Hostal Buenavista

Unbeatable value for money. Laura is 100% attentive. Comfortable beds, everything very clean...We will return.

It is what it is, a ** hostel, the air control was outside the room and to operate it you had to leave the room. The air turned off between 5 and 8 and we were incredibly hot, it was better outside the room than inside. They serve you through an electronic intercom, it is true that the staff who serve you do it very correctly and are attentive.

Some friends and I booked here for a weekend in Cuenca, and one of the reasons was that I'd read it was "10 minutes from downtown". And it is--but "downtown" isn't the old city! It was a 10-minute walk to the bus stop, but because it was the weekend the buses only came every half an hour. So, we walked up to the old city. We do like walking, so it wasn't a big problem, but the hostal is really too far to be a comfortable stay if you're in Cuenca for a short time to see the old town. It's on a hill, so you walk down in the morning but when you return, it's a climb. In its favor, it really is a nice place; clean, comfortable, good breakfast (they offer "real" bread and yogurt, along with packaged sweetrolls), friendly staff, a place to park, and the price/quality mix was tops.