Hotel Casanoble

The hotel is tucked away in a short clean side street in Bellas Artes. It is managed by Mely who is just amazing helpful. We conversed through Google Translate and she took time to be very thorough offering advice on where to visit nearby, suggestions for where to eat, and info on using the Metro (only 250m away). The hotel is clean and secure with an electronic combination lock on the front door. We had a generously sized “king” room with AC, a sofa, private bathroom and all the usual amenities, and a very comfortable bed. Natural light through the two French doors although it’s too hot to open them in summer. The street has a couple of other small hotels as well but it was relatively quiet at night. The area seems safe and there are heaps of places to eat from nearby (I recommend Mosqueto Cafe nearby). There are 7-day secure A**s (search for BancoEstado - Sucursal Santiago Monjitas) about 3 blocks along Monjitas towards Plaza de Armas (select Extrajeros for English). Mely also booked a shared small-van day tour to Valparaiso for the Monday, when museums are closed, which was very good. We had daily breakfast (for a small extra cost) at the hotel. The breakfasts were served in a small dinning room at our requested times. Cereal, orange juice, toast, scrambled eggs, some sliced meat and cheese, yogurt, piece of fruit, tea and a small muffin. Quite ample to start the day. Also I recommend the airport (each way) transfer service Mely can book for you. The driver we had is excellent and honest - I dropped my credit card wallet in the taxi to the airport and immediately contacted Mely who organised the wallet return to the hotel so I could know it was safe. Wonderful service from Mely and the driver. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and highly recommend this hotel.

Nice place to stay in Santiago. The small hotel is located on a dead-end side street off a main road, so you are away from the traffic. The rooms are big and the attached bathroom is satisfactory. You can buy breakfast at a neighboring hostel. I liked the place and it was a good base for exploring Santiago. The only negative is that there are fixed stone benches on the pedestrian street outside and people tend to congregate there and talk until late in the night - and the front facing windows/porch doors are not very effective at insulating from the noise. This will bother some people more than others (bothered me, did not bother my wife). If they refitted/replaced the windows correctly, it would help a lot - or if the benches were removed. If I could, I would rate it 4.5 stars due to this. Not a big deal, but could be improved upon.