Arica: The Alternative Guide (old version)

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Three main choices: first hotels, second hostels and third furnished apartments. Best hotels in the city are Hotel Arica and hotel El Paso, comparing both Hotel Arica has newer and better accommodations and Hotel El Paso has good service. At the high end also is Hotel Azapa in the entrance of Valle de Azapa, There are good hotels for businessmen as, Inti Jaya and Diego de Almagro, the former with a good quality/price ratio. Fares are often negotiable at the desk, especially out of the high season or on the edge.To call ahead by phone and make reservation is highly advisable. You may ask also if there are some cut price.

On the hostels there are a broad assortment of qualities and prices, Patricio Lynch Street and DiegoPortales, in front of Terminal Rodoviario are full of hostals, the first are better located and near downtown. Check our List of Hotels and Hostals for complete information.

Recommended Hostel, Hostel Jardin del Sol is owned and managed by a good friend of mine so maybe I am not completely impartial, but I knew the place when it was run by his old father and impressed to me so much that I made a webpage for him. Later I learned that he was my friend´s father. Anyway, I recommend it because is one of the few in town specifically oriented to gringo´s needs.

Furnished apartments are the best choice when you are with a group of people, because they are rented as a unit, no matter how many people are included. Also you have the kitchen, and laundry facility and much more privacy than in a hotel. To rent an apartment you may contact a Real Estate Agent (Corredor de Propiedades in spanish). Main agents are OVI propiedades , María Cristina Mena, Carrio y Espouyes, Garate y Niedblinsky and Victor Pizarro Bossay.

If you are looking for a furnished apartment on a budget call Marcelo to any of those celular phones 08-6154919 or 08-8649956, they have a good apartment for hire at fair price.

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