El Viajero - Downtown Hostel & Suites Reviews

For me this hostel was mediocre. Chief annoyance being that some of the rooms are directly by the bar area and it is impossible to sleep before 1.

Clean hostel with nice rooms and Hot Water. WIFI had a good connection throughout. Lots of activities available to be organised through reception. TV room with couches with movies nice if you wanted a lazy night in, meals are available and appeared quite nice from what others said. Great place to meet other travelers and easy to get to using the bus from the main Terminal. Within walking distance of the main street. Rooms have large fan which they need as they can get warm. Nice place...

Great, good atmosphere and beautiful space! Really fit in well with the city and was so close to all the good things in the Old City. Relaxed environment and everything was very well laid out. No complaints!

We only stay one night but the staff was very friendly . The hostel has a nice architecture, really quiet.

Hostel smells like humidity(room, bathroom, kitchen)

We had nice days (and nights) in El Viajero. Going from bus station to the hostel is very easy. The neighbourhood is beautiful and quiet, althought being in downtown. Last but no least, the staff is helpful. Hey, El Viajero's people: "Tengo tu sonrisa en un rincón de mi salvapantallas".

The washrooms are very bad.

No AC just a fan so was really hot. Location was good and easy to catch a bus anywhere.

Very comfortable, well staffed hostel.

The Staff was really nice, and the asado dinner at the hostel offers a pretty good cost at a good quality. Plus, you can get to know the other travelers at the hostel during the dinner. Showers were good, although hot water seemed to come out better than cold water. The Kitchen was great too, although maybe 1 more kitchen might have been better for the number of viajeros.

Breakfast is not "great" but "ok". Dorms were windowless but have big doors, still good. Place and vibe are excellent, met nice people there. Staff is excellent; chatty, helpful and friendly. On the last day they let us stay in the hostel and use the kitchen, bath up to 11 pm also.

Nice place. Good social atmosphere but not a crazy party hostel. Breakfast is decent and staff is nice.

Nice hostel. Good location. Staff helpful. Terrible breakfast, standard hostel fare, but really unpleasant bread I thought

Friendly staff

I was very happy in general, the staff were friendly, kitchens were well equipped, although had no oil to cook with, the beds were really comfy and have lockers underneath each bed. They are centrally located and 5 min walk from the supermarket. The only downside, the room smelt funny, like mouldy or something. Also we wanted a quiet night, and they have music playing until 1 or 2 in the morning. Just don't stay if you are wanting to sleep and not party, but great for partying!

Other reviews complain about the rooms being around a communal area but i had no problems, yes you may get unlucky with a particular group who are there one night until all hours being noisy but thats just chance. The place was great, i liked the wallpaper in my room a lot, my room was a good size too, not too cramped. The breakfast was good too, on time, the kitchen was fine, all the other facilities were perfect too and the staff were friendly and helpful. All in all a really top notch hostel!

They need to improve a lot. The place is too noisy, there is no way one can sleep there.

Hostel very nice, cool and fun environment, the staff are friendly and always helpful. I will return for sure and suggest to all my friends. We love our stay there and made ​​friends from all over the world. :) Hugs to all.

It was really fun to stay there! I was with more 5 brazilian friends and we all enjoyed. If you are looking for a hostel that deliveres what a Hostel should, that's the place!

Great place to stay in Montevideo.