Aruma Hotel Boutique

We spent a night in this boutique hotel located in the center of Arica. The room was very spacious (numero 301) and had a nice bathroom. However , there was no hot water. |Also, there is no elevator in this hotel. The breakfast was OK (no real coffee however) and is located on the fourth floor.

This hotel was spotlessly clean with a nicely done modern finish. The bathroom shower had easily controllable and stable hot water. The small pool / jacuzzi looked nice but is cool water, not warm. The rooftop bar has a nice breakfast with a view of the city. The room was quiet overall with the exception of Saturday night disco down the street. This hotel stands above the standard ones.

my wife and college-age daughter spent 4 nights at Hotel Aruma while we explored the town. The rooms were lovely and spacious, and the hotel has a lovely, quiet, modern design. There is a roof with a beautiful breakfast room as well as a small pool and shady area. ||What was most spectacular, though, was the service. We got enormous help from the front desk staff, and in particular from Laura and Alejandro. Great restaurant ideas, help with transport, complicated requests (“where can we buy a digital fridge thermometer?”) were met with great kindness, enthusiasm, and resourcefulness. Truly amazing, and it made our stay fantastic!

Loved it. Great hip decor, it really eases your mind! Very well thought design. Location is great if traveling on business since it's at the heart of the city center. They don't have a restaurant but the bar offers a few good options to eat, on the expensive side. ||Breakfast is really good. Service is quite friendly. The sun deck is small so is the pool but good enough for a quick time-out. Great deal if you're on a business trip.

Boutique Hotel Aruma is located in the centre of Arica. The hotel was built in 2003 and offers 16 rooms over 4 floors. Furnishings and decoration provide a most pleasant, modern atmosphere. Service is helpful and friendly.||||Note that in Chile a 19% sales tax is charged upon check-out. Foreigners on a tourist visa are exempt from this tax when payment is in US$. Surprisingly Hotel Aruma applies the same rate whether you pay in CLP or US$. We requested and got a payment without tax.||||We had a standard room of practical size, nicely decorated & furnished. The room had a double-bed of good quality with good bedlinen, airco, TV set on the wall, desk & stool and Wi-Fi Internet. The separate bathroom had a washbasin, toilet, and a rain shower. Both room and bathroom were very clean.||||At Aruma top floor you find a restaurant, a nice sun balcony and a small pool. In the restaurant a good breakfast is served, with fresh fruits & fruit juices and eggs made to order. The small menu for dinner is unimpressive. We had a sandwich, which was terrible and uneatable. The evening cook cannot make even a very simple dish.||||We recommend Hotel Aruma to anyone who seeks a good night of sleep in an up-to-date accommodation. Highly recommended.

This is a lovely boutique hotel in downtown Arica. It is a bit hard to find, but we were warmly welcomed when we arrived. The rooms are large. The breakfast on the rooftop is copious, the staff are friendly and helpful. There is secure parking around the corner which is paid by the hotel. Don't be surprised that most rooms have windows on a well that is the home to palm trees, rather than on the noisy street. For us, this was not in the least a problem.

I spent two nights at the Aruma. My first time to stay in a boutique hotel. A very pleasant experience. The room was spacious and comfortable, a very modern design. The hotel restaurant had the standard travelers breakfast in the morning, fresh and hit the spot. The front desk staff was friendly and helpful. I was there on a business trip but it coincided with the yearly Carnaval Arica hosts. The hotel is a few blocks from the city center, so it is an easy walk to tour the city and sample the Carnaval experience. Nice hotel, I would stay there again.

We drove by the hotel a couple of times before spotting it tucked between small businesses and across from a parking garage. Once inside, it was a different world. The design is modern and comfortable. The front desk was helpful. The bartender in the lovely rooftop bar very kindly told me at 5:30 p.m. that he would be taking his "lunch break" soon and that he wouldn't be able to serve us for an hour. Fortunately, he fixed us up before he went on break but numerous others weren't so lucky! Our bed was comfortable, the shower hot, and the internet strong. There is no elevator and stairs are required, which was a little painful with a bad knee. Nevertheless, I would stay here again.