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Santiago Backpackers

2.0 star property
Travelers find a welcoming oasis with a garden retreat at this Santiago hostel, perfectly positioned for exploring the city's iconic landmarks and vibrant culture

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Santiago Backpackers is steps from Plaza de Armas and Palacio de la Moneda. The garden is great for meeting travelers, and the library offers quiet moments. Guests love the multilingual staff and practical amenities like bike rentals and tour assistance.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen

Room options

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Superior Room B/P | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room B/P

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Wardrobe or closet
Living room
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room Double B/C

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Wardrobe or closet
Living room
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room B/C

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Wardrobe or closet
Living room
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Dorm superior 8 adultos B/C

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Wardrobe or closet
Living room
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Bed Apartment Ensuite

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Living room
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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2 Bedroom 2 Bed Apartment Ensuite

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
2 bedrooms
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Living room
  • City view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Apartment

Highlights

Separate dining area
LED TV
2 bedrooms
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Living room
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Twin Futon

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About the neighborhood

Located in Downtown Santiago, a neighborhood in Santiago, Santiago Backpackers is in a shopping district and near a metro station. Travelers who have shopping on the agenda can visit Costanera Center and Parque Arauco Mall. National History Museum and Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center are also worth visiting. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hiking/biking trails. Visit our Santiago travel guide
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Enrique Mac Iver 661, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, 8320050

What's nearby

  • Mercado Central featuring a city, outdoor art and markets
    Mercado Central
    6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • View of Plaza de Armas (Santiago de Chile, Chile); Shutterstock ID 72632002
    Plaza de Armas
    6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Santa Lucia Hill which includes heritage architecture, street scenes and heritage elements
    Santa Lucia Hill
    7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Time to say goodnight to a lovely spot. Bruno our waiter was excellent as well.
    Lastarria District
    10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Santiago Town Square
    8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Hospitales Station
    3 min drive
  • Bellas Artes Station
    5 min walk
  • Santiago Intl. Airport (SCL)
    15 min drive

Restaurants

  • Café Triciclo
    3 min walk
  • R3 Coffee
    3 min walk
  • Happy Days Waffles Bellas Artes
    3 min walk
  • Puerto Esmeralda
    2 min walk
  • Laiv
    3 min walk

About this property

Santiago Backpackers

Hostel near Costanera Center
Take advantage of a terrace, a garden, and a library at Santiago Backpackers. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as laundry facilities.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Bike rentals, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff
  • Luggage storage and barbecue grills
Room features
All guestrooms at Santiago Backpackers boast comforts such as separate dining areas, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Wardrobes/closets and separate dining areas
  • 32-inch LED TVs with cable channels

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Ski shuttle nearby

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Beaux Arts architecture
  • Built in 1918
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Separate dining area
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Living room

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 2:00 PM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • You may be required to pay the following charge at the property: Chile Value-Added Tax (VAT) at 19%. A VAT exemption is available to travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa showing they are not a resident of Chile and who pay in foreign currency (e.g., USD).

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Backpackers Santiago
Santiago Backpackers
Santiago Backpackers Hostel
Santiago Backpackers Santiago
Santiago Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Santiago Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Santiago

Frequently asked questions

Is Santiago Backpackers pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Santiago Backpackers?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Santiago Backpackers?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Santiago Backpackers located?

Located in Downtown Santiago, this hostel is steps from Forest Park and 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Costanera Center. Museum of Contemporary Art and Palacio de Bellas Artes are also within 5 minutes. Bellas Artes Station is 5 minutes by foot and Puente Cal y Canto Station is 6 minutes.

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Reviews

Santiago Backpackers Reviews

7.6

Good

7.6

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.2

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 34 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Michael

No Night life Area & Graffiti Everywhere

I stayed in the private apartment (thought was on sight) But it is down the street from the hostel. The apartment is basic and no shampoo or anything like that. Two towels and no dish towels. Apartment was kind of run down but the price is what you get. Bed was not that comfortable and no ac; just a fan. Area was close to the plaza and the lucia hill (5-10 minute walk) nice views from 22nd floor but stayed for 3 nights in Santiago and least favorite city so far; graffiti everywhere after the riots and looks really run down and a lot of hippies laying in parks and sidewalks. Zero night life nearby or walkable to go to if you like to go out and meet people close to your housing. Would recommend another area.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Spacious private room with bathroom, bery clean. Great location. Breakfast not great, but I guess usual for a hostal.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

kelly , Missisippi

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

staff was friendly/ helpful location & cost good

good location and cost was reasonable very friendly and helpful staff and room was more than adequate
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

vincent, montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel à Santiago près de tout

Arrive très tôt à l'Hostel le personnel fut très aimable et nous ont permis de laissé nos valises et de relaxer dans le petit salon. Sans que l'on en fasse la demande, ils ont pas attendu 2 heures pm pour nous donner accès à notre chambre. Tous les employés sont avenants et souriants. La chambre était comme le reste de l'immeuble, tres propre et agréable. Fortement recommandé!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

luc, Belgium

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good hostel

You can feel that people here are all travelers and backpackers: good ambiance and respect. Hostel is well located.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

JEAN, Joinville

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Bem localizado

Hostel bem localizado fica situado no centro de de Santiago. Ele é de fácil acesso e fica próximo de restaurantes e atrativos turísticos. ótimo atendimento de todo o staff, quartos limpos. Recomendo o hostel!
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ótimo custo benefício!!!

Ótimo custo benefício e staff muito bacana!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Bruno Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ótimo preço

Hostel bem localizado e com boas áreas comuns.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

비추

밤에 너무너무 시끄럽게 떠드는데 스태프들이 제대로 관리하지 않음. 조식도 너무나 별로였고 2층 침대에 올라가는 사다리가 없어서 옆 침대에서 건너 뛰어야 했음. 간판이 너무 작아서 찾기도 힘들었다. 다른 호스텔을 찾아보겠다.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hostel bien situé, personnal accueillant

Très bonne découverte. Nous y avons passé 3 nuits, auberge calme qui propose de nombreuses activités (cours de salsa par exemple). Rapport qualité prix excellent, très bon petit déjeuner. Nous y retournerions sans hésiter et recommandons cette adresse.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ciro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excelente estadía!

Excelente estadia! Muy buen servicio, con una ubicación céntrica y habitaciones confortables.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location!

Really good hostel near to almost everything! Helpfull staff and very comfortable rooms.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Desastre!!!!

Reservamos una habitacion desde Buenos Aires y cuando llegamos, cansados del viaje, nos habian puesto en una habitacion con 8 personas mas cuando habiamos PAGADO por Una habitacion privada! Sin cumplir con lo contratado no hubo devolucion, terminamos yendo a otro lugar

2/10 Terrible

Rafael, Rio de Janeiro

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lugar mais ou menos (menos)

Se você vai esperando o mínimo de serviço, sairá desapontado pois como é um hostel, não limpam seu quarto e nem trocam sua roupa de cama. No quarto individual com suíte, o banheiro estava com o chuveiro quebrado e não há nenhum tipo de ventilador para enfrentar o verão chileno. Recomendo apenas para opção extremamente econômicas, com chances de encontrar um hostel melhor avaliado em outro local.

2/10 Terrible

CJC, Amsterdam

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overpriced - low standards

Overpriced and low standards. Toilet didn't flush, you have to take off your own sheets in the morning, towels for rent - they don't come standard in the private ensuite room. Hairs of previous guests in the bathroom. Ordered taxi didn't show up..

8/10 Good

Stephane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent rapport qualité prix

Bonne auberge de jeunesse avec un personnel multilingue (même français) petit déjeuner complet, wifi et ambiance calme!

10/10 Excellent

daisi, Guayaquil-Ecuador

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Backpackers!! calidez chilena como en familia!!!

Súper!! Me encanto la estancia del Hostal, su arquitectura tradicional, mezclada con lo moderno, muy acogedor y la calidad y calidez de todos quienes conforman su staff. En cuanto al departamento asignado respondió a nuestras expectativas, muy acogedor y con una hermosa vista a la ciudad. Sobre todo muy cerca a sitios turísticos y comercio de Santiago. Volveremos de seguro a alojarnos con ustedes!! Gracias por acogernos cono en familia.Éxitos!!!

10/10 Excellent

Dilia del Carmen, Venezuela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excelente

Excelente atención por parte del personal que labora en el, agradable ambiente y muy cercano a todo el entretenimiento de la ciudad de santiago

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Over priced apartment and lacked WiFi

We booked what we thought was a double ensuite in the hostal and when we arrived we were told we were in an apartment 2/3 blocks away. We were initially happy with this arrangement but as the apartment turned out not to have WiFi and the hostal insisting on wanting to communicate via email this provided some difficulties due to the apaapartments location. We informed them we could not locate the ssid for the WiFi on 3 separate occasions and we were told they would send someone over. It was never fixed. This was quite frustrating as I had to make a number of important business calls via Skype late in the night due to time differences and the only option I had was to either use my phone data or walk 3 blocks late at night with my devices. I preferred the former and incurred additional costs when really the apartment should have had WiFi. In addition, we were told we had to leave a $100 deposit for the key, something we were not informed of when we booked. We can't rate the hostal itself as we didn't stay but having returned to Santiago 5 days later and staying in a different apartment nearby we really think the Santiago backpackers apartment was over priced and lacked basic facilities.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Review

Perfect stay. Nice people! Great location!

4/10 Poor

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Great staff, awful noise from the street

Hotel staff was great. Spoke excellent English and were very helpful. Couldn't have asked for better. Unfortunately I had a private room that faced the street and it was really noisy. Lots of buses and trucks stopped right below my window and the windows didn't do anything to keep out the noise. Otherwise I would have really liked this place since the location was great and the staff was really nice.

6/10 Okay

Juliano

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Bem localizado.

Bom atendimento, mas o quarto em que ficamos (quarto privado com cama de casal) não tinha janela (apenas uma clarabóia) nem ventilação. Os espaços não eram muito limpos e a limpeza não parecia ser uma preocupação da equipe. O café da manhã era singelo mas bom, e as meninas do atendimento eram muito simpáticas.

8/10 Good

Rodolfo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gente MUY MUY gentil

esperaba otra habitacion (no un dormitorio), pero se debe al aviso en www. El lugar es recomendable

10/10 Excellent

robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

close to every thing

excellent and friendly staffs

10/10 Excellent

Big e

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pretty much perfect...

Honestly, this might be the best hostel in which we have ever stayed. My wife & I have several dozen hostels in as many countries under our belts. The staff is amazingly helpful. There was a Dutch understudy named Feliz who was so knowledgeable. And willing to share. And the lovely Katarina may be the kindest chilena in a country of wonderful people. If you can swing it, stay in the apartment on Monjitas. AMAZING view!! Very clean, decent breakfast, kitchen, wi-fi, central to everything-15 minutes to bellavista (bars, fries, Pablo nerudas house). And 10 minutes to La Vega ( vegetable market, good cheap Chilean food). Everyone speaks decent English.