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Doubles are pleasant and uniform. It's a well-staffed social scene that boasts fun times,
including nightly barbecues with salad buffet in high season.
I Keu Ken Hostel
HOSTEL $
( 495175;
www.patagoniaikeuken.com.ar
; FM Pontoriero 171; dm AR$120, cabin per person
AR$400; )
With helpful staff, artisan beer and a pet sheep, this quirky hostel has
proven popular with travelers. Features include inviting common areas, a deck for loun-
ging and first-rate barbecues (with amnesty for the pet sheep). Its location, near the top
of a steep hill, offers views and a workout.
Las Cabañitas
CABIN $
( 491118;
www.lascabanitascalafate.com
;
Valentín Feilberg 218; dm AR$ 120, 2-/3-/4-person cab-
ins AR$370/420/520, d/tr without bathroom AR$300/360; closed Jul; )
A restful spot
with snug storybook A-frames with spiral staircases leading to loft beds and apartments.
Guests have kitchen privileges. The energetic owner Gerardo also provides worthy
meals, lunch boxes and helpful information. Touches include English lavender in the
garden, a barbecue area and guest cooking facilities.
Hostel del Glaciar Pioneros
HOSTEL $
( 491243;
www.glaciar.com
;
Los Pioneros 251; dm AR$105, s AR$296-413, d AR$385-448;
Nov-Mar; )
A 15-minute walk from town, this sprawling, renovated red house is one
of the town's most longstanding hostels. Sociable, it includes comfortable common areas,
snug dorms and a small restaurant with homemade meals.
Calafate Hostel
HOSTEL $
( 492450;
www.calafatehostels.com
; Moyano 1226; dm AR$120, s/d/tr AR$340/450/560;
)
Best suited to large groups, this mammoth log cabin ends up feeling blander than the
competition. Double-bunk dorms are cozy, while the new annex features tidy brick
doubles.
Hostel del Glaciar Libertador
HOSTEL $
( 492492;
www.glaciar.com
; Libertador 587; dm AR$131, s/d AR$495/544; )
The best
deals here are dorm bunks with thick covers. Behind a Victorian facade, modern facilities
