Solar Los Aromos Hostel in Santa Fe … I've been there last December, 2004. Very pretty place to stay in and clean. All the park around is very beautiful also, and is full of plants, trees, and flowers. The swimming pool is very nice as well. Each bungalow has cable TV, and its private bathroom and kitchen, they also have a heater.
Cool Raul Hostel in Rosario … Wicked hostel to get to know other nationalities. thanks to the top lads that run it (Lael and Omar). It's a must stay when in Rosario.
La Casona de Don Jaime 1 Hostel in Rosario … The hostel is very small to say the truth, but you have a couple of places to chill out, you have tons of info on what to do in Rosario, and the bar Roots -- which is not noisy at all -- is the coolest bar I've seen in a hostel. it is also open to everyone in the city and is quite popular so you will have a clear chance to speak to the locals if that's what you intend. Now, excepting for one of the dorms there's a chance that you will hear noise and people talking since early in the morning, so if you are a light sleeper request a quiet room. Most of the Staff is super nice and owners Gabi and Romina are really the kindest people ever.
Avanti Hostel in Rosario … Nice building, spacious bathrooms, all clean and comfortable. When I arrived, the staff were very friendly and helpful, gave me a map, marked loads of areas of interest. No other guests were English speakers, so I was a bit isolated, although that's probably just bad luck and bad timing. Several dorms, including mine, are right next to the common room, and only a few metres from the speakers, so on weekends don't expect any peace in your room from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. I would have given a three or a four rating, but I had a bad experience on the last day. I checked out and left my bag there in the morning, and came back to wait for my bus. After a few hours lounging by the TV, they told me I needed to pay half my dorm price for the privilege of using their facilities that day. When I complained, one of the staff guys started going on to me about how it was a Hostel and not a Vegas Casino (?) and obviously I had to pay for the privilege, just like I would anywhere else. Well, after nine…
La Casona de Don Jaime 1 Hostel in Rosario … This was by far the worst hostel I've ever stayed in. Bathrooms were just filthy and the kitchen was quite poorly equipped. On the other side, there was twenty-four-hour hot water, dorms were ok, bunks had comfortable mattresses, and all bedrooms had lockers inside them. However, they were not the facilities but the staff who turned our staying at La Casona into my worst hostel experience so far. When we arrived on the first night we had to make our way to the hostel through the bar attached, Roots, only to find that the guy at the reception desk was as drunk as the people sitting at the tables. The following night the same guy was extremely impolite to one of my friends, to whom he addressed in the most arrogant way, walking away while she was talking to him. The other girl who was at the reception at evening/night was also absolutely unhelpful, and both of them seemed more interested in running the bar than in assisting guests. They also tried to sell day trips they knew they…
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