Earlier this summer I rented an apartment in Santiago's downtown, a fully equipped place at a walking distance from the main streets, transport, tourism attraction and shopping centres.

A really affordable place for anybody who want to stay just a little or a long time in Santiago. It's cheap and it worth more then you pay for. The building is brand new and includes all services like doorman, elevators, laundry, gym, spa and pool.

Santiago 710
Zenteno 138, Santiago Centro

www.santiago-apartment.com/

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A new hostel in Santiago. You can get a good night's sleep in the clean, well decorated rooms. The people who own it are incredibly lovely, like all Chilenos. The location is good, but not noisy.

You can cross the bridge and you're in the main nightlife area, Providencia. The hostel is also conveniently close to some Spanish language schools.

Calle Triana 863, Providencia.
Nearest metro stop: Salvador

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A small hostel in the Barrio Bellavista area of town, it doesn't even have a sign to speak of out the front, but this place is magic. Run by some very amiable people, it's close to some great bars and restaurants - a good night out is no more that a few minutes walk up the road, and the metro is about ten minutes away. Very sociable.

Book through www.hostelworld.com

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One of the cheapest places to bed down for the night in Santiago is Scott's Place, also known as the SCS Habitat. Scott, an occasionally acerbic American expat, is nonetheless extremely knowledgeable about the whole continent, particularly the southern cone, and has reams of maps and unusual, out-of-print guidebooks, which offer a distinct change to the Lonely Planet.

The hostel itself is in a quiet neighbourhood a little way out the centre, 20 minutes or so from the Plaza de Armas by regular buses. The facilities themselves are basic but functional. Scott can also arrange a Spanish language teacher for group or individual lessons.

San Vicente 1798, Santiago; tel: 2 683 3732

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