Hostal Rocha

Reasonably priced for the town, with proper hot water, clean and with a nice garden with hammocks. Washing line up on the roof.

Minus - Hostel's own dune buggy broke down, better available.

While this hotel does offer a good location and a scenic back patio area with pool, we regretably had the most unpleasant interaction with hotel staff that I have ever experienced in any hotel in any country. During our stay the staff was incessantly trying to push their services (sandboarding, wine tours, meals) on us every time we left our room, not willing to accept that we were perfectly capable of going on our own or seeking better deals with other companies. After one staff member "spied" our friends looking for another sandboarding tour, we were rudely scolded for at least 10 minutes while relaxing by the pool for being "unfaithful" to the hotel. For not taking their sandboarding tour we were "punished" by being charged an extra S./15 to use their kitchen, which by all normal standards appeard to be open and free to use for all guests. There were also no towels or soap in the rooms.

While the upper management might have been nice and well-intentioned, they have obviously failed to trained staff in customer relations.

Hostal Rocha is a perfect place to stay while in Huacachina, its only three minutes from the lake and resturants. The hostal has a pool, BBQ area, Resturant, bar, hammocks, tours to the sand dunes, Kitchen use, Laundry service, tv. It really has everything and its so cheap, for instance we have a double room with private bathroo, and its only 3quid each. Dorm room is even cheaper. The hostal has plenty of spaces, and our room is very comfortable, good bed and nice sheets, and a very clean bathroom, we turned up from Cuzco after 17hours and was warmly greeted by the safe, you can book online with Hostelbookers, and its under Ica!! not Huacachina.
Excellent hostal, brilliant value, good atomsphere and plenty of things to do.
The hostal books tours around Ica, including Sand boarding at 5quid, Trips to the islands for 7quid, and wine tasting day in Pisco for under a fiver, and a fly over the Nazca lines.
The resturant is also very good value, and all the food is freshly made, the bar in the garden by the pool is also cheap with plenty of deals.