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Reviewed 17 October 2009

This place has a lot to recommend it - friendly and helpful staff, great breakfasts (I loved the budin de pan!) and a nice atmosphere. The restaurant out the front is pretty good too. Unfortunately the bathrooms really let this place down. The toilets are not cleaned frequently enough which means they are filthy much of the time. Also the showers are often cold and don't have good water pressure. If this hostel can improve this, I would recommend it.

Date of stay: October 2009
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Thank indahNZ
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itakahostel, Booking Manager at Itaka Hostel, responded to this reviewResponded 21 March 2013

Hi!

Thanks for taking the time to write a review.

The hostel is under new management since January 2011 and a lot of improvement have been made so far! We've still a long way to go, but we'd love you to come stay with us again so we could make you change your mind about Itaka.

Do not hesitate to contact us back in case you ever return to Mendoza.

Regards,

Natalia.

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Reviewed 10 March 2009

The rooms were so clean, the beds comfortable and the staff were so helpful and friendly. You can choose private or shared bathrooms.
We had a lot of fun, we met incredible people there, and the hostel it has many services, pool, bar, restaurante, parties, asados... just perfect!
I'm sure I'll be back.

Date of stay: January 2009
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Thank LARACAI
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itakahostel, Booking Manager at Itaka Hostel, responded to this reviewResponded 19 April 2013

Thank you very much for your positive comments!
Hope you can visit us again some other time.
Kind regards,
Natalia.

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Reviewed 29 July 2008

This hostel is a nightmare!!! At first, it seems great. The staff are relatively friendly, the bar is cool and it is quite intimate and small. HOWEVER, on my last night here my locker was broken into although the lock was intact and there was no sign of it being broken into. Two hundred dollars were taken but they left a fifty dollar note there so I would not notice. My passport, phone and mp3 player were not touched. I complained but thought it was my fault for not locking my locker. When I complained the guy at the desk insinuated that I was lying...he also said that this 'never happens!'. Over the next two weeks travelling I met three different sets of people who had stayed there, or knew people who had, and ALL of them were robbed. It turns out we were all in the same room so I now believe that we may have all used the same locker which was faulty. These incidents happened within a few months so clearly the staff are taking things out of the locker. TELL EVERYONE you know not to stay here. It is not worth it and the staff are making alot of money out of us!

Date of stay: July 2008
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1  Thank sara-den
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itakahostel, Booking Manager at Itaka Hostel, responded to this reviewResponded 19 April 2013

Thanks for taking the time to write a review.
I'm terribly sorry about the horrible experience you had while staying here.
However, I would like to tell you the hostel is under new managment since 2011 and we haven't had any robberies since then.
Hopefully you can visit us some other time so we could make you change your mind about our hostel. Please, do not hesitate to contact us in case you're visiting Mendoza again, so that we could offer you a special deal.
Regards,
Natalia.

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Reviewed 22 March 2008

I staid there in February 2008 during our stay in Mendoza.
We got a private double room, without bathroom. But bath and toilet just were next door.
The room was okay and clean, also the bathroom was cleaned regularly.
The breakfast was decent, but included in the rate.
During our stay the reception staff was always very helpful. They also helped us to book other hotels for our trip.
The backyard garden with the pool was nice to relax in the evening.
One night was quite noisy, as a party was going on in the hostel next door.

Date of stay: February 2008
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Thank Knuesp
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itakahostel, Booking Manager at Itaka Hostel, responded to this reviewResponded 9 April 2013
Google Translation

Gracias por dejarnos tu opinión!

Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste tu estadía!

Esperamos que puedas visitarnos pronto en otro momento.

Saludos,

Natalia.

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Reviewed 20 March 2008

This hostel is the worst hostel I´ve ever stayed in..
I booked a twin room on line for two nights for me and my partner,we had arrived after a 15hr bus journey.
-We specified what time we would be arriving and the room wasn't ready.
-We got a room with 2 sets of bunks,not what we had booked.
-The beds look very old(i was scared i might catch something from them) and they had no linen on them(wouldn't be ready for another 4hrs)
-There was no key for our private twin room,also no key lock(meant to be provided)for locker in room-lucky we had our own.
-4hrs later still no linen but then they suddenly "found" some for us when we went down to ask,we slept on our towels over the sheets.
-Still no key for private room that night,no lock on the inside of door and they had no other private rooms for us to move to,that night someone came into the private room and stole money as we slept.
-We complained the next morning and were assured that the key would arrive that morning and the staff member said he'd personally take care of it and look after our backpacks in the room while we were out on a tour that day,we believed him.
-Later that day we arrived back to fine our private room door wide open,backpacks in full view and never mind no key,there was no handle on the door.
-We complained again to a new member of staff but he didn't know what was going on,the member of staff earlier didn't leave him a handover note.
-Eventually the door handle and the key arrived,over 32hrs later.
-The next day,the staff wanted to move the other set of bunk beds from our room for a group of guys arriving,we suggested that if they had a double we'd move instead,we were paying 50 pesos for the twin and the staff member told me the double was 60 pesos.
-We stayed in that room for 3 days,it was fine apart from the fact that it didn't lock from the inside and i was sick of complaining so we left it.we knew it was booked for the coming weekend and asked the staff was a twin available for that same weekend,they said yes.
-When that weekend came we packed up to move rooms to be told there was no twin available.the staff member said he had a dorm..
-This is when i just had enough,everything was wrong with this hostel and i wasn't staying any longer.the staff member said he ring around to other hostels to find us a room,which he did for 90 pesos,we just took it to get out of this hostel.
-We had my money out ready to pay up and the staff member said he'd give us a discount because of all the crap we'd been through.when he told us the total i nearly feel over,it was double what if was meant to be even with the discount.i asked him to explain how it possibly be that much,then he said the double was actually 120 pesos,the other staff member had given us the wrong price it was actually 60 pesos EACH,which was the very important word she failed to mention. we came to a price less than what it was but still more than we expected.

This place really put a damper on our visit to Mendoza. so don't stay in this hostel unless you like being messed about,we stayed longer than we should have and gave the place to many chances in the belief it was a good price.the staff don't know how to communicate with each other or the guests,the owner is more concerned about his restaurant out front than the hostel and the people in it and with the prices of his dishes he could well afford some new beds.also don't believe the photos of this hostel on any website,the "pool" isn't that big,the photos are very tight.
Mendoza is hard to get some reasonable priced beds in the place at short notice so book well in advance so you don't end up in a place like this..

Date of stay: February 2008
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2  Thank fuchsy
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itakahostel, Booking Manager at Itaka Hostel, responded to this reviewResponded 9 April 2013

Hi!

Thanks for taking the time to write a review.

Really sorry to hear you had such a miserable experience in the hostel. However, let me tell you the place is under new management since January 2011 and a lot of improvement have been made so far - we reckon we've still a long way to go though!

Hopefully, you will return to Mendoza sometime and we will have the chance to make you change your mind about us.

Kind regards,

Natalia.

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