Lion AQP Hostel - cheap overnight parking | Informal Campsite

April 4th, 2022 by mapadomato.info

This place is permanently closed.

February 26th, 2020 by geryband1

good money to value ratio, easy to walk to the center. a little dirty and full of trash

February 21st, 2020 by mariesutkowski

Good place in town. Very good wifi, hot showers, toilets.
Only 3/4 places for campervan. The entrance is very tight.
We can leave the vehicle, to visit Arequipa.

February 16th, 2020 by info

Perfekt place for Arequipa. Close to town. Easily by foot. Toilet, shower, electricity - camper 10s, each person 5s. WiFi also good. Max 3 Campers. Camper cannot be longer than 6m. I would drive in using all centimeters - camper is 6m.

November 14th, 2019 by learningtobreatheabroad.com

10 soles to leave the van or 20 soles for van and 2 people. Only 4 Van's can fit and the entrance is very tight for bigger Van's. It took much backwards and forwards to get our Dodge van in and out. Incredibly friendly and generous people at the lodge. Laundry for 5 soles per kg. Wifi was very good!

October 24th, 2019 by PanamePanam

Really good place. Very quiet at night, super friendly owner.
Really cheap for What you get
Place to park, to sleep with electricity, hot shower and good wifi

October 2nd, 2019 by fskye

Really well located place to camp in Arequipa at a very reasonable price. Short walk to the old town, supermarket, viewpoint etc.
Great view over Arequipa and El Misti Volcano from the rooftop. We stayed here 1 week while waiting for mail to be delivered.
One major thing that drove us crazy was that there are young children here all the time (assume the owners kids) and the huge TV in the common area is constantly playing childrens cartoons very very loudly.
Unfortunately the shower wasn't cleaned the whole time we were here and has muddy hand prints all over the walls. Shower is hot with good pressure though, so just wear shoes and don't touch anything and you'll be fine :) The toilets were clean. Kitchen filthy so didn't use it.
We also camped at Hostel Mercedes which was about 1000 times nicer, but it's also more than twice the price. Would recommend this place if you don't plan on spending much time there.

September 23rd, 2019 by es.lointier

We stayed there 5 days and let our car for more than a week! We paid 20 sol per day and 10 sol per day while away.
We let our key car to the owner because a car was behind us while away, we had no pb, best place to stay really cheap.
Only thing it is very difficult to access for big camper. Shower semi-hot, wifi in the common area.
Best place for small budget. Owner and staff were perfect very friendly, familial place we loved the vibe.

July 22nd, 2019 by tsoaexe

Spent a few nights there. Great option for a few days in Arequipa, or even for parking while away. The owner is really nice.
Almost everything was already said in the previous comments.
Prices are still up to date.
"Hot" showers are only available during daytime.
Not suitable for big rigs as the entrance from the road is quite narrow.

June 21st, 2019 by salita_46

We spent two nights here. Very good option to visit arequipa and leave you van in a safe place. We paid (2 persons) 20 soles per day and they offer hot showers, good wifi to download Netflix movies, kitchen to use their propane gas and cook a lot and water to wash you car.
Beto the owner is very kindly with us and the neighboor is very nice

May 29th, 2019 by southbyvan

10sol per car and 5sol per person. Super dog friendly

May 17th, 2019 by bielesage

Prices still accurate. So cheap. It's nothing fancy but it has the necessary facilities and we liked the chill, laid back vibe.

May 6th, 2019 by antoine.finot5

We spend 4 nights in this hostel.
No more than 3/4 vans in the yard.
But we really enjoy this place. All the staff is very cool, friendly, helpful.
Commons spaces confortable and bathrooms are clean.
Hot shower, kitchen for everybody.

February 1st, 2019 by hollebecqruth

Same prices!
We left our car here for a month and had a discount. We paid 120 SOL for 30 days.
The hostel is in construction..

October 8th, 2018 by oehlmannt

This place has already been added as a hostel but you can also camp here. And since there aren't many camping places available in Arequipa, I thought it made sense to add it again. So people looking for parking can find it.
Pricing:
S5 per van/car: Parking and sleeping in your van, no access to facilities
S5 extra per person: access to facilities like common kitchen, showers, toilets
S15 per person: bed in a dorm, parking included.

We left our van here to do the 2 day Colca Tour. After searching a couple of hours for secure parking, this was by far the cheapest! (Downtown you'd pay around S90 for 2 days).

20-25 minutes walking to Plaza de Armas.