Reviews of Chillihostel

12 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This hostel was perfect for our stay. We stayed in 6 bed doorm with private bathroom and it was very spacious. Always had hot water and the bathrooms and linen were changed daily. The hostel had a good atmosphere, offering free dinners and drinks most nights of the week in the common area which was great! Breakfast was also served in there cafe and was good.

Disliked: Not many activities on offer, what they did offer was for the winter months and we were there in summer. Location not ideal, but close to public transport making it easy to get to the main centre.

07 January 2012 Ana would recommend this property

Liked: Thank you so much for making my stay very pleasant to the awesome staff! Nice dinner included! ;-)

Disliked: Ana left no negative feedback.

04 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel breakfast includes fresh orange juice and real milk but the break is weak and the butter doesn't melt...something strange there. I like the nightly dinners and the staff was accommodating of my need to change rooms.

Disliked: The rooms feel cramped and crowed and the building itself is one tall, fairly narrow set of stairs. I was disappointed by the size of the common area and how hard it was to reach my bed on the top bunk.

03 December 2011 Anna would recommend this property

Liked: We love Aji hostel! The free dinners are a god send, and the Friday bbq is definitely worth going to! Nice breakfast with fresh juice, and the usual coffee, tea, toast, spreads, cereal etc. Basic rooms, but cleaned thoroughly every day. The staff were fantastic, and the owners are very involved in the operation which means that things that need to get done are done very quickly. There is also an excellent restaurant downstairs open for lunch. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Disliked: Nada

02 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location,comfty bed,it is our first time the dinner is included ,delicious dinner.

Disliked: male toilet-shower is not enough,but it is not the main problem

22 November 2011

Liked: Spacious room

Disliked: Smells like smoke sometimes. People smoke outside the door and for some reason, the smoke just seeps into the building.

14 November 2011

Liked: The location and the free dinner (which was mediocre but nice to have after a long day/night of travelling and being too exhausted to go out and get real food).

Disliked: It was dirty and felt as thought things were left unfixed during contstruction and/or falling apart. I climbed in to bed to find lots of someone's dark hair on my pillow case. The front dek staff just stared at me when I walked in and didn't say a thing other than stare at me until I finally spoke up. The night staff seemed to glare at me when I had a few questions about busses and the area, as if I was inconveniencing them.

06 November 2011 Alejandro would recommend this property

Liked: Well located, friendly staff, clean bedrooms, nice breakfast

Disliked: double room was quite small actually. didn´t see too many people making friends

19 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: friendly staff, good location, comfy bed and chilled common area

Disliked: nothing

16 October 2011 Philippa would recommend this property

Liked: Free food four nights a week as well as wine or a pisco sours! Really friendly and helpful staff. Also they have feather duvets and keep the hostel nice and clean! Amazing value for money!

Disliked: Not always really hot water but can't complain as everything else so good! Really recommend this hostel.

01 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great staff and something on every night, close to everything without being slap bang in the centre

Disliked: nada

22 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Breakfast was pretty good.

Disliked: nothing

21 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: hostel was great value for money and had a very homely feel. free brekfast, free yummy dinner and free glass of wine or pisco every night was amazing and very helpful for the budget traveller. great hot showers and clean rooms with a relaxing common area with great wi fi and a tv. we would have loved to stay longer if we had the time!

Disliked: nothing!

03 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff went out and partied with us every night and they gave us free dinner during the week. Its an awesome place

Disliked: Kitchen wasnt very good but they feed you 4 days out of the week, Not the best food but pretty good for a poor ski bum!

17 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: strong wifi signal, good common place to meet others, the trouble they take to organize events for all.

Disliked: bathrooms could be cleaner.

15 July 2011

Liked: The free dinner on thursday night.

Disliked: Kitchen facilities : very minimal, not a lot of cooking equipment, just enough to boil hot water to make tea/coffee. Stayed in Room for 8 : an extra bed was added, so there were 9 beds to the room, made it very small, no space for your bags or anything else. The room was stuffy. Payment : you have pay in US dollars, they charge a higher rate if you pay by Chilean pesos, I had to pay us$2 more on top of the room rates when I paid in pesos which sucked big time especially hostelbookers charge your credit card in British Pounds rather than the advertised US$.

14 July 2011 Diego would recommend this property

Liked: The people who work in the hostel are absolutely friendly and cool, from the person who prepare the breakfast to the owner. They were always doing activities to integrate people at night such as dinners, hanging out, etc. I found that an important difference comparing to other hostels I stayed before.

Disliked: It was a bit cold during the night but just because the period of the year I stayed there. However, they offered alternatives to keep everyone warm.

07 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: free dinner monday through thursday

Disliked: some of the residents and staff didnt seem to care about being quiet despite how late it is. i was woken up many times at 2 or 3 in the morning with people turning on the lights or music blasting from downstairs.

16 June 2011 Rebecca would recommend this property

Liked: The free breakfast and evening meal was a bonus... The owners of the hostel are very nice. Free glass of wine sometimes with your meal is nice too

Disliked: The staff where never sure who where in which beds so there was always confusion. This hostel can be quite noisy after dark but it is a popular place to stay.

11 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: V. Good value hostel with fairly good breakfast and free dinners every nights, big and airy dorms, comfy beds and some of the best showers in South America. Good place to meet other travellers too.

Disliked: nothing

06 June 2011 Desiree would recommend this property

Liked: Good Value for your money, excellent staff who cultivate a fun atmosphere where people can hang out and chat!

Disliked: Dinner is included Monday through Thursday, but on Friday there is a charge that was unclear and on the weekends you are on your own-- this wasnt clear online.

25 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Free dinners. Good location

Disliked: Bathrooms could be better fitted out, soap would be nice as would more bins.

12 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful even going so far as to lend a personal mobile to contact my bank in the UK

Disliked: Nothing

29 April 2011 lara would recommend this property

Liked: My friend and I are travelling South America on a tight budget and were only planning to stay at Chilli hostel for 2 nights. But we had such a good time both in the hostel and on nights out with people we met that we ended up staying 4 nights.. but could have stayed more! The price is very reasonable for a clean, spacious and friendly hostel but the fact that you get FREE dinner every night really makes this hostel special. And dinner is really nice. My friend is a vegetarian and every night they ensured there was an option for her. It actually makes a real difference not having to think about what to cook or where to go for dinner!! And the cafe downstairs does a bargain lunch menu which we had twice and is really really tasty. Id also really recommend the free walking tour if you are visiting Santiago, its well worth doing and the guide Felipe really knows his stuff.

Disliked: Nothing really. It was autumn when we visited so the hostel was cold at times but I know they put the heating on during winter.

25 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Really close to metro station, located in quite cul de sac off the main road so really good location. Rooms were cleaned every day, and free breakfast and dinners mon-thurs were excellent.

Disliked: Sheets were changed at irregular intervals, and there was building work going on everyday so hot water was sometimes not present.