Name: Hostal Los Uros
Address: 135 Jiron Theodoro Valcarcel, Puno, Puno, Puno, not available, Peru
Rating: 6

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For my own room (with my own bathroom, my own TV & also an egg sandwich for breakfast), I would say it was a "super great" rate of 10 US$ a night for my 2-night stay here to visit Lake Titicaca (compared to the place I stayed in Cusco for the Machu Picchu visit where I paid "more than twice" as much just for a bed in a 4-bed dorm), and yes I was also quite thankful for being able to check in right away the first day (after arriving quite early in the morning by an overnight bus from Cusco) getting a good rest before going on a "full-day tour" on the Lake the next day.

Also great about this place is its location in a "vibrant area" where there are a number of "shopping streets" (with plenty of shops for souvenirs & miscellaneous and quite a number of restaurants along both sides of the streets some of which for pedestrians only) and two squares one of which being the city's "main square" Plaza de Armas (with Catedral de Puno on one side).  And among the restaurants in the area, one I can suggest (for its nice & "quite filling" meals at pretty reasonable prices) is the Chinese restaurant just a few minutes' walk from this place (a left turn after coming out followed by a right turn after two blocks where it's shortly on the left side of the street).

A nice place, a "great rate" :)

I stayed at this hostel recently, It is clean, comfortable, good wifi in the rooms, hot water.  Its location about 2 blocks from the Plaza de Pinos was good too.  If you spend all day in your room, it lacks a bit of character, but if you use your room to sleep in and store your gear while you are out and about Puno.  This place may be right for you.

reasonably priced hostel, good location near Plaza de Pinos

I stayed in Hostal Los Uros twice overnight while visiting Puno with my partner in November 2015. We failed to do our tripadvisor research in advance and took a gamble with a lonely planet recommendation. Our first stay was actually really decent, but our second was not - mainly due to the location of the rooms.

PROS
 - CHEAP - It cost us 50 sol for a double room with private bathroom. This did not include breakfast.
 - CLEAN - Although the hostal had a very run down and depressing feeling, the rooms were clean.
  - FRIENDLY STAFF - Spoke English, although a bit pushy with the tours
  - LOCATION - This was within walking distance to the touristic heart of the city. However, it was quite a distance from the bus station and I would recommend getting a taxi (we walked it but I wouldn't recommend it). It is within walking distance to the port if you intend on doing a boat tour of Lake Titicaca.
  - HOT WATER - Worked and was plentiful.
  - WIFI - The wifi worked surprisingly well for Peru and I was actually able to use it to upload most of my photos onto my online cloud overnight. I believe the internet is ADSL 2+

CONS
  - SMELL - The entire hostel smelt very strongly of paint
  - NOISE - On the first night we were located in a room in the back of the property. This was fairly quiet although people chatting in the open courtyard in the morning woke us up. On the second visit we were placed in a room on the street and this was VERY noisy and we had a awful sleep as a result.
  - NOT A FIXED PRICE - We didn't book this in advance on either occasion. The first night we were charged 50 Sol for a private room with bathroom. On return we were quoted 60 sol for the same room, which was a little confusing. We were able to 'negotiate' it down to 50 sol however after this I noted in his book that the prices that each room have been booked for have actually been recorded. Our original room was 30 Sol! Some were listed as low as 20 sol! I noted our price of 50 Sol was by far the highest out of the 25 or so rooms listed and I think you get 'tourist rates'. For this reason I would barter hard (attempt 30 Sol for double with private bathroom).

Overall this isn't the best place to stay, although your experience will depend on your location of your room (make sure you don't get it on the street) and your bartering skills. If you are a budget traveller you will find this place perfectly fine.

You get what you pay for

I am not sure why the other reviews are so negative. We stayed one night and found the staff to be so helpful and nice. Always went out of their way to help us. Our room was big and the showers were hot. The hotel is quiet which was great for us as we wanted to rest after adjusting to the altitude. It is cold but thats the whole area! Once in the bed we were fine and they lend you heaters. Would def stay here again.

Lovely stay

This hostal is a scam. We were told, we have a room with breakfast which is from 6 to 10 am. At 8 o'clock we wanted to have breakfast, the guy (another) said, breakfast is only until 8. When we insisted, we got some bread, then we asked for eggs, and coffee with milk. The guy asked how much we pay and said, actually we do not have a right for breakfast here (we payed the same price, like in Cusco, which must be high here). So spare your the headache on your holiday and go somewhere else.

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