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dmacdougall · Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Canada to Chile

Hey folks:

I am going to be moving to Santiago in a few months to teach English, and will likely be staying at a hostel until I find a place. Is there any place that you would recommend? (Preferably in a barrio that I would like to live in.) And or are there hostels that I should stay away from?

D.

oaxaca chava · Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Oaxaca

I haven't arrived yet to Chile myself, but Lonely Planet - Chile will be my primary resource. I would check your local library and check out the recommended hostels. -jen

dmacdougall · Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Canada to Chile

Thanks Jen:

I was hoping that some of the people on this forum would have some info about the Santiago Hostels that Lonely Planet didn't. Are you staying in a hostel when you first arrive?

D.

AndyRoofman · Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 31

La Casa Roja(in Barrio Brasil) immediatetly comes to mind, good location, about $9US per night. I stayed there in 2003 and the place was OK, they also offer fairly cheap curry dinners?

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

I was just referred by my future boss to the Happy House Hostel, also in Barrio Brasil, I think. I won't arrive in Chile for another month, so I haven't stayed there yet, but it looks fairly cozy and charming.

d

eileen · Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 71

great choices. anywhere in barrio brasil is a likely bet, though the HI hostel on Cienfuegos is a bit industrial feeling. Most foreigners live in Barrio Brasil or in Providencia (a vast area covering east of Plaza Italia/baquedano), but you probably won't find any youth hostels there. New hotspots are barrio universitario or republica (not far from b. brasil). But I don't know of any y. hostels there, either. hope it goes well!