The breakfast is fantastic and there is a bar in the lobby, a courtyard, a ping pong table and billiards.

Lobby is spacious and there is a bar and meeting and sitting rooms  and game room as well as a restaurant on the first floor.

Very important if you consider all the activities you do during the day.

There’s a pool table and ping pong table and cozy lobby and bar too!

We stayed here two nights
Staff was super nice and accommodating 
Hotel is charming and close to the main pedestrian shopping and Restuarant’s
They serve a wonderful breakfast ( ours was included in price) and they have a great gift shop
We even played ping pong for free!

•	Great location, two minute walk to main street (bar, cafes, restaurants, tour companies)
•	Quiet location
•	Pleasant, large room
•	Helpful staff
•	Best breakfast of our tour
•	Games room
•	Wi-Fi: intermittent and constantly dropping out

- Good location

- Helpful and friendly staff

- Game room with pool table and ping pong 

- Breakfast is good.

The hotel also has a large and comfortable common area with sofas, snooker and table tennis.

I did enjoy playing Ping-Pong/Table-Tennis in the games room whilst waiting to leave with a lovely lady from Minnesota

The hotel also packed a lunch bag for our day activities.

They have ping pong table, fuzzball, pool table, checker on the first floor.

The hotel also has a  recreation area with a pool table, a ping pong table and even a soccer table. Excellent.

The lobby, staircase, foyers and a games room is fabulous.

There is also a game room next to the lobby that has a pool table, a ping pong table, and a foosball table.

there is a games room with table tennis and books to swop.

Public spaces are quit large, the lobby, dining area, bar and game room (they do have a pool table, foosball, and ping pong,

They have a very nice game room for the kids.

Garden view room mostly featured neighbor's garage, driveway and other interesting stored contemporary cultural artifacts that were possibly recyclable or landfill items.

I liked that the hotel had a large lobby with a game room, reading area, sitting area, and restaurant.

Relatively comfortable hotel located just two blocks off the Main Street.

Conveniently located 2 blocks from the centre.

Location is two blocks from restaurants and shops.

Two blocks from the main street, nice room, pretty good breakfast buffet, service was generally helpful.

The hotel is centrally located to everything and a quick two block walk to the Main Street.

Comfortable, convenient location to restaurants and shopping and yet off the main drag, less tourist traffic.

Perfect location a couple of blocks from the centre of the main street so very easy for bars and restaurants.

We stayed at this hotel and is only 2 blocks from the main road where shops and restaurants are located.

Location is very good; just a few blocks away from the main street of El Calafate with numerous restaurants and shops.

A quiet hotel only 2 blocks away from the main street in El Calfate.

The location just a block or two from Main Street in town is awesome.

The hotel is only a few blocks from the main street, in a quiet area.

The hotel is situated 2 blocks form the main street, being only a short 5 min walk to the centre.

This is a well located hotel just two blocks away from the Main Street.

Lovely location (just a couple of blocks off the main street).

It is two blocks away from a main street where you can find many restaurants, cafes, and shops.

Located only 3 blocks from main town drag.

This is a nice hotel in a great area, just 2 blocks back from the main road.

The hotel is in a very convenient location walking distance to the main street and nearby restaurants.

There were street dogs barking all night which made it impossible to sleep.

Opening the windows at night requires ear plugs to sleep largely due to dogs barking.

..barking dogs at all hours, thin walls, hall sounds.

What I didn't like:

Shower pressure was a bit low and water temperature would constantly change from hot to cold. Noise from dogs barking (seems to be a kennel next door?)

The barking stray dogs in the neighborhood will likely keep you up most of the night and if you're lucky not attack you walking to the downtown areas from here.

Alas, we suffered from a different kind of noise with the graden view, and that was because the properties next to the Hotel kept several dogs, who barked most of the time, noisely enough that we had the keep the windows closed the whole time we were there. There is no air conditioning, and the radiators seem to be on most of the day, and your only ventilation is through opening the windows (noise issue !)

but el calafate has many, many stray dogs who barked all night long.

I would choose a room facing the back garden if possible, as the noise of dogs barking and cars and trucks was rather noisy outside out window at night.

Garbage trucks, yahoo tourists racing all night under our windows in muffler-less cars and motor cycles, packs of roving barking dogs, packs of roving barking tourists baying at the moon under our windows at 3:00 am when the bars discharged.

but other than barking dogs we didn't hear a single thing during the nights.

The only problem was that the temperature in my parents room was too warm (in November they couldn't turn off the heat) and there were a lot of dogs barking so opening the windows was rather noisy.

The only downside was that our room faced the backyards of houses with barking dogs.

Only negative is the barking dogs in the area.

El Cal does have a bit of a frontier feel which explains the dogs roaming the streets We were kept awake one night by the local boy racers.

Our only "issue" would be the pack of dogs that lives behind the hotel and would bark incessantly for almost 2 hrs in the late afternoon.

Only problem we had was that there were dogs howling and barking from about 7:30am.

There are some rooms in the back of the hotel that had a problem with a  garbage truck picking up garbage from the dempsty dumpster at midnight and a neighbors constantly barking dog,

My only complaint about the hotel were the dogs barking at night.

though soundproofing is poor, not great for light sleepers.

We did suffer from having a room on the road from the main street which was incredibly noisy - a youth hostel is close by so a lot of noise at 2am and then bins collected at some ungodly hour.

Some noise disturbance in rooms due to design and fabric of the building.

Unfortunately we had a room at the front opposite a "beer and bed" establishment which was very noisy also the traffic seemed extreme for such a small street.

Although the hotel was full of groups, it did not seem noisy.

but get a room in front of hotel which I think wouldn’t be as noisy.

but off the beaten path so it's not loud.

but with the window cracked open the noise from very late night revellers at the hostel opposite woke us several times over night.

It was clean and friendly with very helpful staff.The only problem for us was that the hotel is popular with tour groups, and a very noisy one left early in the morning and disturbed everyone on our floor.

Only minus: noisy during hours that music cafe opposite hotel is open

Doors slamming constantly and noise reverberating throughout hotel.

Although across the street from a youth hostel, noise was not problemsome if windows were closed.

The other reviews about noise are very true, be sure to get a room overlooking the courtyard, not the street.

It is very crowded and noisy for the first hour or so, at least it was on both mornings I was there.

Comfortable, clean rooms and efficient friendly staff.

Spotless rooms, great breakfast, awesome bar and restaurant, and the best staff you can hope for in a hotel.

Our well-appointed room was huge with plenty of storage space, a good-sized safe and the bed was large and comfortable.

Near to downtown, the rooms are clean, an unique part of the patagonian environment and the service is excellent.

The breakfast had a good variety and the rooms were very clean and comfortable.

I had a large, clean room with a comfortable bed.

My room was very clean, spacious, and well appointed.

The room was very clean and well serviced.

Decent sized rooms that were very clean and functional.

This is a lovely hotel with large clean rooms and very well situated in town and near all shops and restaurants.

The room was clean and comfortable, about what you get in most central Calafate hotels,

The property is well kept- the room was clean

but within walking distance to shops, restaurants etc.

The Kosten Aike is near these landmarks: Lago Argentino, Glaciarium, Estancia 25 de Mayo, Laguna Nimez Reserva Natural Municipal, El Calafate Historical Interpretation Center, Avenida Libertador, Walichu Caves, Santa Teresita del Nino Jesus, Southern Spirit, Museo Argentino del Juguete, Calafate Fishing, Parque Anfiteatro del Bosque, Plazoleta Heroes de Malvinas, Casino Club - Calafate, Plaza De Los Pioneros, Hoya del Chingue, Museo Regional Municipal de El Calafate, Azules Arte en Turismo, Amayco Turismo y Expediciones, Patagonia Profunda, Cruceros MarPatag, Hielo y Aventura, Cal Tur Travel And Tourism, Cabalgata del Glaciar, Estancia Cristina, Calafate Mountain Park, Cerro Frias, El Calafate Tours by Say Hueque, Glaciar Sur, Yeti Ice Bar, Tangol El Calafate, Calafate Extremo, La Tienda de Vinos, Calafate Travel, GlacioBar, Criollos Turismo, Azul Latina - El Calafate, Patagonia Dreams, Aike Traslados, Puerto de Frutos, Chalten Travel Turismo, Chalten Travel Rent A Car, South Road Patagonia Extrema, Arte Indio, Explora Calafate, TodoCalafate, Tangol El Calafate, Movete TPA Traslados en El Calafate y El Chaltén, Calafate Walking Tour, Luna Roja El Calafate, Howlanders - El Calafate tours-, Enjoy!, Polar Bar, Gigantes Patagones, Tagle Servicios Turisticos, Tagle Servicios Turísticos, Mil Outdoor SA, Tribus Del Sur, Southwind Experience, Morresi Viajes, Hls Travesias, Always Glaciers, Primera Vivienda de El Calafate, Superlimp Calafate, Vellon Negro, Solo Patagonia S.A. Day Tours, Chacra Las Moras, Telares Andinos, Estetica EL Calafate, Uco Wine Shop, Glaciar Turismo, Traslados Calafate, Parque Provincial Península De Magallanes, Upsala Expediciones, Patagonia Night, Turismo Calafate, Turismocalafate.com, Terminal De Ómnibus El Calafate, Estancia 25 de Mayo, Calafate Kayaks, Shackleton Solo, Gooshe Aike, Cabalgata en Patagonia and Punta Walichu

Nice, simple clean hotel with a friendly staff - Not a 4 star for european standards : a 3+ stars - placed near the town centre - good breakfast - not tested the restaurant - good shop inside with hand made goos a really good price

The Hotel Kosten Aike in Calafate is a beautiful Patagonian hotel, with good breakfast included and excellent service, it’s right in the city center, it has a restaurant and a gift shop store.

This hotel is superbly well-located in town within walking distance of many bars, restaurants and local artisanal shops.

There is a souvenir shop in the lobby that has very good prices when compared to shops outside.

We also enjoyed talking to the woman who ran the gift shop and knitted many of the items.

but central and close to all the restaurants and shops.

This hotel is perfectly located a couple blocks from down town, a easy walk to shops and restaurants!

Close to the Main Street with shops and restaurants, so you can walk everywhere.

they also feature a small gift shop. we had 2 rooms, room 305(?)

It was a in great location, within walking distance to all of the shops and restaurants on the main street.

and the best location, just a walking distance from restaurants, markets, shops, cafes, etc.

The hotel is well located for shops and restaurants.

There is a terrific ice cream shop two blocks down on the main Street.

However, it's very loud when you open the windows, which then impacts your sleep quality.

We had to sleep with the windows wide open whilst it was -5c outside.

but is far enough away to avoid the noise and get a good night's sleep.

This resulted in very little sleep during our stay.

we're from NYC so it has to be pretty bad when a couple of New Yorkers can't go to sleep because of noise!

Do not stay here if you expect any sleep.

We asked to change to a room where we could sleep in the same bed.

There is a downside too:
Rooms in the front are bombarded by loud music from a bar a cross the street, making sleep impossible till past midnight.

The hostel across the street would blast outdoor music past 3 am which would carry into our room and prevent us from sleeping after a long day of trekking.

Our tour group was nearly all placed on the street sides of the hotel, and NO ONE got a good night's sleep.

The room was on the small side, and could have benefitted from some renovations, including new mattresses, as they were uncomfortably soft and we did not sleep well.

Bad sleep due to heat and fact that if we left window open insects came in!!

Kosten Aike

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One downside was that upon our departure we were requested to pay in cash.

6) You can pay for the room in cash using US dollars.

Lastly, while you secure your room with a credit card the owners want to be paid in cash which was a surprise for us that involved a couple visits to the ATM at the last minute.

A weaker point in my opinion : you have to pay in cash.

Claudia & Federico showed me to a very comfortable room - great bed, hot shower, spacious room and strong wifi.

The rooms are very comfortable and serviced each day.

but for a very reasonable price you get a super clean, comfortable room, good breakfast and very good service.

Rooms were comfortable, including the beds and bathrooms and prices were very reasonable.

It was central, room was comfortable & quiet and owners really friendly.

We had a comfortable room on the upper floor.

The room was very comfortable, the wifi good, breakfast simple

The rooms are comfortable and spacious, clean, and the bathrooms had wonderful hot, powerful showers - even hair dryers were provided!

As we pulled away on a tour bus to head to the glacier, a lady from Boston remarked on the beautiful garden, and said she wished she'd booked a smaller place instead of staying in a large hotel.

And I almost forget to mention the wonderful peaceful garden with a magnificent view on the ‘Lago Argentino’.

Nice and clean rooms, beautiful lake view from the lovely garden and as bonus Frederico demonstrates his cooking talent with delicious dishes at very reasonable prices.

Homemade food, prepared by Federico (watch him clip the fresh herbs from his garden) was delicious and healthy.

The breakfast/dining room looked out on a lovely garden.

If you're lucky enough to be there in the summer, the flowers in the front garden are gorgeous.

There is a garden at the rear of the property which has a few seats should you want to relax outdoors.

Just a bit of feedback about El Calafate in general: there are many dogs who like to bark at all hours.

The only issue was with some dogs barking on the road outside at night

There are a ton of dogs around El Calafate particularly farther out where this B&B is located and you can hear everyone howling and barking at night at Posada Karut Josh, not to mention the coming and goings of your neighbors as they enter and exit their rooms.

The only noise we noticed occasionally, was from the neighbors dogs barking.

They had barking sessions at different times night and day.

Spotless room with pleasant furnishings and good modern bathroom with tub.

The rooms are clean and we had a lovely view of the lake our first two nights.

The rooms are very clean, comfortable and cosy.

Our room was spotlessly clean and the bathroom delivered a very good shower experience.

The bed was very comfortable and the room was very clean.

The room are clean and very nice, no problem to access to WiFi, very well located walking distance from bus station and all the stores and restaurants.

Nice and quiet, room was spotless, beds very comfy.

The rooms are spotless and the owners are lovely.

The rooms are clean and functional, the beds are comfortable with clean good linen.

Would recommend to anyone looking for a great value and are happy with the simple comforts of a nice clean room and very friendly hosts.

The rooms were clean, the breakfast basic

The hosts are excellent cooks and we ate in both nights we were here.

Claudia and Federico were the most wonderful hosts.

Excellent stay- beautiful posada and Claudia and Federico are amazing hosts!Super clean, large homely rooms with comfortable beds and lots of hot water and good wifi.

We were 4 girlfriends travelling in Argentina and Claudia and Federico were outstanding hosts.

The hosts, Claudia and Federico are warm and welcoming.

Hosts go above and beyond to provide comfort, travel advice, support with arrangements and fine home cooking for breakfast and dinner.

but also because of the incredibly friendly helpful hosts, Claudia and Frederico.

Claudia and Federico are lovely welcoming hosts in a homely bed and breakfast.

Claudia and Federico are outstanding hosts and treated us like family, supplying our every need.

The hosts were wonderful - we exchanged several emails starting few month before my trip, and information was very helpful,  they also helped to organize private taxi for us to Perito Moreno, so we could get most of our time, they also let us store luggage and use internet (very important when you have complex schedule and need to make some arrangements) and recharge our laptops and camera batteries while we were waiting for our next bus.

We weren't feeling well when we arrived at Posada Karut Josh, and hosts Carolina and Federico could not have been nicer or more helpful.

Claudia and Frederico were wonderful hosts and looked after us very well.

This place is close to town, the room is cosy and the hosts and breakfasts delightful.

Claudia and Federico are very caring hosts who work extremely hard to provide clean, quiet accommodations.

the hosts, Claudia and Federico are very warm, and caring.

The food was tasty and our hosts were always pleasant and accommodating.

Claudia & Federico are thd kindest & most helpful hosts imaginable.

Federico and Claudia are excellent hosts.

Posada Karut Josh

cash

garden

waitstaff

comfortable room

Sadly toilet seat needed a bit of an adjustment.

The bathroom is gross with mildew and mold.

Couldnt use the bathtub because there was no drain plug available.

Not a lot of space for clothes and the bathroom has nowhere to put anything.

Bathroom fan was not working and the shower head leaked.

Shower basin fills with water and overflows on the floor in 2 different rooms.

The rooms are very small and the bathrooms are tiny.

-We did have a problem with our sink over-flowing which we reported.

As noted elsewhere, the rooms in the main lodge are a bit small and the bathrooms are also small

Bathrooms are small and a bit hard to navigate if you were on the larger side.

though the bathrooms were on the tiny size.

but the shower curtain over the bath was held up by a rail which attached to the tiles with suction pads.

There appeared to be blood stains on the shower curtain.

Wifi did not work
No fridge, No airco
Dead flies all over the windows,sheets and blankets
Mold in the bathroom, shower and sink I found hairs
TV and lights broken,
Review: super bad  photos will follow

I would only claim the very noisy ventilator in the bathroom in one of the two rooms we had, I also missed a minibar in the room.

The Cauquenes de Nimez is near these landmarks: Lago Argentino, Glaciarium, Estancia 25 de Mayo, Laguna Nimez Reserva Natural Municipal, El Calafate Historical Interpretation Center, Avenida Libertador, Walichu Caves, Santa Teresita del Nino Jesus, Southern Spirit, Museo Argentino del Juguete, Calafate Fishing, Parque Anfiteatro del Bosque, Plazoleta Heroes de Malvinas, Casino Club - Calafate, Plaza De Los Pioneros, Hoya del Chingue, Museo Regional Municipal de El Calafate, Azules Arte en Turismo, Amayco Turismo y Expediciones, Patagonia Profunda, Cruceros MarPatag, Hielo y Aventura, Cal Tur Travel And Tourism, Cabalgata del Glaciar, Estancia Cristina, Calafate Mountain Park, Cerro Frias, El Calafate Tours by Say Hueque, Glaciar Sur, Yeti Ice Bar, Tangol El Calafate, Calafate Extremo, La Tienda de Vinos, Calafate Travel, GlacioBar, Criollos Turismo, Azul Latina - El Calafate, Patagonia Dreams, Chacra Las Moras, Aike Traslados, Superlimp Calafate, Tribus Del Sur, Enjoy!, Puerto de Frutos, Chalten Travel Turismo, Chalten Travel Rent A Car, Gigantes Patagones, South Road Patagonia Extrema, Southwind Experience, Arte Indio, Explora Calafate, TodoCalafate, Tangol El Calafate, Movete TPA Traslados en El Calafate y El Chaltén, Calafate Walking Tour, Luna Roja El Calafate, Howlanders - El Calafate tours-, Telares Andinos, Polar Bar, Vellon Negro, Hls Travesias, Tagle Servicios Turisticos, Tagle Servicios Turísticos, Mil Outdoor SA, Morresi Viajes, Always Glaciers, Estetica EL Calafate, Primera Vivienda de El Calafate, Uco Wine Shop, Traslados Calafate, Solo Patagonia S.A. Day Tours, Glaciar Turismo, Parque Provincial Península De Magallanes, Upsala Expediciones, Patagonia Night, Turismocalafate.com, Terminal De Ómnibus El Calafate, Turismo Calafate, Shackleton Solo, Calafate Kayaks, Estancia 25 de Mayo, Cabalgata en Patagonia, Gooshe Aike and Punta Walichu

Close to Laguna Nimez Reserve and Lago Argentina makes accessing the bird life with flamingos a highlight at the Laguna and Lago convenient.

The location is 5 minutes from the Nimez Laguna and a 20 min walk to the town.

It is just a five minute walk to Laguna Nimez and no more than 15 minutes to the city centre.

It is also about a block from the Laguna Nimez, and excellent place for bird watching and getting in a good walk.

It's a walking distance to Laguna de Nimez Reserve.

Cauquenes de Nimez is a cosy small hotel just minutes away from Laguna Nimez, which is a lagoon nature park with birds and flamingos.

Walking distance to downtown and to the Laguna Nimez nature preserve for birding.

Although a bit outside of town (you can reach the main street, Ave del Liberador, with 15 min of walking), it was a great place on the shores of Lago Argentino.

It's very close to Laguna Nimez, hence the name of the place, and it only a 10 minute walk to the center of town.

This charming hotel is located close to the Argentino lake bay and next to a wildlife reserve.

Cauquenes de Nimez is situated just outside the little city El Calafate, very close to the shore of the lake.

We walked to the close-by Laguna Nimez Bird Reserve and really enjoyed the large and carefully planned sanctuary.

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