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( 423-6465; jotajot@terra.com.pe; No 201, Nicolás de Piérola 730, apt 201; d incl
breakfast S70; )
An early-20th-century building west of the Plaza San Martín
houses a sprawling old apartment with parquet floors and spotless bathrooms in this tran-
quil, well-recommended family homestay. All bathrooms are shared.
Hostal Iquique $
( 433-4724;
www.hostaliquique.com
; Iquique 758; s/d without bathroom S38/63, s/d/tr
incl breakfast S55/70/82; )
Recommended Iquique is basic but clean and safe, with
small, dark, concrete rooms sporting remodeled bathrooms with hot showers. The rooftop
terrace features a pool table, and guests get to use shared kitchen facilities. Credit cards
are accepted.
HOTEL
Hotel Kamana $$
( 426-7204, 427-7106;
www.hotelkamana.com
; Camaná 547; s/d/tr incl breakfast
S120/150/180; )
Popular with tour groups and business travelers, this secure
hotel has 46 tidy, carpeted rooms enlivened by colorful bedspreads. English and French
are spoken. Credit cards accepted. An on-site restaurant-cafe is open 24 hours. Overall,
very good value.
HOTEL
GUESTHOUSE
Pensión Ibarra $
( 427-8603; pensionibarra@gmail.com; 14th fl, No 152, Tacna 359; s/d without bath-
room from S25/35)
Inside a scruffy concrete apartment block, the helpful Ibarra sisters
keep seven basic guest rooms that are clean and stocked with firm beds. There is a shared
kitchen and laundry service. A small balcony has views of the noisy city.
Hostal Bonbini $$
( 427-6477;
www.hostalbonbini.com
; Cailloma 209; s/d/tr incl breakfast S105/135/
165; )
On a street cluttered with print shops, this comfy, 15-room hotel features
simple, carpeted rooms, spick-and-span bathrooms and cable TV. Service could be more
attentive, but credit cards accepted.
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