DO NOT STAY HERE! This hostel refused to recognise our prior booking and put my partner and I out on the street in Venezuela at midnight. It went like this. I called Posada Suiza from the bus terminal in San Cristóbal at 5pm on Saturday May 29, 2010, and made a reservation in our names for a double room for... More

I cannot argue with the comments of the negative review about this place being run by Jo Marie, who is a very friendly hard working parent. She's there with her two kids so the place feels homely and there is always something happening. Its not a quite Andean hostel, if you want that go somewhere else. The price is great,... More

i don't mind about the past of the posada suiza owner's, but the story about a big defeat reveals the runner's manner: we bargained to a deeper price when we arrived and after having spent 4 nights there (because of sickness), they told us that we had agreed to a higher price. which wasn't like this. the 5 days, nobody... More

First of all: the place isn't officially called Posada Suiza anymore, since the previous owner and manager (who was obviously capable) left the place. The posada is now run by his former wife (and the details of the divorce are still to be settled, the former wife is obviously not allowed to use the name Posada Suiza anymore)). People are... More