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Hostal in Santiago de Chile
We recently stayed at Casa Matte in Santiago. A great location, nice big room and a reasonble price. Christian, the owner is a biker and has a 500 Tenere in his living room and 4 more in his garage.
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How about prices and maybe some GPS info?
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It cost us 25,000 pesos for the 2 of us. I'll try to find the GPS points.
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How about prices and maybe some GPS info?
No please?
How about using Google???

But as it is the season of goodwill, here you go:
-33.439579, -70.628720
Ricardo Matte Perez 0320
Santiago, Chile
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Hostal Casa Matte - Moto Hostel Chile
The adress is Ricardo Matte Pérez 0320, Providencia, the cordenades GPS are 33° - 26' - 22''/ S 70° - 37' - 43 ´´
Phones: +569 9 8798389 or +569 62382970
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Wasn't for me but sure others will appreciate that
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Great Hostel in Santiago
Hello Everyone.

I'm traveling around South America on my XT 600E and I'm near the end of my journey. By accident I happened to find the Biker-Friendly Hostel CASA MATTE. Located very near to downtown Santiago in Chile.

Cristian and his dad are XT fans (they have 5 bikes!) his hostel is a very nice and big house restored from the early 20th century with original wood flooring and a staircase leading to a patio on the 3rd floor ideal for BBQs. The rooms are very spacious, so are the bathrooms. Plenty of garage to keep your bike safe at night in a lovely neighborhood.

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Ricardo Matte Perez 0320
Barrio Providencia
GPS 33º26'22'' S 70º37'43''

Good luck on your travels!
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If you are going to Santiago, I can not recommended this place enough. The guys of Casa Matte are like family for me now. They helped me a lot when I was buying my bike in Santiago. Stayed there for three weeks and it was cheap and perfect.

I will definitely go back there.

Adress is, ricardo matte perez 0320, providencia.
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Great place
Update:
Currently staying at Casa Matte in Santiago. The hostel is clean, run by lovely people, and in a good area of town.

Here are the phone numbers:

+56 9 9879 8389
+56 9 6238 2970

Email:
hostalcasamatte@gmail.com
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Thumbs up Bike oasis in Santiago
I stayed in Casa Matte roughly for a month and enjoyed it very much.
Cris and Francisca are very friendly and i got a lot of help with all that was necessary to find, buy, modify and equip the bike i wanted and navigate the process of official paper work involved.
There is also enough space and tools to repair your bike. If not, Cris will have a good recommendation on where to go to have it repaired or even special jobs like having something soldered or for electronics.
It is very centrally located, quiet, but there were always the right people to have a drink or two or more...
Got a lot of good recommendations on the best tracks in Chile as well.
During my travels in South america this hostal was certainly the best i have been to.

Directions: see the other posts above.

Gracias Francisca & Cris!
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I went back to Casa Matte and spent another thee weeks in there while selling my bike. Once again, SUPER friendly and nice. A lot of help with all sorts of stuff.

A lot of different people on bikes from all over the world came by and shared stories. Some on big bikes, some on small. Some of them were alone, some together. Some stayed for a long time and some just stopped by to have a quick cup of tea.

In total I spent more than six weeks there and I will go back to visit the guys on my next trip.

Go visit them, even if it is a detour. It will definitely be worth it!

Cheers, Erik
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Thanks for the update Donuk, are you setting off soon then?
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Yeah more or less, all-be-it with altered plans due to the ongoing strike of the Registro Civil, I still have your email, i'll drop you a message
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Im driving RTW with my wife, and we end up here by accident. We have seen hundreds of hotels / hostels on the way, but this one is BEST! Only for bikers, so you meet lot of same minded folks there. Christian knows where to get maps, spareparts etc, and you can fix your bike by yourself. Location is great. Big kitchen , if needed.
If / when you go to Santiago, dont miss this place!!!
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I stayed there at November. Cristian and Francesca helped me a lot to buy motorbike, while public employees were on strike. Bed in shared room was for 15000. Hostel is near city centre, so pubs and tourist attractions are in walking distance. Thanks a lot

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