Hostal Talar Reviews

This Hostel was ok, you should reserve online it's cheaper. The internet is not the best, but it's ok we are in a desert...

Friendly and informative owners & charming cat Zanahoria. Good kitchen with hot water, tea and coffee provided all day. Comfortable & clean double w/ private bathroom & bar fridge. Wifi worked really well in common areas - apparently rare in SP Atacama. Booked Valle de la Lunar tour & was good price and all went to plan. Owners work for travel agency so can get good prices and advice. Great value for SP Atacama which is an expensive town. Good quality towels, rare when backpacking!

We had a great stay here. Jessica is the loveliest woman you can meet. She organised our tours around the Atacama desert and our 3 day salt flat tour to Uyuni. She was always welcoming with a smile on her face. She even cooked our supper one night! Hostel is located a little outside of the centre, however, San Pedro is tiny so it doesn't matter at all. Showers were average, one was broken but it got fixed quickly. Would definitely stay here again if i came to San Pedro.

Very far away from the main places. The Rooms are okay but the hostel looks like a garage. We didn't feel very good at this place and moved to another hostel after 2 days. The owners want to sell you tours all the time... So all in all we won't recommend this hostel.

Only stayed one night. Was ok.....hostels in San Pedro are a lot worse than elsewhere so don´t have high expectations. It fullfilled my needs

Overall I had a nice stay at this hostel. If I had been by myself, it may have been hard to meet other people. Despite there being only 2 bathrooms, I never had to wait to use the toilet/shower. I didn't use the kitchen, so can't comment. We got some good restaurant recommendations from the owners. It is a little bit out of town (10mins), which is fine if you just go to town once a day, but if you have to go a couple of times (exchange money, pay for tours etc) then it's a pain.

Loved it here- the owner could not have been friendlier and more helpful. She helped us book tours, let us pay toward the end of our trip (the ATMs in town were out of $) and even made us special tea when we got sick! We do speak Spanish which helped communicate but would recommend this hostel either way!

I had a great time in this hostel. The owners are very nice and helpfull. They don´t speak English, so that might be difficult for some travellers, but in general it shouldn´t be a problem. The rooms were clean with enough space. The hostel is small, but has two clean bathrooms and a big kitchen. They can arrange tours for you. I booked the Valle de la Luna tour and the Geyser tour, and they were very good. The hostel is not right in the centre, but a 5 minute walk from the main street.

My time at Hostal Talar was saved by the other travellers I met there. Otherwise I would've left early. The place was average. No working wifi. No lockers. Things I can live with, things I expected based on the reviews I read. The staff attitude was unexpected though. Moment I walked in, I felt like I was a burden. Maybe it was the communication barrier. My Spanish is very poor, they don't speak much English..The lady owner especially made me feel very unwelcome.

Hostel Talar is an amazing little place run by a wonderful couple who are very helpful in everything you need. A little tip is also to book the tours directly through this hostel as they have direct links with very good tour guides and it is much cheaper than booking through agencies. It lies about 8 minutes walking from the center but street lighting at night works and the facilities are clean. All in all an excellent experience.

Staff really friendly and a nice atmosphere with other guests chatting in the common patio area. Internet was really slow but this is a San Pedro wide problem, you are in the desert after all! Cute cat was fun to watch. Rooms clean but bathroom a bit dated (enamel chipping off the shower tray).

We absolutely loved the time we spend at Hostal Talar. The owners, Jessica and Marcelo, were so kind and helpful. We ended up booking practically all of our tours through them and were very happy with the results. I would certainly recommend this hostel. We truly enjoyed our stay here!

In this Hostel you'll totally get the feeling of San Pedro, is just what it should be. And it also makes you feel at home. Recommended.

I really liked Hostal Talar. I had a very nice room with shower, the kitchen is very convenient. Marcello was so nice and helpful. He recommended me an excellent tour agency, AndesWide, that makes tours with small groups which were really wonderful. There is also a very nice place to have lunch not far, in the artesan village and there is a supermarket nextdoor. For the horrend prices in San Pedro it was good value.

We stayed in this hostel 2 nights and we really liked it. San Pedro is expensive, this hostel was still "cheap". The owners are very nice, Jessica gave us great tips where to go, what to see. We booked a trip to Valle de la Luna through them as well and we were very happy with it. Atmosphere was really nice. I can only recommend this hostel.

I really enjoyed my stay at Talar Hostel. Thk U Jess!

Nice and friendly hostel, we'd sray there again.

The hostel itself is still under construction, but everything works just fine (hot water,showers, toilets, nice kitchen, lounge to meet other travellers). They also rent bikes and sandboards and can arrange tours for you. The staff, however, is AMAZING! Even though they spoke just a little English and I did not speak any Spanish, we managed to communicate just fine. They are so lovely and helpful! And ofcourse the cute cat is a bonus as well :D I would definitely stay here again.

The hostel hostess was very patient and helpful, especially since I speak very little Spanish. I enjoyed the outdoor seating in the morning and evenings, and being away from the main area meant for a more quiet night.

the hostel seemed very sad, startying form the entrance which is very indecent both from outside and inside. The reception area is very unwelcoming, badly decorated and dirty.The furniture in room was very old, sad and ugly and the bathroom the same. The sliding window of the room was facing the interior patio and it could be easly opened from outside!!!! From my point of view you dont need money to make a place warm and decent enough , it s just a matter of good taste and basic hospitality.