Desert Nights Hostel

Great value. Friendly receptionists. The mosquitoes though, were annoying as heck. The water pressure is also very low (understandable for a hostel). There’s also a nice pool.

It’s £7 a night so can’t expect much. Beds were comfy but the room was sweltering. No drinking water available. Clean facilities.

Fantastic location, very clean shared bathrooms. Spacious rooms, close to all activities in Haucachina (it's all walkable in 5-10 mins max). Friendly staff, cool rooftop bar.

Nice balance between modern and integrated into its environment, rooms were nice, shared bathroom was clean but shower wasn’t really working properly. A drink is offered as gratuity to the bar which is kind. Only thing I would fix is the upper indoor window letting light go through the room overnight since they aren’t turned off.

Hi,
I have spent 2 nights in November 2024 here.
The staff is friendly. I have slept in a shared dormitory. Lockers incl. Key are provided. There is a kitchen on the terrace everybody can use. The shower offered also warm water.
Moreover I was positively surprised that access to a swimming pool in front of the hostel was included:) best price for a hostel incl. Swimming pool and kitchen in Huacachina for this time :)
Only disadvantage was that cameras are installed everywhere:S. And the music from the restaurant disturbs sometimes : (
Best regards,
Maria.

Be really careful about your stuff when staying in this hostel. While we staying here, someone took my Nike sneakers and my friend's Supreme jacket. We stayed in the room 7 on the second level but there was no camera on this level. There are cameras everywhere except for the second level. Besides there are a few staff rooms in this building. I guess someone related to this place stole ours but cant be sure because theres no evidence. On top of that, what kind of traveler could take used shoes of other travelers? Another reason im suspicious about this place is the staff's reaction. When I told him what happened to us, he just shrugged his shoulders. That was all. He didnt take any actions.

Mostly good, until the actual construction at 2:30am.
Desert Nights started off as a good hostel. Rooms and bathrooms are clean and comfortable, and the music cuts out at a reasonable time. Location is fantastic in relation to the lagoon, and the staff are absolutely DELIGHTFUL. They let us check in at 6:30am after a horrible night bus, which meant we could shower and sleep — we are incredible grateful for this!
Unfortunately we had the front, ground floor room and the front of the hostel seems to be the meeting place for the entire town. The entry to the dunes for the buggie and sand boarding is right out the front and it’s where a lot of tuk tuks drop off and wait for customers. There was yelling and hollering from before 7am, so a sleep in even with ear plugs is impossible.
The water takes about 10 minutes to become even luke warm, and the water pressure is a trickle. The gym is also not available for public use.
Then, on our last night, there was full blown construction going on at 10:30pm, including angle grinders, and hammering tiles off the walls. When I went out and requested the construction cease, they just moved on to re-tiling, which we could hear through the walls. They then resumed banging at 2:30am, until I went out AGAIN, as I was woken up, to which the guy just told me they were finished, as if this were sufficient. Throwing of bags of concrete in the ground recommenced at 6:30am. If you want to do construction at 10:30pm and 2:30am, close the hostel.

The room was big and the bathroom as well. You can see and hear everything from the floor just outside the room. There was loud music and people talking for many hours at night. The receptionist was quite unfriendly and, unfortunately, the Wi-Fi didn't work. The location is superb.

Our friends stayed here for a night, we joined for a visit during the day and we had a meal on the rooftop.
As soon as I entered, I headed to the male bathroom on the ground floor. The first toilet had a massive excrement in it, that was disgusting. The second one was fine, but the smell was not. The sinks had no water, so I changed to the handicapped bathroom to try to wash my hands. That one had water and a paper towel dispenser with paper inside. However, the machine did not connect the paper well and it was not usable. Bad first impression.
The resto-bar on top is nice though subjected to direct sunlight. The nicest tables are by the balcony edge which have umbrellas (very necessary). One table had a couple with an umbrella opened in diagonal to cover them well from the sun. Unfortunately, every other umbrella on the remaining 3 tables were broken and they could open them but not change the angle, so we were still under the strong sun.
The food was fine, nothing exceptional and the price on the touristic side was a bit high for what you get. There were 2 waiters. The one who waited on us was polite enough, just not enthusiastic nor friendly, he seemed bored. He did the job correctly, so that's ok. At some point I came to the bar to ask for a menu, the barman called the 2nd waiter to give me one clearly saying "la carta". The 2nd waiter was confused in front of me and I ask again "la carta, por favor" (I'm Peruvian and fluent), I asked twice as he was not understanding.

Excellent food and service, great Wi-Fi, clean bathrooms, twin room was huge with two double beds. Excellent hostel with a rooftop bar. Party wrapped up at a reasonable time (10-11 pm) so you could sleep without any issues.

The building and the facilities were nice. We had a private room with shared bathroom which was ok until everyone was taking a shower at the same time after sandboarding (18h00) and the water flow stops existing.
Staff were very friendly. We had 10% discount on their bar so we ate there. If you have light sleep this might not be the best place as they had music until 11pm. For us it was ok! We had access to the pool in front of the hostel which was nice and relaxing.

Scuemy is the best receptionist I've met in Peru. She is warm-hearted and efficient. The hostel is located right by the oasis and offers good value for money. I stayed 8 nights, Everything is fine.