Hostal Rosa Mar

One of those places that don't exactly catch your eye when you drive past, in fact, my taxi driver told me he didn't even know there was a hostal in this area. Once inside though and taken to my room, my jaw just dropped! Everything was really, clean and had a pleasant feel to it. I'd booked a dormitory bed but ended up getting a massive double room. WOW! and it was really nice with a good bathroom. Downstairs the family that own it sell a variety of little snacks like empanadas etc etc and the locals were queuing for a place and waiting for orders. I tried the empanadas, they were super delicious!! The hostal is within walking distance to the nearby plaza/mall and then also about 2 blocks away is a place that sells roasted chicken. The chicken is really delicious (or maybe even more so because I was so hungry) and only $6 for a half chicken and about a ton of fries. Going through Manta and not stopping to do much, then this is the place away from it all, yet close enough too for taxis not to be expensive.