Name: Life Hostels
Address: Av. Pachacutec 812, 00084 Machu Picchu, Peru, Aguas Calientes, Aguas Calientes, Aguas Calientes, 00084, Peru
Rating: 6

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Our booking guy booked us here and it was great. Someone picked us up at the train station and helped our group of 9 get to the hostel. The power was out in the whole town and they made do. We all got candles (luckily the power came on later that night). The rooms were very nice and so were the bathrooms. The breakfast was bread and eggs with a variety of hot drinks. They were very accommodating and let us put all our group's luggage in an unused room while we did Machu Picchu. They helped us get back to the train on our way out as well.

Great One Night Stay!

We got it offered as a part of a machu picchu tour. We got in, slept and got out again. Internet was not working and since we left at 4:30 in the morning, they promised us to make a breakfast package. Which they forgot to make.

Good bed, 5 minutes walking up from the main square. Convenient convenient store close.

Basic place to stay

My tour guide booked this hostal for me so I'm not sure the price. I was only staying 7 hours since I had gotten late to Aguas Caliente and needed to get up at 5am to get started to MP.  It not far from the village center but it's probably one of the furthest away. 

I didn't feel that the room or bathroom was that clean. Maybe I'm being paranoid. I found the room odd that the window in the room faced the hallway (maybe this is common here.) If the window is open, someone can just peep their head in. The shower didn't have a fan so there are windows which you can open but you allow moths and other bugs in. Behind my room was the river so there's a lot of sound coming from there a well as the hallway which opens into a stairwell. I wasn't able to connect to wifi but I didn't bother to ask about it. 

The breakfast was hardly breakfast as it was two bread rolls and instant coffee and tea. You can leave your bags at the front desk while you visit MP but when I came back, I found no one at the front desk. I ended up reaching over the counter to grab my backpack. They don't really speak much English. 

I think I'd prefer to have stayed in a better place or a hostel sharing a room with others as you have an idea of what to expect. 

I'd probably avoid this place

We stayed in this hostal as it was part of a package we booked to MP. 
People at the reception were ok - not very helpful but they were quickly in handing out our keys.

The room smelled terribly. The window was widely open when we entred the room, but it was not going out to fresh air - instead it opend to the stairway of the hotel...

The pillows on the bed were partly black, so we for sure didn't use them. And also the blankets smelled terribly. We used our sleeping bags to find some rest.

In the bathroom we found some black mould.

Wifi did not work.

Short: never again!

Worst Hostal we've ever seen

We stayed at this hostel for one night as it was included for our Machu Picchu trip which was booked by local agency. This was truly the most terrible stay for us.
Flies and mosquitoes were flying in the bedroom and bathroom.
There is no hot water supply but only warm water supply from the shower.
From the pillow, bed sheet to blanket, they were filled with moldy smell. We used all our cloths and scarfs to roll our body to avoid any physical touch to the bed. We were totally wakeful for the whole night because of the disgusting smell.
The reception guy is the rudest Peruvian I have ever met. He has no respect on anyone at all.
I strongly suggest all the backpackers or tourists, who will soon visit Machu Picchu, should avoid staying at this hostel located in Aguas Calientes. It is not a place for you to rest, instead it is a place that tortures you! 

P.S. It is a pity that the rating system here does not provide option for “extremely terrible” :(

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