Eco Hostal Offenbacher-Hof

Hostel is advertising accommodation on booking and after they confirm the reservation, they write to you on WhatsApp asking you to cancel the reservation for the reason the room is not available anymore. I recommend to choose another hotel/hostel

Beautiful Victorian mansion, very authentic. 5 min walk to beach and flower clock, very easy to access restaurants and Uber. Clean room and spotless, bed made up daily, breakfast of bread and meat cheese eggs and fruit salad, very kind and thoughtful hosts. Highly rated in lonely planet which is how we found it. Does have some easy to walk up steps to access, not for severe mobility impaired. Not an issue for average person. Easy check in, hosts accommodated and easy to communicate with. Super charming and personal.

The service was good, however privacy seems to be something that still needs to be improved, as we were inside the room on the afternoon of January 1st and the cleaning service and the housekeeper came in without knocking, a situation that was repeated unexpectedly later but with the hotel receptionist.

Great place. The owner makes you feel really welcome. The Hotel has an unique old German look and feel and is located within 10 minutes from the beach and in the middle of the city centre. In the Hotel is is perfectly quiet though. There is a very diverse and filling breakfast. Rooms and bathrooms are clean and modern. Definite recommendation.

I'm so pleased we stayed in vina del mar and booked eco hostel! The location is awesome- on top of a hill overlooking vina del mar- you can see the big red building from quite far away. The house is really quirky and the most interesting building I've stayed in for a while! The views out over the city from the glass conservatory (where breakfast is served , and which you can use in the evening) are wonderful. Everything is very clean and has a slightly vintage feel- don't expect modern minimalism. The breakfasts included lovely coffee, fresh fruit, smoothies and bread. Francisco and Phillipe were both super helpful with travel advice and making arrangements.

One of the best hotel experiences I have ever had. The staff (all family members) were so kind and helpful. They even took some time to assist in planning the rest of out trip in Chile. The rooms were very clean, the food was excellent, and the view of the city was second to none. Thank you so much for making out trip so memorable!

I stayed at Eco-Hostel Offenbacher for 7 nights. The tall house itself is delightful (lots of stairs) with beautiful views in all directions. My room on the top floor was spacious, comfortable and clean. The room had three large windows with lots of light and a great view. The staff was fabulous and provided helpful and very specific information of how to get around, what to see and logistics. Breakfast was delicious. I highly recommend this hotel.

We stayed here again after being here 12 years ago. The pros are that it is quite central (though up a very steep hill), it is situated on top of a hill overlooking the city and has a nice area for sitting outside, as long as nobody is smoking nearby. Breakfast was good, but not buffet style. Our standard room had a fairly modern ensuite bathroom and a flatscreen tv with a very good selection of channels.||The cons are that the curtains in the room do very little to block the light, but they do provide privacy, so better than nothing. The carpet in our room was filthy, stains everywhere and small rugs thrown over it here and there in a failed attempt to make it look better. The bedspread and permanent pillow cover looked like they were as old as the carpet and really needed washing, or better yet, replacement. It was hot when we were there (no AC or fan), so we fortunately didn't need the bedspreads.||Overall not bad, but some investment needed in at least our "standard" room.||