Hostel Ayekantun

Ayekantún hostel is located in one of the most traditional districts of Santiago, where the aristocracy and the middle class of our country used to live in the late XIX century.

Ayekantún, in Mapudungun, means fun, entertainment, or having fun with joy through talks, dance and music. We will endeavor to make this concept a reality for all our guests during their stay here in Chile.

Our hostel is a new company and looking for ethnicity, trying to guide their way into the building and rescue of indigenous cultures of our country and mutually reinforcing.

Accommodation Information

We have an 18th century building, restored for the tourists, and a large terrace with a barbecue. We also offer furniture to complete a fully equipped kitchen, maid, internet, Wi-Fi, rental towels, lockers and breakfast. We are steps from the Metro station Cumming, supermarket, bars and nightlife own environment, close to neighborhood services.

Location Information

Our hostel is located in Santiago, capital of the metropolitan area, which in turn is the main town of our country. Here there’s a concentration of a great variety of attractions for dwellers and bohemians, as well as museums and cultural scene in historic areas, for example. In its surroundings you can enjoy a wide range of nature tourism, rural and adventure tours such as wine, sea and mountains, plus a wide range of tourist services and events center, making possible the development of tourism business.

Today, the area is an architectural mixture of modern buildings and old mansions, displaying cultural centers, universities, museums, old churches, cafés, bars, and restaurants.

The main attractions of the neighborhood include:

-Brasil plaza
-Yungay square (plaza del Roto Chileno)
-Concha y Toro district
-Night spots
-Civic areas
-Arms Square (main square)
-Metropolitan cathedral
-Vega Central (open food market)
-The Government House (La Moneda)
-Metropolitan Park
-Churches
-Municipal theater
-Forestal park
-Santa Lucía Hill
-Equestrian Club
-Library of Santiago
-Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art
-National Museum of Great Arts
-National Historical Museum
-San Francisco Museum
-Por la Paz park, Grimaldi villa
-Solidarity Museum Salvador Allende
-La Chascona House Museum, home of the Nobel winning poet Pablo Neruda
-Cousiño Palace
-Mirador Science Interactive Museum