trisha's Hotel Reviews

Pros : - Beijing is HUGE, IMMENSE, ABSOLUTELY VAST. This hotel is located at the south, near the Third Ring Road or Nansanhuan Zhonglu. Still, there are many buses to get there from the centre of Beijing so it has not-too-bad a location. - Many wo

Pros : - Uyghur-run, you came all the way to Kashgar to be in the Uyghur culture, didn’t you? - Convenient location with a lot of amenities and eateries nearby and relatively near the Uyghur region - Dorm rooms are at a balcony-sort area where th

Pros : - A few travelers shared with me that several hotels they went to in Urumqi refused to accept foreign tourists. I assure you this one does. - Convenient location with a lot of amenities and eateries nearby - Dorm rooms are of hotel standar

Pros : - Vine-trellised courtyard and beer garden. There is a swimming pool for Y10, you might be desperate enough to take a dip in this hot town. - Dorms are air-conditioned. - Lobby of this fancy hotel has a chandelier... ooo. Cons : - The

Pros : - Convenient location, right by the train station and not far from the bus station - Dorm rooms are of hotel standard, with TV Cons : - Noisy if your room faces the road. - Noisy too if your room faces the railway tracks. - Toilet li

Pros : - Convenient location, at the border of the Tibetan and Han parts of town, very near to Labrang Monastery - Dorms and rooms are of Tibetan style and are clean and comfortable, with living room areas to relax - Host speaks English Cons

Pros : - Convenient location , near Post Office, Public Security Bureau, internet cabins, main shopping streets of Dongchenggen Jie, Renmin Zhonglu, Renmin Donglu, Renmin Nanlu and markets - Private bathroom in the dorms which are of hotel standar

Pros : - Free laundry and internet - Lovely pavilions around the garden compound - 24-hour hot water for shower - Very, very cheap Cons : - Toilets are the drain-sort but you get used to it Dorms : Y10 (2002) Address: Top of Huguo L

Pros: - Centrally located - Comfortable beds in an OK room - Fronted by a swanky hotel reception, with a travel agent for not-so-easy booking of tickets (as they do not speak English) Cons: - Room is tiny - Shower cubicles in toilets have no

pros : 1) Great view of the Nile and the Elephantine Island 2) If your hotel is within the Aswan souq, you have to contend with market noises, shouts from touts, donkey carts, blasting horns. Here, right by the Corniche, well, it's _only_ blastin

PROS : 1) Right in downtown 2) Nearest metro: Sadat is also an important interchange for the different lines 3) Quick dash across the road and you're right by the Egyptian Museum 4) You're surrounded by airline offices, cheap eateries for yo

Pros : - I love the great hammock area in the courtyard, I spent hours lying there reading... - Organises BBQ frequently - Very friendly and crazy staff - Nice, firm beds Cons : - Shower facilities are few Dorms : 4000 Chilean Peso (2005)

Pros : - No great pros but nice courtyard - Kitchen facilities - Rather near to the main street (about 4 blocks) Calle 21 de Mayo. Actually, there are many 'Residencials' around this street. - Surrounded by Arica's numerous trashy shopping centr

Pros : - In an elegant, historic (although some wall and windows need some fixing) mansion - In Barrio Brasil, within walking distance to city centre, supermarkets and metro stations - Spacious dorms - Toilets and showers are numerous and excell

Pros : - This is also a travel agency Politur which runs among other activities, the Hiking Trip up Volcano Villarrica - Excellent kitchen facilities - Free laundry - Huge yard behind to hang your clothes - Beds are very comfortable and toilets

Pros : - You get to stay in a local's house - Carlos and his children are great - Electric blankets are available - Use of kitchen Cons : - As it is someone's house, it is not very large - Only open in summer and I hope he still does it!

Pros : - In a rustic, wooden house - Huge kitchen facilities - Stove in the middle of the kitchen provides much-needed warmth - Friendly family hosts and speaks English - Breakfast included... eggs done to your desire! - TV room Cons : -

Pros : - In a very cosy, comfortable house / Beds and toilets are great - Full kitchen facilities - Breakfast is included... with eggs! - Hot water 24 hours - Super friendly hosts and they speak some English - Very new - Just two blocks from

Pros : - Not much else in this price range available in this bleak border town - Just two blocks from the main Avenida Cordoba - Breakfast is provided Cons : - Very old and dingy Dorms : 10 Arg Peso (2002) Directions: From Av Cordoba,

Pros : - Friendly staff - Cheapest place in town when compared to the pousados - I quite like the common area with dining table and a view overlooking the river Cons : - Musty smell in the room, I guess, due to Paraty being such a humid place

Pros: - The cheapest hostel in town - Very central - Able to organize the Amazon boat trips from the hostess Cons: - The most horrible hostel I have ever stayed in in South America, I found the hostess to be somewhat curt, snobbish and unfrie

Pros : - Friendly staff - As rooms are located on top of a slope accessed to be wooden ladders, it offers a superb view of the sea. - Great hammock and pool area Cons : - A tad difficult to climb up to your room when you are totally drunk

Pros: - Located rather central along Rua 10 de Julho, a stone's throw from the Amazonas Opera House - Near to many tour agencies and within walking distance to other shopping districts - Near to Av. Getulio Vargas where you can take a bus to Amaz

Pros: - Rather central along Rua do Sol - Has kitchen facilities but you need to get your own cooking oil, etc... Cons: - My room was tiny, like a prison-cell. Hence, select your rooms very carefully. - My bed had ticks and I was bitten over

Pros : - Large clean rooms with an enormous shared bathroom / toilet - Seems nice and quiet - One of the cheapest and most central hostels in the city - There is a taxi stand right in front of the hostel so it is easy to catch a taxi when leavin

Pros : - Great dining area - Breakfast included - Lockers available - Wonderful dormitories and rather good toilets / bathrooms with hot showers - Very central, located right next to Largo do Pelourinho Cons : - Showers a bit wonky but none

Pros : - Rooms are located in rows of houses on a huge ground with hammocks - Lively atmosphere - Swimming pool, with bar - Internet available - Organises tours to the Iguacu Falls - Good buffet breakfast - Excellent buffet dinner (extra) -

Pros : - Super relaxed and friendly atmosphere, love the dining area with the hammocks and TV - Swimming pool - yeah! - You can borrow the bikes to cycle to town - Organises transports to all the trips around Bonito. Bonito's sights are all on p

Pros : - Super location, right by the bus station - Right next to Ecological Expeditions which organises Pantanal trips - Private bathroom - TV room - Free 1-night stay if you sign up for the Pantanal trip with Ecological Expeditions - Interne

Pros : - Super friendly owners - Heavenly dessert made by resident dessert chef Meri, who sells her creations to other cafes on the island. This warrants 10 stars!! - Breakfast included - Dinner (extra) available - Right by Praia da Fortaleza,

Pros : - In a charming, rustic, wooden-floored house - An amazing view right in front of the hostel - the gorgeous Igreja de Sao Fancisco de Assis - Next to the soap-stone market which sells really artistic (but heavy) soap stone carvings - Just

Pros : - Right by the bus station - Private bathroom and balcony, with TV too! - A humongous breakfast buffet available - Powerful fan to cope with the summer heat - Run by a very sweet elderly lady with her family Cons : - None I can think

Pros : - Owner Murilo speaks English and is friendly - Owner runs an internet cafe downstairs - Huge dorm room, with good powerful fan - Convenient location, near the Plaza and other places of interests and the main shopping streets - Kitchen f

Pros : - Friendly staff / Host Olivia Taylor is English - Organizes hiking trips with guides - A very large spread of breakfast included - Excellent beds and private toilets each room - Great courtyard with hammocks and bamboo chairs to relax

Pros : - Great loft with hammock and TV to relax - Breakfast included - Lockers available - Beds are fixed on the wall, some very high up and close to the ceiling, if you want to retreat. Cons : - Right next to an Oludum School, hence, const

Pros : - Excellent location, situated right below the Sugar Loaf Mountain, in the quiet and safe Urca neighbourhood - Warm and relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff - Huge breakfast of bread, spread, fruits, tea, coffee, etc... included - Great

Pros : - Fantastic location, merely four or five blocks away from the Salta city centre and the bus terminal. Convenient to head off in either directions. - Not so noisy as staying in the city centre - Excellent ambience - Great kitchen faciliti

Pros : - Very near the Bus Station, just one block away on Campana del Desierto. - Good kitchen facilities and nice rustic dining room tables and benches - Lockers are available Cons : - Rooms are like cells, there is barely enough room to wa

Pros : - Rooms are in separate cosy rustic houses with its own kitchen and toilet facilities, so it is like living at home and you get to know your house-mates really well. - Dining / Breakfast room has SPECTACULAR view of the surrounding mountain

Pros : - The Only Cheap one available at the Puente del Inca - Provides multiple blankets, very much needed at night - If you have a tent, you may camp on the grounds for a fee - Surprisingly, there was hot water Cons : - Very grotty but thi

Pros : - Wonderful wonderful wonderful ambiance and friendly staff - Lockers are available - Great kitchen facilities, with Microwave Oven (quite rare but so convenient!) - BBQ pit at the roof-top for the much-needed asados - TV / Living room i

Pros : - Fantastic view of Ushuaia as it is higher on the hill and there is a Huge window at the dining area - Cosy place with friendly staff - Good kitchen facilities - Beds have reading lights - Lockers are available Cons : - Some rooms a

Pros : - Friendly staff - Moderate-sized kitchen with an 'island' in the centre with lots of burners and stoves so you do not need to wait around for a free stove to cook your pot of spaghetti. Having to face everyone else while doing your cooking

Pros : - Excellent, excellent location for a relatively cheap hostel (by Buenos Aires standards). It is merely two blocks from Calle Lavalle, a busy pedestrian mall with everything available and three blocks from Calle Florida, the other busy pedes