My wife and I booked this hostel because of its location in the heart of downtown Lima. Mistake! Because a busy, bustling street was right outside our window and we could barely sleep. However, my review will focus on more important issues.
The first was that we were told, on our second day, that the hostel would be FUMIGATED from 1-3pm and not to be there during those hours. When arrived at 3:15, the smell of poison was so strong that our noses and throats instantly began feeling like thumbtacks were being raked across them.
An even more concerning issue for us was the taxi incident. We had asked the man working there to call us a taxi to an expensive restaurant in Miraflores; neither of us liked his vibe toward us after that moment. He charged us 40 soles, and assured us he would take pictures of the license plate and taxi number to make sure we were "very safe." When it arrived, we got in the taxi and watched as he did NOT give the driver our 40 soles but much less; he did NOT take photos of the taxi's information or the driver. Instead, he got out his phone and began videotaping my wife and I in the back seat of the taxi. Just us...and as the cab pulled away, he was still filming us directly and waved a disturbing wave "goodbye." Try as we might, we just couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was happening.
At the first red light, we bolted from the cab, grabbed our things, and decided to stay in Miraflores instead. The taxi ride cost just 18 soles.
