Blacky Hostel and Apartments

Warm comfortable beds but one dorm is located next to the street where vehicles make a lot of noise travelling down the cobblestone road. WiFi was erratic but at least it reached to the beds when it worked. Everything was clean. Usually there was loo paper in the toilets but not always but who travels in South America without some in their pocket just in case? They refreshed my towel after 2 days without me asking - much appreciated! The hot water was sometimes only warm. It's not a party hostel but that doesn't guarantee quietness. It has a 24/7 reception meaning travellers arriving on flights in the middle of the night can ring the bell to be let in. This bell is heard throughout the hostel and if the night clerk is sleeping (it happened) people ring and ring and ring and ring. The bell is also used by fellow guests who go out to party and return drunk, loud, turning on lights, etc but you can hardly hold Blacky responsible for that! Location to sightseeing, tour operators, eating places, laundries, chemist and Orion grocery store is perfect. Breakfast is more than bread & jam - it's bread & jam and cold meat. There is also fruit juice, hot milk and great coffee. Sometimes avocado too. What makes this hostel attractive are the friendly staff and the great value tours sold at their front desk (ask for Luciana). By the way, with all the negatives I've mentioned, I too have checked reviews of other hostels to see if I could do better but they all had similar stories of WiFi, hot water and noise.