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Garden House Hostel Reviews
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 Customer Review - 7 February 2010
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We stayed at the Garden House on San Juan in Buenos Aires firstly for four nights and then returned to spend our last night there before flying home. We stayed firstly in the Sea double room with ensuite and then the Tango double room with ensuite. Both rooms shared a private balcony and had fantastic bathrooms (something that can't be said for the other places we stayed!!!). The tango room also benefited from air con but both had ceiling fans for those hot BA nights. There was a lovely communal roof top terrace and breakfast was served up there - coffee, fruit, bread rolls with jam and dulce de leche which we are now in love with. I'd absolutely recommend it to other travellers - particularly those who aren't sure about staying in a hostel but don't have the budget for a hotel. The staff here are fantastically helpful - we were particularly grateful to find out that you could book your bus tickets through the hostel and they print them off there and then. Believe me, when you arrive at the chaos that is Retiro you'll be glad you at these have your tickets already. When checking in they also provided us with a map and took time to pin point all the key sights/areas to visits, which I know that might sound pretty standard to some people but we stayed in several other places and no one bothered to even give us a map let alone take the time to discuss what we might be interested in seeing/doing. I remember reading a couple of slightly negative comments about location - we didn't find location an issue. It was very close to San Jose subte stop and close to San Juan too and that helps you fly round what is a huge city. I really enjoyed our stay here and would definitely come back. |
Stella Ibbott - 3 February 2010 |
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The shared bathrooms are kept very clean. The staff at the front desk are very helpful and speak english. The fans in the room work well and are quiet. The rooftop is a lovely area to sit out on. |
Gemma Van De Sande - 25 January 2010 |
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Very nice and small hostel which feels as if you are at home :) Although the location is not the best, it is close to two different metro lines to reach the city centre. The staff is very friendly and helpfull, enough bathrooms and always watm water. The BBQ on thursday night is very nice :) |
Customer Review - 24 December 2009 | 
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It is a nice hostel, not far from the metro station. The BBQ on thursday night is awesome and includes meat, salads and drinks (all you can eat and drink). Kitchen and bath facilities are good. And most rooms are on the backside, so it is quiet in the night. I would book it again. |
Customer Review - 15 December 2009 |
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Really helpful staff, recommended somewhere for dinner and help us book our bus tickets onwards. |
Krista Wise - 10 December 2009 |
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We stayed in the four bed dorm, which was really good value. some of the staff were unbelievably helpful. others were unbelievably unhelpful. but overall i loved the hostel and they had really good suggestions of what to do. definitely recommended |
Customer Review - 6 December 2009 |
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I recommend this hostel with the caveats I list, and I would stay here again. I booked here because I wanted a single and this hostel offered the best price for a two bed room (I knew I would have to pay for both beds). On the day before my planned arrival, my trip was delayed for 2 days and I immediately emailed the hostel. They treated me fairly and did not charge me much above the deposit I had already paid for those 2 days. (I ended up staying for 3 days, not 5). My room, called "Love" met my basic need for privacy but was dingy and not too LOVEly--beds ok, well lit, and with an excellent ceiling fan. Baths clean, plenty of VERY hot water. Good WiFi. Breakfast the standard breads, jam, fresh fruit, coffee/tea, Staff was quite pleasant, especially Pablo on the night desk, who speaks excellent English. There is a funky exchange library (leave a book, take a book) but almost all the books are 50+ year old tomes in German, apparently the legacy of the previous occupants. Despite offering evening BBQs, etc. at moderate additional cost, this is a very small hostel with limited social life (fine with me, age 60). One drawback is the location--they claim to be in San Telmo but actual location is 2 blocks west of Ave 9 de Julio on Ave San Juan, which is a VERY noisy thoroughfare and apparently directly above a Subte line because one feels the telltale shaking at regular intervals. |
Customer Review - 29 November 2009 |
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Nice communal areas, easy to meet other people. Location is OK, its not far to walk to San Telmo and feels like a safe neighbourhood, you can walk everywhere. We really enjoyed our stay here and it is a good base to see everything in Buenos Aires. |
Rebecca Liversidge - 10 July 2009 |
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The staff were really friendly and had alot of information to give. The rooms were pretty basic but had everything you needed and they were extremely clean. |
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