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Im not sure what to say about this place but I have to be open and honest. It is definitely unique, quirky, homely and fun. |The eccentric room was indeed eccentric: |a bed that only just fit in the room with no room for a bedside table or anything, you had to crawl onto it from a step at the end of the bed, an aircon/heater that had no controls to turn it on/off, a water toby coming out of the bedroom wall, tv cables hanging from the roof but no tv, base of a smoke alarm but no smoke alarm, the light switch outside of the room in the library, wifi that was there one minute but gone the next, some shelves that could be for storage but no light so you can’t see what you are storing, a shower that struggles to emit a stream of hot water, it is advertised as having a bath but it is really a large shower space with an up-stand that would never constitute a bath and the water would be frozen by the time it filled up, the hairdryer must be very small as it could not be found, similarly for the clothes rack which was nothing more than some wooden shelves, a blind over a window that looks straight onto a trellis in the courtyard (i.e. virtually no natural light), staff that were helpful when asked but by no means went out of their way to help and who contributed to the noise of other residents, and the advertised private entrance was the door to the room that was off the library room. |All that aside it was a comfortable bed but if you have mobility issues you wouldn’t make it. The place is clean, with some rooms at ground floor level (like the ‘eccentric’ room). |Remember there is a bar next door and it opens onto the same courtyard that some of the rooms look onto. It is also a hostel which goes hand in hand with groups of noisy people.|If you like eccentric, don’t mind quirks, can live with ‘basic’ and can cope with noise then it is a lovely place to stay in a really nice, non touristy residential suburb quite a distance from the city but with a good bus service (30-45 minutes ride) or a $10taxi ride. |There is a super pool and outdoor space (shared with the bar next door) and a ‘library’ lounge to relax in. There is also a cafe which I didn’t try as there were lovely cafes over the road. |For those that want to cook for themselves there is a shared kitchen (which is also a bar and cafe), just don’t try at breakfast time when they are getting breakfast ready for guests who have paid for the privilege. The name implies that there are ‘suites’. They appear to not exist, other than the hostel section the other options are rooms with a bathroom, that’s it. |I had the ‘privilege’ NOT of being a guest at the same time as a pack of females. They made out they were grown up but acted like little children at an unsupervised birthday party and spent most of the three days I was there either shrieking in the room opposite mine or in the bar next door. They could be heard all round the hotel but management made no moves to quieten them down. Never in all the places I have stayed have I encountered that sort of constant and un-neccesary noise from anyone and the fact that management tolerated it says a lot about them. |Had it not been for their constant and overwhelming noise I might have enjoyed my stay. |For the privilege of staying here I am paying a higher room rate than I paid for a fully fitted out, large, clean, quiet SUITE in a central Buenos Aires up market suburb where breakfast is included in my room rate. It may not have the character that Onas has but everything works and I get to sleep at night, have a decent shower and spread myself out.
