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Hostel Carlos Gardel

Carlos Calvo 579 | San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hostel Carlos Gardel
3.5 of 5 stars 25 Reviews
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Australia
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012 via mobile

We had a private room with bathroom, fan only, and it was ridiculously hot. We were across the street from the main hostel, the main problem being that the room was on the ground floor with no windows. The private rooms with shared bathrooms on the levels above would have been much better. The staff were pretty surly, the breakfast... More

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San Francisco, California
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012

Considering the area (San Telmo) is historically old and run down by time, this spot tried to spruced up the place with charming art and b&w photos. Nevertheless, it's nothing special and hardly comfortable. Service is mediocre, could be cleaner, and the a/c barely worked. Great location though.

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Belo Horizonte, MG
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58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011
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The location is a great aim for this hostel. We have been in Buenos Aires 3 times before. All of them in central area. This time we wanted to try some different place. San Telmo is a charming neighborhood with nice restaurants, art-deco shops, squares and an amazing fair during sundays. We have found this hostel thru booking.com. We were... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2011

modern hostel in a nice neighborhood,helpful staff and super clean.

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belfast
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2011

Stayed in a double room which was across the road from the main building. At first we were given the room on the first floor at the top of the staircase however were not really happy with it as the window facing the stairs did not lock and didnt fancy leaving our stuff there without it being secure. The guy... More

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Newcastle, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 December 2010
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The hostel was decorated very nicely, it was very clean and the common area was really nice. There was no sound on the tv and you had to be buzzed into the stairway to the rooms, the staff were usually pretty fast doing this. Unfortunately it's a bit of a trek to the top floor, but the view from the... More

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Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2010

We stayed in a double room, which was over the road from the main hostel - set in a nice clean modern setting, complete with shared terrace overlooking the street. At first we thought it would be a pain to cross the street to use the kitchen for cooking, but it's less than 2 minutes walk... and the benefits of... More

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Bucrana
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2010

We initially stayed in the dorm rooms which were good - our room had a toilet/ shower which was handy. We thought the dorm rooms were really good value. We then moved to the private rooms across the road- they were new and nice with beautiful and modern shared bathrooms - this was also really good value compared to a... More

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2010

friedly staff, very clean, nice kitchen to cook, cool travelers and very nice neighbourhood

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Malta
2 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 October 2009

good value, nice area, friendly staff and nice apartments! will visit again :)

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Carlos Calvo 579 | San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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