The hotel is locate in the La Mariscal district which is like Miami’s South Beach minus the affluent gays and keeping the gangs, bumper to bumper traffic, graffiti, discarded booze bottles and urine smell. There is a disco behind the hotel that starts blasting music at 6pm and doesn’t shut down until 3am – 6 days a week. On the... more

This hostel was good for the price. It was in close vicinity to some nice restaurants, internet cafes, and small shops in the Marsical district. Staff were friendly and helped us with our luggage; they did not know English but we could communicate with them with pretty minimal Spanish so it wasn't really a problem. The hostel also had a... more

My Wife and I stayed at the Alcala for 4 Nights during New Years '07. The hostal is clean and the staff is friendly. The staff speaks very limited english but are very willing to help you in anyway possible. The breakfast is relatively good and it is a great time to meet fellow travelers to exchange ideas and experiences.... more

My adult daughter and I stayed here twice and then I returned for one more night in Feb 2006. Our first time, we had rm 4, two twin beds, TV, crappy shower. The second time, we had rm 11, bigger room off of an upstairs patio and there's only one other room opening onto the patio. We had a single... more