Hostel Rancho Grande

Property class: 2
Mountain hostel in El Chalten with restaurant and bar/lounge

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When visiting El Chalten, Hostel Rancho Grande is a great choice to consider. You can relax with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat. Other features include a snack bar/deli, a terrace, and a garden.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Bar
  • Laundry facilities
The current price is $89
$89 total
Oct 27 - Oct 28

Room options

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A hotel room with a large bed, two pillows, a green blanket, two bedside lamps, a window with a view of a mountain, and a painting on the wall.

Double or Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free wired internet

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A hotel room with a large bed, a smaller bed on a bunk, a nightstand with a lamp, and a wooden headboard.

Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

  • Mountain view
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 4 Twin Beds
  • Free wired internet

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A small, narrow room with two bunk beds and a window with curtains.

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free wired internet

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A hotel room with a bed, two bedside tables, a lamp, a radiator, a wooden door, and a wall-mounted sign with room amenities.

Double or Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Mountain view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free wired internet

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About the neighborhood

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Av. San Martin 724, El Chalten, Santa Cruz, 9301

What's nearby

  • Los Glaciares National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Capilla de los Escaladores - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • El Chaltén Welcome Sign - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Laguna Capri - 5 min drive - 0.7 km
  • Madsen House Museum - 7 min drive - 3.1 km

Getting around

  • El Calafate (FTE-Comandante Armando Tola Intl.) - 76.1 miles/122.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Rancho Grande Hostel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Le Birre del Rancho - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Zorra - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Oveja Negra - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lo De Daro Bodegón - ‬16 min walk

About this property

Hostel Rancho Grande

  • When visiting El Chalten, Hostel Rancho Grande is a great choice to consider. You can relax with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat. Other features include a snack bar/deli, a terrace, and a garden.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 80 rooms
    • Arranged over 1 level

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10 AM
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi and wired internet access in public areas
    • Free WiFi (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)) and wired internet access in rooms

Parking

    • Free secured, uncovered onsite self parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Hostel Rancho Grande Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.0

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

9.4

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant offered a wide variety of good options with super availability and was a highlight of the stay. (13 reviews)
  • Breakfast was served in abundance and was wonderful with much care and cleanliness. (4 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely staff who are an extremely helpful. The hostel was really clean and comfortable.
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6/10 Good

Simple stay in a good location. If you don't mind staying in dorm rooms, military barracks, with crowds/parties till 1am, you won't mind this place.
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10/10 Exceptional

This was a good landing base for hiking in El Chalten!
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent hostel

Great hostel and restaurant at a reasonable price!
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10/10 Exceptional

So great location to reach the trail to the Mountain. Nice staff and excelent breakfast.
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10/10 Exceptional

This was exactly the right place to stay as a base for three days of hiking. We had a private room and bathroom at the hostel. The restaurant was popular for dinner and the food was very good. Included breakfasts were also solid. Access to the shared kitchen and fridges was also useful. Perfect location.
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10/10 Exceptional

Love the convenience and proximity to the trail.
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6/10 Good

Very busy place, friendly staff, good restaurant, breackfast is not includet, but good, what you can chose, too many selfish and chaotic people there. Sanitary facilities very poor.
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10/10 Exceptional

The hostel was very chill, which was nice, but it would have been good to have more social things. Staff always cleaning. 24hr restaurant was helpful. Kitchen did not have any bowls, so we ate cereal from saucepans everyday haha.
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10/10 Exceptional

Good

Clean. Staffs are friendly. Locations.
Verified review

6/10 Good

Good location to walks.

We stayed for 2 nights in an ensuite double. The bed was very comfortable but we had no hot water for 2 days and no one would come and check it. We had to shower in the communal showers and the floor mat in there was so mouldy and it stank. The wifi wouldn’t work in our room so we’d have to go and sit on the stairs in the hall to use it. The restaurant is fine and always busy. Food and service were average. The location to the start of the walks is excellent though and an easy walk along the Main Street to other restaurants and bars. The bar attached is excellent though and their happy hour prices were super cheap.
Our small ensuite double
Bathroom was nice and compact but no hot water for entire stay
Photo of female communal showers
Bath mat in communal showers. I think it’s meant to be white!
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Perfect for any travelers.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Really a good option to El Chalten. Even on a shared room, I super recommend this place.
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10/10 Exceptional

Hostel Rancho Grande was a great stay, nice place with a fun, welcoming vibe. I really liked it and would definitely stay again.
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10/10 Exceptional

Awesome
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10/10 Exceptional

Very convenient place with 24hrs restaurant just steps from the entrance to the main hiking trails
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10/10 Exceptional

Fabulous restaurant! Very friendly staff.
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10/10 Exceptional

Fresh breakfast Selection is limited
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10/10 Exceptional

Perfect
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8/10 Very good

Not much things to say in such a remote area
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Good experience

It was a pleasant stay at the hostel, and everything was fine, however the bed was not the most comfortable, as it “fell down” during the night.
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6/10 Good

Definitely seems like a restaurant that happens to have accommodation upstairs. Very noisy. But is probably the best available in El Chalten.
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8/10 Very good

The hotel foyer looks a little rough on first contact but it all improves once inside. The biggest issues we had was with noise which easily carries in this big concrete box. Cleaning staff were active at 5am outside the room and we could not sleep
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6/10 Good

Shared room should not be mixed. When I came into my shared 4 bed room, I saw one couple (male and female) was in a bed with caressing each other and talking. It was continued even while I were there. I was not very comfortable during the stay.
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10/10 Exceptional

The property is conveniently located to the great hikes in the area. The staff was very helpful with recommendations for renting gear. And the restaurant had so many good options with super availability. On the negative side, the room window covers were not very dark (there was a bright light outside my window) and the door did little to quiet those walking noisily by in the hallway. Positives outweighed the negatives, though.