Buenos Aires - Hostel w/ parking?
 

Ahoy all,

Took the plunge a couple days ago and booked a hostel, naively thinking it would be similar to Santiago and have a compound lot with somewhere to hide the bike. It was just a single door entry...no moto parking. Does anyone have anywhere to stay that has parking??

Cheers,
Rossy.

I highly recommend Kilca Hostel in BA - 1545 Mexico, in the San Telmo District. Courtyard parking for motos. There were 6 bikes parked in the courtyard when we were there. Family run and Guido the owner is the most amazing and helpful host.
Daryll

Ended up getting a bed at dakar motos. Great place and other moto traveller to share stories with!

Thats the place to be , DakarMotos, say hi to Xavier for me :)

Not at all..

It isnt the Hilton.. It's a hostel for motorcycle travellers, a great workshop and invaluabe hubb for gathing information and meeting other travellers.

Never any cockroaches there when I was there and the bathroom/showers were always kept very clean. Once you add the great Asados and all the friendly locals who drop by, it's a highlight of Argentina in itself...

Have you ever been ???? I doubt it !

Ted
He is not a traveller,he has never been there and he likes to start flame wars on internet forums.
Don´t waist more time on that.....:smiliex:

I got that impression...... Some people need hobbies eh ! :thumbdown:

Ted,


I've stayed in Dakar Motos last week, and liked it a lot.
Simple, friendly, cheap, and very helpful owners.
There where a few nice MC travelers, so we had a great time.
It may not be the Hilton, but much better in my eyes.

Adam

Aye men brother !! :thumbup1:

Dakar Motos
 

Hi there,


if you are a mc traveller you want to meet the locals and learn from them, exchange information with other travellers and work on your bike.

if you are a tourist on two wheels you want only comfort and nice photos.

Dakar Motos is for mc travellers, and Sandra and Javier are going far out of their way to help a mc traveller ... it is the perfect place for mc travellers in BsAs.

A big MUCHAS GRACIAS for what Sandra and Javier have done for me and for many other mc travellers.

who wants to stay at a Hilton? I dont.

Mika from Salta/Argentina

Dakar Motos
 

Unfortunately we didn't stay at Dakar when we were in B.A. but have heard nothing but good reports from other people that have. We have met Javier and Sandra and they are both extremely friendly and helpful.
Just my 2 pennorth f.w.i.w.

I'm writing this from 1 of 5 comfy beds at Dakar motos. I spent a week here catching up on city stuff and bike maintenance and Wouldve been screwed if I'd stayed anywhere else. As a newby to motos I made a few mistakes and Javier helped me no worries!! Sandra was very welcoming when I first arrived.

The place has all you need, wifi toilet shower backyard workshop beds and fellow moto travellers!! And a supermarket around the corner. Very happy with my stay. Cheers!!

You can find their number at [url=http://www.dakarmotos.com]DAKAR MOTOS-HOME OF

I think the people who visit Dakar Motos are very capable of finding their way all over Argentina and Bsas on their own.. They go to Dakar out of choice, not because they think it's the only place.


It's hardly in the Lonley Planet...


To ask you again.. Have you ever been ?

hola waterfox
 

Hola waterfox,

you said:

ps: I have been travelling around for 30 years

and the first thing that came to my mind was:

yes, on two week holidays every year.

nobody here on the HUBB said, that barrio Florida is a nice (or touristy) area, nobody here on the HUBB said that there are no cockroaches. DakarMotos is truly Argentinean place with fantastic people running it, offering help to mc travellers.

Waterfox, I am sure you can find a more comfortable and touristy place to stay as a tourist, but you cant find more helpful motorcycle people in BsAs than Javier and Sandra.

I dont like it, if people read something on the internet and than post onto a forum like they know everything about the place they only read about.

Please answer Teds question, or/and stop talking about places you have no idea about.

Mika from Salta

Ah well, Waterfox. If you want to be taken seriously, you've got to post something more deserving than "truthfully, isn´t the place riddled with cockroaches and a bit of a dump?"

If, on the other hand, you are hoping *never* to be taken seriously, you seem to know how to proceed.

Mark

You know guys those dark bugs(and big ones) they are only garden instects.I have them on my garden and even on the nicest areas you will find them.They are not the kind you find on restaurants and hotels.They fly around and an open window or door.......you will find one for shure inside.
Enough on buenos Aires insects....funny this flame war member posted a link of those two guys from England who emulated the Che´s road.I remember his posts here and they where far from polite.
Have a look yourself
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...modation-40100

I met them at DM and Stephen is a good friend of mine since!For shure not a "zangano".

Instead of helping or pointing constructive coments......flame war!One against the other.

Enough said now.Brian asked and got what he was looking for.He even said he was very pleased.He is a newbie on travelling but has the propper attitud to become a great and humble one!
Karl:scooter:

..the best.
 

when Simon and I first arrived in BA we stayed in the centre of the city in an OK but souless small hotel. at that time we were waiting for our bikes to arrive from South Africa by cargo ship.
We had not, at that time, become aquainted with Sandra and Javier at Dakarmotos.

After getting our bikes we ended up finding, meeting and then staying at Dakarmotors..Getting to met Sandra and Javier and their friends we tried hard to improve our Argentinian Spanish! We found the Florida area to be great area to stay and only a short hop to the centre on the local train! giving you even more opportunity to chat to the real Argentinians.

We have stayed in many 'different' places in our 8 years on the road as you can well imagine and most of the time we prefer to camp - stay in our own tent, which has become our home - however, for us, despite not being in our 'home', Dakarmotors was a great time. We made friends for life and are so looking forward to going back.

it is most definitely not a "place riddled with cockroaches" nor "a bit of a dump" ...it is a place where you are made to feel like a true friend, where the welcome is as warm as the the fires that cook their great asados and where laughter flows like the great Argentinian wines whilst you are with Sandra and Javier!

ohh..Ive come over all nostalgic!

other place to stay in BA
 

that's true, you can stay in Victoria hotel, Chacabuco 726, close to Independencia. Old but origonale building and cheap ( 90 pesos matr. with bathr of without 45 pesos ) and you have garage with surv. just across the street.... what do you need more ? Where staying here now, ending a trip of 4 months around AR,BOL,URU and CHI. We dont want to leave :(

hola,

Waterfox, are you drunk?

so, now we have a place recommended for people that cant (because it is full) or dont want to stay at Dakar Motos

Victoria hotel, Chacabuco 726, close to Independencia, thank you Bienvivir

Saludos Mika bier

We want to thank all the nice things that all of you tell about us. We know we are not the Hilton and don’t want to be it. We are just us trying to make our way of live in something we strongly fill is our passion, Motorbikes & Travelling and do the best to make easier and memorable your visit to our amazing country and beautiful city. We like to think we are, as someone tells us once “the home far from home”.
We never promote that Dakar Motos is the only place to stay in Buenos Aires; we have helped many people to find other places in the area or in downtown, Sitio oficial de turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires its good official site where to start looking for anything about Buenos Aires included accommodation.
We never use the HUBB to marketing ourselves, but if our visitors want to recommend DakarMotos, for us are great, that means we are on the right path.
All the opinions are respect, and for the ones that never have been here and want to get their own opinion, there is always coffee ready to come by. You are more than welcome.


Javier & Sandra

A class act...

No comment (Taking my own advice given by me to Waterfox in the past: If you have nothing positive to say, say nothing).

I look forward to visiting BA and Dakar Motors soon.

cheers
Chris

I think you went wrong when you called Javiers place a dump. He and Sandra are good friends to a great deal of people on this forum and many class Dakar Motos as "home from home"..

If you called my home a "cockroach infested dump", I might get a little defensive too.

But yes you are correct, there are a great deal of places to stay in BSAS.

You are correct Ted,there are to many places to stay in BA!In fact someone thinks that all go to DM? Noooooo. Every traveller looks for its own way.And when this choice is complicated they post here on the forum.Even many don´t know the HU site and get DM from other travellers and clubs as reference among other places too.
So did Brian and got was he was looking for.The other side of the coin?
To define fun or safety is not measured by km or citys or suburbs.
To close my posting on this tread i can only state what i know for fact!
To quote other people comments and never been actualy on that place.....far from serious......get yourself a life:palm:
Karl

waterfox
 

Waterfox, I dont understand why no moderator has banned you from this forum yet ... you have nothing to say, you only insult people and write about stuff you read on the internet ...

I agree with Karl ...... GET A LIFE :palm:

this is my last reply on this thread.

ciao
mika

Sorry Mika, I was sleeping over night. He is now.

How's life in Argentina?
cheers
Chris

Can you update situation on this hostel?
I have entered your homepage! What a nice ride indeed.Superb pictures all the way.I can imagine why is it so dificult to leave this continent.
Enjoy the rest of your stay here in BA.
Did you visit cafe Tortoni?
Karl

sad...
 

Crikey mick guys! just jumped on since last net in BA(now in Bolivia...unBOLIVIABLE by the way!!!) and its sad to see a simple question has turned into a war. I havent bothered reading the last page because its all crap. Dont argue please. answer a question. keep opinions short and dont judge others. we all have our own tastes and reasons for our decisions.

Cheers and happy travels!
Rossy.

Don´t worrie Brian, its all ok again.It was just one member.....and he got :ban:NED.Todo tranquilo.So you like Bolivia?Bike OK?Remember gas is not good.Low octanage......
Ride safe amigo:thumbup1:

haha, gracias amigo! Bolivia is unreal!! first day today and so far absolutely amazing. Starting to see more of the typical southern america here. Best of luck with your travels too mate!

And the bike....no problems. Only tiny ones which pop up with every bike everywhere and are easily remedied!

Cheers,
Rossy.

Big health warning on this. Read the later posts on http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...o-people-75528 and check out Trip Advisor.


PS: An aside: It's funny to observe how the banned Waterfox became the banned Cleland and is is now back under a new moniker. :rofl: Ring a bell, Charlie?