Samay Wasi Youth Hostels-Cusco Reviews

Clean with friendly staff.

We moved from a superior room to a standard and what a difference! No heater and an awful lumpy bed! If you are booking to stay here the superior room is the one to get as you get the views and the better bed and a must have heater.

My wife and I stayed in the deluxe double room for 2 nights. It was spot on. Fabulous views, TV with a good range of channels including a few in english, en suite facilities with a reasonable shower, plenty of hot water and a selection of teas in the room, which was a nice touch. The hostel lacked any real atmosphere and the kitchen faciities are a bit below par but overall it was excellent value for money.

This hostel is super cute, in a great location (a few minutes walk to Plaza San Blas) and has an amazing view! The staff is super friendly too. There are only really 2 complaints I have; 1) the rooms are really cold at night and the hostel charges 3 sole for a heater to heat them 2) the matress in the room I was sleeping in had seen better days and perhaps needs to be replaced. Those two points aside I would strongly recommend this hostel!

Excelent!!! .... everything,the personnel, ambient, guests, etc... Cute men from other countries ;)

We were picked up from the bus station and taken to the Hostel by pre arrangement. Unfortunately it was very quiet when we arrived tho' that ended up as a boon as we were both poorly. The staff were lovely and helpful, they often asked us if we needed anything to make us feel better, and provided limitless teas. The views from the balcony of Cuzco are stunning, and the night was very peaceful due to the location. It is up a bit of a hill, hence the views. All in all a nice quiet place.

WONDERFUL HOSTEL! We stayed here for 2 nights before heading to MP, and 2 nights after. We payed for 3 nights at once but not the 4th. The night before we left, we had trouble with our bank and only had $2 in our account--not enough to pay for our last night! They let us leave without paying as long as we transferred money into their account when we could. Its a bit of a stroll from the city but the views are worth it! We even got breakfast in bed while my friend suffered from altitude sickness!

Very helpful and friendly staff! Great breakfast, nice view from the balcony, and a cozy authentic feeling room!

Well, Do not Stay on this hostel, Impossible to reach by car, no near parking. The Room that I stayed was absolutly dirty, the bed has a hole in the middle and the pillow smells terrible. I had to cancel my reservation on this hostel becouse they don´t have the minimun condition to host a guest.

Was in Cusco for only one night but excellent stay. Very friendly and helpful staff. Hostel was clean and well maintained. Hostel is located about a 10 min walk from the main square (Plaza de Armas). It is slightly up hill like most places around the plaza. The view of Cusco at night is simply amazing from the hostel's balcony where you can chill. Breakfast was very good (fresh bread, butter, jam, coffee/tea which is included). You can pay extra for other items to be made.

Hostel had decent communal areas, and the bedrooms were fine except for mouldy bathrooms. Location is quite close to the main square but you have to walk up a hill to get there, when you have altitude sickness or have got back from a trek it is bad! The staff were friendly and helpful.

It had a very nice stay in this hostel. The area San Blas where this hostel is located is really beautiful and from the roof terrace of the hostel you have a very nice view on a big part of the city. Only disadvantage of that is that you have to walk quite a bit up or take a taxi from the center for around 1 Euro. Beds are comfortable, shower is hot and breakfast is very nice. I would definitely recommend this hostel unless you are looking for a party

Great place to stay. Very helpful staff and great views of cuzco. Only negative was that the double room we stayed in was very cold. Staff did offer us a basic fan heater which was largely ineffective.

This is a good budget choice. I personally like to be a bit removed from the craziness, so it suited me well. The staff is great and very nice. You have full range of the kitchen and there´s a great terrace from up top with views of the city. Ear Plugs are recommended if you want to sleep past 5:00am because if you are on the 1st floor...you can hear everybody getting up early for Inca Treks, Machu Picchu, etc. I would personally fork up the extra money and get room 10 on the top floor.

Great view of cuzco. Very friendly staff! Strongly recomend...

Very nice room and the dining area for breakfast was also lovely. Did not expect to receive money from the receptionist for a taxi to the airport, going the extra mile for guests. Both staff members we met were very helfpul and friendly.

Staff: very friendly, helpful, reliable, always in a good temper Rooms: clean, spacious, these on the second floor have an excellent view over Cusco, towels are included Hostel: it´s a bit exhausting to arrive there by foot with the backpacks (with the free shuttle-service offered by the hostel it´s more comfortable ;) ), the view is really amazing,great terrace where you can take also your breakfast Services: the laundry was very fast and clean,the Tour-Operator James is good and very honest

Lovely hostel located uphill from the main Plaza of Cusco. They pick-up on arrival is helpful as the location is a little hard to find first go. The staff are super friendly and helpful. Breakfast is included and extras such as bacon and eggs can be added for a small cost. The deluxe doubleb room is the best pick.

great hostel. very friendly and helpful staff. only 5 minutes to walk to the center. back up it`s a just a bit tough up some stairs, but no problem.

Hostel was clean and staff were polite. Only negative was the noise, we stayed on bottom floor and there is no insulation between the floor boards so when people were moving around upstairs it was very noisy.