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Please can you tell me if it is allowed to spend more than one night in the hostels in Santiago? I'm hoping to arrive mid-April, and would like to stay 2 or 3 days.
Thanks
I don't know about the hostels but expect there will be presssure on them this year. I stayed in a fine hotel about 10 minutes from the Cathedral square (Hostel La Salle) for 3 nights. I was about 26 euro a night and I would recommend it.
I stayed at the acuario albergue in santiago for 3 nights but it was not at all crowded. I would think this year with the crowds it might be a one night maximum but that is just a guess.
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