Having traveled and experienced a wide variety of hotel/hostel standards, my assessment of Samsara Hotel is that is at best a 2nd rate hostel. Our room (#10) was dark and musty and felt like a dorm room. The bathroom was hardly usable with the sink having such a short faucet that you could barely wash your hands. The shower offered NO water one evening and when it was eventually turned on, the pressure provided only a trickle next to the wall. Additioanally, the walls & ceiling were moldy (painting over mold does not equal maintenance or cleanliness). The bathroom door was warped and the wood was separating/breaking apart due to excessive water damage. I will include photos, if possible. The photos you see of rooms at this hotel are NOT at all close to our experience. Orbitz indicates on the booking information that the hotel will take payment and that non-Argentines will pay 21% VAT tax if not paying with a credit card. When we attempted to pay with a credit card, we were told that a 15% fee would be added. We have not encountered that type of fee anywhere else in Argentina during our trip! I was completely disappointed in this hotel and our stay here. I would recommend booking at any other hotel or hostel. The only redeemkng quality about this hotel is the location, but we saw many, many other hotels close by, so don't let that factor sway your decision.

Staff helpful - well located for centre. Simple breakfast

When checkin the front desk was charging me more in Argentine pesos than the price It was booked for. Make sure you know the exchange rate. Also disappointed with the breakfast.

When checkin the front desk was charging me more in Argentine pesos than the price It was booked for. Make sure you know the exchange rate. Also disappointed with the breakfast.

Right in the center, very friendly and professional staff

The Staff of the hotel were very nice and helpful. We felt welcome at this hotel. The hotel manager was especially attentive to our needs and was eager to make our stay plesant. Plus he spoke english:) all the people at this hotel were smiley and nice. It it also well located; its easy to walk anywhere!