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Hostal Torre de Babel

Top Economy Hotel

O'Higgins 965, Castro, Chile

+56 652 534 569

$72+

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Hostal Torre de Babel

Overall guest ratings

8.7/10 Excellent

Based on 201 reviews

Review highlights

Service

9.9
Breakfast

9.6
WiFi

8.8
Room

6.8

Good to know

Friendly service
Clean hotel facilities
Impressive bathroom
Spacious bathroom

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Amenities

Internet
Currency exchange on-site
Bicycle rental
Game room
No smoking
Bar/Lounge
Safe
Free parking
Designated smoking area
Storage available
Free Wi-Fi
Terrace/Patio

Guest Reviews

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Couples

Solo

Families

Overall Rating

8.7 Excellent

Based on 201 reviews

Service

9.9

Breakfast

9.6

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

9.0

Vibe

8.8

WiFi

8.8

Room

6.8

Overall Rating

8.9 Excellent

Based on 140 reviews

Service

9.9

Breakfast

9.6

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

9.0

Vibe

8.6

WiFi

8.6

Room

7.0

Overall Rating

8.9 Excellent

Based on 38 reviews

Service

9.9

Cleanliness

9.5

Breakfast

9.5

Location

9.2

Vibe

9.0

Room

6.8

Comfort

6.5

Overall Rating

8.8 Excellent

Based on 22 reviews

Service

9.9

Breakfast

9.4

Location

8.8

Amenities

8.5

Room

6.7

Comfort

6.2

Recent Reviews

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7.5

Pros: Nice interior and excellent breakfast!

Cons: The beds were not exactly comfortable (spring mattresses)...

Reviewed Apr 2017

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9.6

Pros: Friendly and helpful persons.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.2

Pros: Nice property, good location, and friendly owner.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.6

Pros: A beautiful small hostel, Comfortable with oven at the seating corner. Large bathrooms, good Wifi, very great breakfast with handmade jam, organic Honey and different bread, yogurth, Tea & Coffee...

Reviewed Mar 2017

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2.5

Pros: Room was minute

Cons: Everything!

Reviewed Feb 2017

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7.1

Pros: Luis the owner was very friendly and the breakfast was delicious.

Cons: The mattress was lumpy and there was no hot water in the morning.

Reviewed Feb 2017

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7.5

Pros: We stayed one night in a double room with shared bathroom. The hostel is located centrally close to the bus terminal and about 10 min walk from the city center. The staff was very friendly and ...

Cons: Our room was dark, small and stuffy despite an open window to the backyard. Small double bed. However, other rooms to the front and on the second floor were more spacious, light and comfortable and we...

Reviewed Feb 2017

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10.0

Pros: Lovely and very comfortable hostel, everything was perfectly clean. the breakfast was excellent and the owner is super kind and helpful, thank you!!

Cons: It was a bit hard to find the exact location since it wasn't really on the main road. Maybe it will be better to add instructions to the hostel address.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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9.6

Pros: It feels like home because of the degree of care taken about the hostel, and the friendliness of the people. Close to everything - it's a small town.

Cons: it bit noisy at night because it's on the main road, but only a minor matter.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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6.3

Pros: friendly staff; good location - central but quiet; lovely old building with nice wood burning stove in lounge.

Cons: bed linen old and a bit grubby - quality not up to standard of similarly priced hostels.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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7.7

Pros: Owner was friendly and gave alot of great information , breakfast was good. Place was well kept. Location was good

Cons: Noisy until after midnight. Papethin walls alows you to hear people in next room, bathrooms water running and neighbor's dogs.

Reviewed Jan 2016

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9.6

Pros: Friendly and helpful persons.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.2

Pros: Nice property, good location, and friendly owner.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.6

Pros: A beautiful small hostel, Comfortable with oven at the seating corner. Large bathrooms, good Wifi, very great breakfast with handmade jam, organic Honey and different bread, yogurth, Tea & Coffee...

Reviewed Mar 2017

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10.0

Pros: Lovely and very comfortable hostel, everything was perfectly clean. the breakfast was excellent and the owner is super kind and helpful, thank you!!

Cons: It was a bit hard to find the exact location since it wasn't really on the main road. Maybe it will be better to add instructions to the hostel address.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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9.6

Pros: It feels like home because of the degree of care taken about the hostel, and the friendliness of the people. Close to everything - it's a small town.

Cons: it bit noisy at night because it's on the main road, but only a minor matter.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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7.5

Pros: Nice interior and excellent breakfast!

Cons: The beds were not exactly comfortable (spring mattresses)...

Reviewed Apr 2017

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7.1

Pros: Luis the owner was very friendly and the breakfast was delicious.

Cons: The mattress was lumpy and there was no hot water in the morning.

Reviewed Feb 2017

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7.5

Pros: We stayed one night in a double room with shared bathroom. The hostel is located centrally close to the bus terminal and about 10 min walk from the city center. The staff was very friendly and ...

Cons: Our room was dark, small and stuffy despite an open window to the backyard. Small double bed. However, other rooms to the front and on the second floor were more spacious, light and comfortable and we...

Reviewed Feb 2017

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7.7

Pros: Owner was friendly and gave alot of great information , breakfast was good. Place was well kept. Location was good

Cons: Noisy until after midnight. Papethin walls alows you to hear people in next room, bathrooms water running and neighbor's dogs.

Reviewed Jan 2016

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2.5

Pros: Room was minute

Cons: Everything!

Reviewed Feb 2017

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6.3

Pros: friendly staff; good location - central but quiet; lovely old building with nice wood burning stove in lounge.

Cons: bed linen old and a bit grubby - quality not up to standard of similarly priced hostels.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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