, the tours that are offered are guided informativ and well organized. I would definitely recommend a stay there.
— Customer review (2011-10-09)
Hostelbookers
A lot of hype about this hostel but its pretty bog standard.
— Lucy Best (2011-10-05)
Hostelbookers
La Tosca was a great place to stay! As mentioned by other travelers the room was a little dark but it was clean and tidy and looked out onto the communal court yard when you could chill in the sunshine. The bathrooms were also clean and tidy, with the best shower we have had so far in Argentina. The common room and kitchen offer a great space to cook, eat and relax.
— Hilary Barrett (2011-10-01)
Hostelbookers
the staff were so helpful especially with organising excursions
— Customer review (2011-09-14)
Hostelbookers
Very nice hostel with a big garden. Close to the center of the city and to supermarket and restaturants. We stayed in a double room, big and very nice. The staf was very kind and suggested us a lot of activities and tour.
— Mauro Parolari (2011-09-11)
Hostelbookers
Everything at this hostel was close to perfect. The staff were amazing, gave us all the best information for us to make the most out of our time there and they kept feeding us! Highly recommended! Best hostel of the trip!
— Rachel Sherwood (2011-08-21)
Hostelbookers
the best 8 bed dorms i've ever stayed in. there is a dividing wall between the bed bunks so it feels very private despite sharing a room with 7 other people. the main chill out area is really nice, and the central heating means it is always warm. cannot say enough about the staff - very helpful and always offering random free food from the kitchen! what more could a lowly backpacker ask for?
— Lauren Housego (2011-08-12)
Hostelbookers
Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Fantastic place to stay! La Tosca, with its open courtyard and kitchen/lounge was an excellent place to mingle with other travelers. The owners were very friendly and helpful. Although not extremely roomy, accommodations were more than adequate, with big lockers, and very clean rooms. I would certainly stay here again! — Lauren , United States (2007-06-15)