Hostal de Sammy Reviews

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Hostal de Sammy

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Toesca 2335, Santiago, Chile

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Hostal de Sammy Reviews

gfranci2
36 reviews

Nov 01, 2007

I gave this hostel the rating that I think most people would give it; however, I think that it is one of those places that you either really like or don't like. The website lists all the important features, so all I have to add is this: if you want a peaceful place to relax Hostal Sammy is not for you. If you want to chat a lot and drink tons of beer, definitely check out Hostal Sammy. My only problem was with the organization of the hostel as the quality of personnel changes a lot depending on who is working. There were shifts when everything was really clean and shifts when the person on duty was sitting out on the patio drinking.

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gfranci2

Nov 01, 2007

We checked into our hostel (Hostal de Sammy) and slept for a few hours. We're getting ready to go wander now, so more later. More Later: We ended up walking to the Plaza O'Higgins where there's an amusement park (very random), through the Palacio Moneda (which… yay!

Hostal de Sammy Information and Description

NEW! FREE Pasta Dinner Tuesday nights (veggie friendly) FREE! Great Breakfast with cereals, yogurt, fruit, bread, milk, juice (Until 1PM!) FREE! Coffee and tea all day FREE! Unlimited Internet w/5 computers and WiFi FREE! Game room with pool table, foosball, PS2 FREE! Bicycle rentals FREE! Movies (150 ready to go and 900 on DVD!) FREE! Local calling - Cheap in-house Spanish courses - Big, comfortable spring beds (no foam!) - Hot water 24 hours a day - Living room with BIG 61-inch TV - No Curfew - Gay coupl...(see more)es welcome - Cheap airport transfer - 4.500CLP (about US$9.00) - Non-smoking hostel (smoking permitted on the back patio) - We Speak English! Hostal de Sammy was started by a North American (me) and my best friend (Sammy the dog). The hostel is an affordable yet full-featured accommodation in downtown Santiago. The idea was to create a living environment that felt comfortable for travelers no matter where they were from. From the start, Sammy was set-up so that the traveler pays one price that includes everything the hostel has to offer without any hidden costs. A foreigner away from home myself, I basically found a big house and stuffed it with all the things that I thought people would enjoy. The hostel, spit between 3 floors of an old mansion, uses the entire first floor as common space. This includes the kitchen, dinning room, game room, computer room, living room as well as the back patio. Game room amenities include a pool table, foosball, a PS2 (with its own gaming couch!), an 8-speaker sound system as well as a ping-pong table on the patio. The computer room has 5 computers (microphones and webcams on every computer) with free unlimited internet and free laser printing. In the living room we have a HUGE 61-inch TV, satellite, a DVD player, and over 150 movies loaded and ready to go on our media center. At the back of the house there's a great patio with a large built-in BBQ ready whenever you need it. WE DO FREE BREAKFAST RIGHT! When most other hostels say free breaky, what they really mean is that you're getting bread, coffee and tea. This sounds more like prison rations to me! Our free breakfast has the normal stuff (bread,coffee and tea) along with cereals (yes, we have corn flakes!), yogurt, fruit, milk, and juice. And for you late risers, it's all available until 1PM. Free breakfast the way it should be. Please Read This: You may actually be able to sleep here at night! Although we do want people to have fun while staying with us at Sammy's, in favor of those who wish to sleep at night, when it starts to get late (after 1AM) we prefer that the hostel becomes a little quieter. For this reason the back patio (which faces 2 of the larger dorms on the 2nd floor) is closed at 1AM. Also, at 3AM the game room (also located below 2 dorm rooms) is closed as well. You may still use the computers as well as the living room. There is no curfew so you may still come and go as you please but only ask that if you enter the hostel early in the morning that you are respectful of the guests that may be sleeping.

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