I loved the location as I was able to walk almost everywhere, the restaurant (having breakfast in the back lounge with all the plants was my favorite) and the vibe at the hostel! It’s quite artsy and food is AMAZING! Also all the crew at front desk was super friendly and helpful 💕

I really enjoyed my stay at La Cigale, so no comment on that.

Beautiful space, very clean, good showers & wifi

smelled like body oder. Cold showers. Small rooms. To get eggs with breakfast you have to pay, so "breakfest included" is misleading although the price was cheap.

Bed was comfortable, bathroom was spacious. The area was very central to everything in the old city.

As others have said in other reviews, there is a bar downstairs with loud music and crowds until midnight. As I start to get to bed around 9:30 or 10 pm, it felt like the music and noise were in the room with me! I had to check out after one night because of this. The free breakfast only consisted of a few slices of bread with jam and butter. You had to pay $1.50 extra for the other options.

great location, cool building

it was so loud from people partying right below my window until 1:30am. Then the closing crew was really loud! So a bad nights sleep…

Its a really nice location and the restaurant is amazing with a good vibe

ofcourse you have noice from the restaurant, but you can also hear a lot from the other rooms, like the walls are quite thin

Marcela!!!! She is simply best, helpful person. Thanks a god she worked during our stay, the hospitality for No-Spanish speakers will stay on freezing point without this cute woman! Also place looks really cool, dinner was okay but nothing special.

Breakfast was really really poor, shower doesn't drain well, bed is not so big, you can expect big noise in night...

Great customer service and staff.

I think they need to have at least a fan on the rooms. I know Cuenca is usually cold but inside the rooms O thinks extra ventilation could be beneficial for the people who like to sleep fresh.

Just okay

Don't have hot water in shower

the environment was cozy and the people are friendly

nothing

Central location with a good restaurant. Room was nice. This is where the shuttle to Izhcayluma (Vilcabamba) stops, so it’s a really easy way to get there (which I highly recommend).

Nice environment

Can be loud at night until 00:00.

The service and the food in the restaurant were exceptional. Luis, the bartender, was extremely friendly and helpful and the cheesecake was excellent.

The loud music being played from the bar was incredibly annoying. Okay to play music during the day and early evening but the music was played loudly up to 11:30 pm on a Sunday night. It seemed to me that I was in a nightclub rather than a hotel. And to add insult to injury, there was a letterhead posted on a wall inside my room that read, and I quote," NOISE: So that everyone can enjoy its stay in the hostal, please do not make noise in the rooms, especially before 10 am, and after10 pm". After 1 night, I left and found another hotel to stay in during my 2 week visit to Cuenca. La Cigale lost my business and who knows how many others because of the loud music inconsiderately being played late into the night.

Great stuff! Very helpful.

Comfortable, spacious, good breakfast, jazz music great but...

Music a little loud perhaps for some people to get to sleep... noise from bar area easily until midnight, but just so you know. Some staff a little cold.

Location was great. Definitely a good vibe. I didn’t eat at the restaurant, but the free breakfast was great. Beautiful, open interior.

It was noisy, as the restaurant/bar are popular on the weekends. I assume it’s a bit quieter during the week. This wouldn’t be a problem if I had been out late, but trying to sleep around 10pm wasn’t possible for me. I think the bar closed around 12:30 Friday and Saturday. Noise levels vary based on where your room is positioned. Mine happen to be right above a few tables.

Everything was wonderful!

The atmosphere of the restaurant was great.

Great location, comfortable beds and good breakfast.

A bit noisy with restaurant/bar