La Jara Hostel

Pros: Lots of facilities including well equipped kitchen and pool. Shared bathroom clean. Bed comfy. Breakfast included fruit, bread, tea and coffee.

Cons: Initial reception lady not very welcoming but other staff friendly. Quite loud at night in the common areas. Broken blinds at window.

Pros: Nice big comfy beds, even in the dorms! Nice breakfast and friendly staff (mostly fellow backpackers volunteering but also the bolivians there were great). The garden and pool were a little oasis in ...

Cons: Bathrooms dirty most of the time (though I guess this was more the other stayers' fault). Some bunks didn't have ladders so it was a bit of a climb, not easy for tiny people!

Pros: Friendly atmosphere, many entertaining facilities, decent kitchen, large rooms, hot water and not too far from supermarkets, restaurants and pharmacies. Air conditioner is great and necessary!

Cons: The bathrooms were shared by many so often left flooded and a little muddy. The pool out the back was very murky and (it sounds petty) but I could only bring myself to get in once in the week we were ...