This hostal offers nice clean rooms, super friendly service, good breakfast, and extremely convenient location. You can walk all over town to many of arequipa's main attractions. The staff was readily available, very helpful, and always friendly. They even helped me with my bus ticket and a colca canyon tour. I would recommend Hostal Solar to any of my friends.... More

Rooms and bathroom are nice and clean and at least mine had no window to the street so it was quite as well. The staff was really helpfull and the breakfast was good ( but you have to pay for extras like pancake). Recommend!

We stayed here twice on our Gadventures tour. The first visit we were given a lovely light, bright, airy room on the 1st floor next to the breakfast terrace. Beds were comfy with a good ensuite bathroom and it was pretty quiet. Our second room was a triple on the ground floor. While the room was clean, it was dark... More

We stayed at Hostal Solar for four nights while in Arequipa. The hostal is conveniently located near the main square and all the mayor tourist attractions. The biggest plus for this hotel is the nice roof terras were the buffet breakfast is served and were you can enjoy a nice break from the noisy Arequipa traffic during the day (buy... More

I traveled through Arequipa alone on my way out of Peru, and everything about this leg of my trip was magical. I took an overnight bus from Cusco to Arequipa, and arrived at 6 in the morning with no idea where I was going. Carlos (the owner) had sent me a cab to take me to the hostel which was... More

Stayed here twice on a GAdventures tour of Peru. Our first stay was brilliant, really nice bright and airy room on the first floor. Our second stay was a large, cold and unfinished room on the second floor which I really didn't like. The only window opened on to the main walkway and wasn't very secure. If you get the... More

We really enjoyed our stay here - the hotel paid for our cab from the bus station, and the staff were very nie. The hotel is stylish and in a great location. Rooms are clean and the shower had good pressure/hot water. We got our laundry done at the hotel and it came back in good shape. Breakfast is on... More

Hostal Solar is a great place to stay in Arequipa.It is quiet, despite being only a few minutes walk from the main Plaza & surrounded by bustling shops and restaurants.It is extremely clean and comfortable with great hot showers.The staff were very pleasant and friendly and always happy to help.They even stored our luggage while we went on a 3... More

I had a wonderful experience at Hostal Solar. I stayed for 4 nights. The staff was incredibly helpful and friendly, ready to accommodate any request. The hot water is reliable, beds are comfortable, and rooms are clean. The rooftop patio where breakfast is served is lovely, with a view of two of the three volcanoes surrounding the city. They even... More