Yes Philippe
You are right.
-Dakar Motos its not an Hotel or a Hostel, Maybe because you don’t understand that you don’t click on there.
-We like to treat the travellers like mates and friends as we feel this. No like a customers.
-Nice need to pay to be helped all the time.
-You always are free to do whatever, but NOT to be nasty rude tide or impolite.
-In DM the Internet Wi-Fi it’s a FREE service.
-Our Sleeping facilities was a require for a lot of real Moto-Travellers than was passing over our older shop from years a go (many was staying in our family home), people who don’t wont to stay with backpackers and non bikes relative travellers in hostel and hotels.
-Dakar Motos is always open. You only need knock the door or make a phone call.

Only one doubt, if you think than Dakar Motos is so bad place, Why you are so angry with us to don’t be allow to stay there anymore? And why you spend so much time talking about us?


Javier & Sandra...
DakarMotos

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So everything is free then, because friends don't charge friends for helping them out? Or do you charge people to sleep in your garage?

That's what I thought.

Not everyone clicks with everyone else, but based on this antagonistic response to a pretty valid and informative post, I think anywhere would be better than Dakar Motors.

Dakar Motos gets my vote.

A hostal with a garage is the same as a garage with a hostal as far as I'm concerned, although hostals dont usually have tools, spares & a good mechanic.

The main difference with Dakar is how much Javier & Sandra are prepared to help out, they're good people & good friends.

Sure, its a business & not free, but when you spend all your time running it you have to make money somehow and its not expensive.

I've stayed there several times, recommended it to friends who've also had good experiences.

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DakarMotos in B.A. gets my vote

there might be better places to sleep in but not better places to be at!!!!

Tons of help, great fun and a great place to learn new tricks from other adventure travelers. Javier and Sandra will take care of you!

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So everything is free then, because friends don't charge friends for helping them out? Or do you charge people to sleep in your garage?

That's what I thought.

Not everyone clicks with everyone else, but based on this antagonistic response to a pretty valid and informative post, I think anywhere would be better than Dakar Motors.


Wow, "pretty valid and informative post." How would you know it was valid? Have you been there? Have you ever been sick and needed some help there? Have you ever had your bike worked on there? Have you ever sat in the sun enjoying lunch/coffee in the little back-yard there, enjoyed a meal with the crew there- or watched a hailstorm with them? Dakar Motos is what some US citizens would call: "the finest kind." There. (By the way- "anywhere would be better than Dakar Motos," unlike Johnny Cash- you haven't been everywhere, man!) Ride safe, H.

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The purpose of the post wasnt to encourage any kind of dispute here but to report a personal experience about the service offered and give an alternative solution to the posters needs.

For the same price (24 pesos for the hostel), a customer can enjoy accomodation that offer similar bike safety with more convenience. Since Dakar Moto advertise here, they should be able to accept any kind of customer reports, be they supportive or..comparative.

Regarding the bike services, i would also, as a previous customer, nuance the comments here, based only on my experience. My motorcycle was leaking some oil and i decided to leave it for some service, while aware that the hourly price was twice to three times the actual average price in Argentina based on informations i got from hosts there who had been travelling in the country (which were confirmed by my own experiences later). After i brought the motorcycle to the nearest gas station to get the engine cleaned and got it serviced, the motorcycle was still leaking oil. I had to get it serviced again to get it fixed.

Dakar Moto certainly fits some travellers expectations but imho a professional service shouldnt depend on the emotional relation you develop with the service provider but on how much he feels responsible for the quality of his service.

Actually, i regard myself as privileged while staying at DM, since i did get one of the 4 bunk beds, while some had to camp for the same price.

Being given different choices, the poster can now freely choose what suits best his personality, expectations and budget.

Sincerely

Philippe

I have been to Dakar, and eaten there, and had a mate'... bla bla bla... But when I take my bike to be worked on, I ask the local people where to go, and you will never get a recommendation for Dakar from the motoqueros in BsAs.

I believe they serve two clientèles extremely well, those fresh off the boat and overwhelmed by Buenos Aires, and those at the end of their trip and running on mental fumes. It is a one stop shop when you aren't in thinking mode

Because the only recommendations they get are from foriegn travelers, they have to make all their money off these travelers, which seems to be working. But this is why their rates have to be so high, in comparison to every other shop in Bs.As. They don't get local business.

The clique that seems to have developed around Dakar is just another example of why this site has lost it's relevance for real overlanders, who instead go to advriderDOTcom and the yahoo mcadv list for accurate realtime information.

Hey Spar- I'm not sure where you're from, but DM does get local business- I've seen quite a bit when I've been there. Certainly DM caters to overlanders- as we from the EU/US/CAN/AUS/NZ tend to carry a bit more cash than some other folks. But make no mistake about it, DM has a great reputation- and it is well deserved. You must know that many repeat customers of DM have been visiting for many years (I'm referring to foreigners). Ride safe, H.

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