Overview:
Easter Island is an expensive place to visit. Very basic hotel rooms start out at around $100/night. Kaimana Inn is one of the less expensive options at around the $100/night dollar mark. It is a basic hotel with 6 rooms that is run by a family. Many of the hotels on the island are owned and operatorated by families on the island. There are only 2 or three that are corporate run.
The rooms are a little larger that you might expect for a small family hotel, but not large. The beds were fine with clean sheets. The bathroom on the other hand was small, but adequate. The room was clean. There was a small refrigerator stocked with items for sale, but you could use it, too, to cool some items down. There is no air conditioning, but they do provide a fan for you to use. No TV, but why waste your time watching TV while here. There is a small radio to listen to if you want to.
The hotel is located on the main road in the town Hanga-Roa, the island's only town. It is set back off of the road, and is not easily seen from the road. The restaurant on the other hand is on the main road, so look for the restaurant, and then you will be able to find the hotel.
The good:
1. Nice and helpful host.
2. Room was clean...Overview:
Easter Island is an expensive place to visit. Very basic hotel rooms start out at around $100/night. Kaimana Inn is one of the less expensive options at around the $100/night dollar mark. It is a basic hotel with 6 rooms that is run by a family. Many of the hotels on the island are owned and operatorated by families on the island. There are only 2 or three that are corporate run.
The rooms are a little larger that you might expect for a small family hotel, but not large. The beds were fine with clean sheets. The bathroom on the other hand was small, but adequate. The room was clean. There was a small refrigerator stocked with items for sale, but you could use it, too, to cool some items down. There is no air conditioning, but they do provide a fan for you to use. No TV, but why waste your time watching TV while here. There is a small radio to listen to if you want to.
The hotel is located on the main road in the town Hanga-Roa, the island's only town. It is set back off of the road, and is not easily seen from the road. The restaurant on the other hand is on the main road, so look for the restaurant, and then you will be able to find the hotel.
The good:
1. Nice and helpful host.
2. Room was clean and decent.
3. A simple breakfast was included.
4. A nice common area to sit out and read.
5. Free wifi if you have your own computer or wifi device to use.
6. Located right in the center of town.
7. A 15 minute walk to the airport should you decide to walk there - I did.
The bad:
1. This is a family run hotel and if you are used to corporate hotels you might not enjoy it. For example the bedding has unmatched sheets and blankets. They were clean, but not a matched set. If you want corporate standards then you can go to the other corporate hotels and pay $800-1000/night (This is the price the owner told me that they cost.)
2. The shower had a little mildew in the corners, but otherwise was clean.
Helpful hints:
1. Do not spend more than 3 days at Easter Island, unless you truely want to get away. You can actually see most everything in 2 days, but leave an extra day in case of rain. It is very expensive here. This is due to having to import everything, burning gas to create power, expensive water, etc., and not just because they have a captive audience. Limit you time here to save on expenses. Also, some people will start to feel very isolated, and will want to get back to the mainland, so a few days will do.
2. Hire a guide. It is worth it for you find out a lot more and you can get a personally arranged trip. Their is a booth at the airport that can help you out, or your hotel can do this, too most times.
3. Bring some items with you. Food - bring some water, and drink bottles from Santiago. A coke or a water bottle here costs $3.00. You will have to buy some food and water here, but save a few bucks.
4. Bring sun screen. You will need it.
5. Bring a personal computer, iphone, or other device that can use wifi for the internet cafes are expensive ($3/hour) and the service is only 2-3 times the speed of dial up, so you spend 10 minutes just making a connection.
6. At night take in a cultural native dance exhibition. Some restaurants offer this during their dinner meals for an extra cost.
I hope that this review helps you out. Please rate my review. Thank you.More
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