Pastora Suites & Hostel - Punta del Este

I expected more from a hostel of a franchise. El Viajero Brava Beach is a perfect place for those who wanna visit all the surroundings of PDE, cause it's just a 5min walk far from the bus terminal. It's also near the monument La Mano, but it's about a 40 minutes walk to downtown/port area. About the staff: minimally polite, but not helpful. The girls at the reception never answered my questions with more than a "Yes/No". I had a reservation, but my bed wasn't avaiable when i arrived, and i had to wait more than 4hours because the other guest was sleeping!!!!! Bedrooms are large, but never clean. I can say, in all over the hostel cleaning was bad. Bathrooms were large, but also dirty. Breakfast was ok, nothing exceptional. Common areas are great, the decoration too! And it's a noisy place. If you want some party, this is a good place for you. If you wanna sleep - even at night - it's not always possible. The price is high for an uruguayan hostel, but low for an accomodation in PDE. So, for this value, it's just 'ok'. I would say, as a franchise, El Viajero disappointed me. Generally, their hostels are just reasonable.

I fell in love with this hostel when we stayed there. The breakfast is fantastic for a hostel, the atmosphere is wonderful, we met many friends and had many good conversations. The hostel is only a couple blocks away from both beaches and all the major attractions in the city. The rooms are cleaned every day and have very good air conditioning. The beds and sheets were comfortable and clean. The bathrooms were also clean. The staff was helpful and the common area had great ambience. If I ever come back to Punta Del Este, I'm definitely going to stay here again.