Millenium House in Valparaiso

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

If you are planing to come to Valpo for new year's eve you can stay at Millenium House, the reason is very simple, our Hostel si the best choice for new year's eve as we are right in front of the port, the principal point of fire works launching in all the bay and also because we are in the middle of the best street party in Valpo (Plaza Sotomayor and paseo yugoslavo).   Hostel Millenium House is a family run hostel located in the middle of a World Heritage site right behind the main Plaza Sotomayor and very close to all tourist attractions: -Port of Valparaiso 300 mtrs. -Museums 100 mtrs. -Funicular elevators 60 mtrs. - Alegre hills(we are situated here) and conception 100 mtrs -Cafes 150 mtrs. -Restaurants 80 mtrs. -Night life 150 mtrs. -Historic area (we are in). -Financial center 80 mtrs. -Sotomayor Square 70 mtrs. -Baburizza Palace 100 mtrs. -Boat rides 300 mtrs. -Turri clock 400 mtrs. -Court building 10 mtrs. -Port market-place 350 mtrs.   Situated above the port with amazing views, the hostel is clean and has a friendly atmosphere. The staff are informative. Facilities include: Internet, hot showers, guest kitchen, bed linen, cable TV, DVD, tourist information, maps, Internet access.   -Check out 12:30 pm. -Check in 14:00 pm -Breakfast 9:00 - 11:00 am. -Internet (WI-FI)   Note: if you arrive early in the morning and we have rooms available, you will can sleep after your long bus journey.     The rooms are spacious and clean with storage space The shared rooms are comprised of 4 - 8 beds, double beds and twins are also available. There is a lovely living room where breakfast is served and the internet is available. There are 3 communal bathrooms, each with hot powerful showers for the seven rooms. The kitchen is well equipped .   The hostel is located in the Cerro Alegre, behind the Sotomayor plaza. It is easy to get to by taxi-buses. From the bus terminal, you have to take any bus that goes to (Aduana). We are situated less than 300 meters from the port, with an artisan market, supermarkets, restaurants and cafes only a few blocks away. Valparaíso is surrounded by 45 hills, if you cannot face the walk up to see the spectacular views around the city, you can take one of the old censor’s which have been running for a century.   There are lovely plazas to explore, with statues and fountains of Chilean heros, which you can find out about in the museums. Valparaiso was the inspiration for the Chilean Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda, and there is a museum dedicated to his work.   The night life here is a lively, with a mix of discotheques, bars and pubs, playing Latino, pop and rock music (we are only 2 blocks away from the night life). The local delicacy without a doubt is marisco, the fresh sea food.

Weitere Informationen

• Checkin ab 14:00 Uhr möglich
• Checkout bis 12:30 Uhr

Wegbeschreibung

From the bus station: leave the bus station and walk down Pedro Montt Street where you can take any bus that goes to (Aduana) then get off at Plaza Sotomayor.

After that walk toward the stairway which is between the El Peral elevator(ascensor El Peral) and Justice Palace (Palacio de Justicia) all this is behind the Army gray building. Walking up the stairs (no more than 25 meters) you will see a yellow house with red front door, that's the hostel.

Transportation:
Taxi bus: you can take any bus that says ADUANA then get off in Plaza Sotomayor (in front to the port). Estimate price of $250 CLP US$ 0.5
Taxi: estimate price of $3000 CLP US$6
Subway/metro: 4 blocks to the sea, there is the metro station, you must to get off on the last station, Estacion Puerto. Estimated price $300 CLP. US$0.6

Give the taxi driver the following directions:

Voy a la Plaza Justicia (escala el peral), donde está el consultorio, al lado de la plaza Sotomayor.