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Reviews of Rancho Grande Hostel

Av San Martin 724, 9301 El Chalten, Argentina

#14 of 33 hotels in El Chalten

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Review score

Based on 614 hostel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    7.8

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  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I liked a lot the views from the hostel. The staff was nice and the breakfast was included and it was really good 😊

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    A decent walk from the El Chalten bus terminal and the eateries/shops around it. You are on one of the main drags but on the far end of it. A very busy hostel (even when I went at the end of the trekking season) with the common areas being pretty noisy until 11pm.

    A stones throw from the entrance to the Fitz Roy trek and Glacier Nat. Park. Large common area above and around the restaurant/cafe on the 1st floor by the reception desk. Facilities are pretty clean for the use they get. Around the clock staff at reception are very friendly and can answer most questions. Can also buy bus tickets directly from them. Despite being far up the main drag, still decent eateries and a grocery shop nearby.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2025

    9.0
    Great hostel and I'd stay again. One of the only places open during winter.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Beds were not the most comfortable and the walls were very thin with activity heard throughout the night. Bring earplugs.

    Restaurant was great. Very clean hostel and friendly staff.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2025

    10
    Fantastic place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super hostel/restaurant/bar. Couldn't have asked for a better stay! Can't fault anything, very comfortable and enjoyable stay.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The kitchen facilities were a bit tired, it wasn't the most sociable but that's partly because I was there in winter and a lot of El Chalten is pretty quiet at that time.

    Friendly staff, good location next to the start of trails. Great bar next door with a lot of craft beer options. Nice social space and handy that the restaurant was 24hrs.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

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    Location

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2025

    7.0
    Accessible place with a warm atmosphere. Great food and friendlg staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms were a bit cold when we went and I wished there were hooks outside the shared showers for easy access to towels instead of stepping out in the cold.

    The hiking trails are so near. The food at the hostel’s great. Friendly atmosphere and the place was clean.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great accommodation, clean, good position

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    9.0
    Great hostel for the hikes in El Chalten
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed made a lot of noise. Potentially that was just our room but whenever one person turned around, everybody in the room could hear it and it didn’t help to sleep very well.

    The location is great to start all the hiking trails. The restaurant is also good cause it’s 24hrs and has super fair prices. There’s enough showers and bathrooms and the lockers are really spacious.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    we were upgraded to the hotel next door which was excellent. we had food at the hostel. very good and huge portions.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2025

    10
    Fantastic place close to hike trails
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Restaurant was great at affordable prices, big breakfast and very spacious room

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2025

    8.0
    Great location, lots of space to spread out, and a great staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The lockers were not very secure. My locker was falling apart and I could have easily opened it by pulling the door off it's hinges. Not great but also not a deal-breaker since everyone seemed very respectful of the privacy and belongings of others.

    The facility is well-equipped and well-run. The staff was great and very responsive and they try very hard to clean up behind the patrons who leave a mess in the kitchen space or bathrooms. The only issues that you will experience are the standard issues with communal hostel-living so they were mostly to do with other people.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2025

    7.0
    Nice solution for a couple of days of trekking, a little bit noisy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately the rooms are not isolated well, so there was a lot of noise coming from common areas (bathrooms, kitchen) at any time, even during the night. Breakfast included is unfortunately rather mediocre.

    Overall a nice solution for a couple of days for trekking, very close to park entrance. Possibility to have a meal at any time might come handy. Nice staff.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kitchen needs improvement

    Location and rooms are good. Also toilets and showers

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The kitchen is very small

    The space and the socialising area.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Has everything, avaliable all the time. Recommend.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2025

    7.0
    Great hostel, bad mattress.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The mattress are bad. If you are 30+, your back will suffer. The shower room also needs some remodeling.

    The overall experience on the hostel is fine. They have good kitchen space, a lounge for gathering with other guests, outdoor space to laying on the sun, two restaurants.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great place! Great people, very comfortable, although I was on the upper bed on the bunk bed I had space to put my stuff that was really comfortable in addition to an electric plug which really made everything easy.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 April 2025

    8.0
    standard hostel with good staff & a nice restaurant - beware patagonia is expensive
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    all good

    accommodation options are limited and this was a good hostel

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The female toilet doors on the second floor do not open fully, hitting the front of the toilet seat. If you were a larger person or have a small backpack on, you couldn't get through the door. I think this is a problem that needs addressing.

    Everything was excellent bar 1 thing.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2025

    7.0
    Overall pleasant stay but showers and kitchen could both do with improvements
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Showers were cold and barely a drizzle, which isn’t what you want after a long hike. The kitchen was a bit grubby and not much in it to use - lots of empty space that could’ve held pots & pans etc

    Friendly helpful staff, comfortable beds with plugs beside them and ability to change temperature with the radiator in the room. Also good sized lockers inside the room. Restaurant was nice and convenient, I also liked the upstairs lounge area.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not an issue for me. But if you are bigger/ heavier person, the toilet can be a tight squeeze. Just a heads up. Overall nothing negative about this hostel

    Room was clean. Sheets and bedding were clean. Personal locker for your backpack, light and outlet by your bunk. Close to trailhead. One of the better hostel I stayed at.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2025

    10
    Nice hotel on main street
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was up 2 flights of stairs. Not a problem for us, but some people might need a room on a lower floor

    Was expecting a hostel, but was taken to a regular hotel which seemed like a free upgrade. Nice room and common area. Breakfast included

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The kitchens are tiny for the number of guests and not enough equipment. Hot water dispenser would be useful. Had to ask for another blanket for the bed. The toilet doors hit the toilet when you open it. It is such a squeeze to use them.

    Closeness to hiking tracks. Restaurants and lounge. Card swipe key for shared rooms. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in February 2025

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