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Reviews of Hotel Modular Express Calama

Vargas 2408, 1390989 Calama, Chile

#2 of 13 hotels in Calama

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 49 hotel reviews

8.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    8.3

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.4

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  • Reviewed: February 26, 2025

    8.0
    It was a great short stay hotel, clean and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The water stopped working throughout the night, no idea why and it was a little hot. Also was not a big fan of the area

    It was nice and small, we only stayed for one night so cannot really complain. Breakfast was good and secure parking

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 7, 2025

    10
    Excellent choice for Calama
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Modern, clean. Staff were efficient and friendly !

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: November 28, 2024

    9.0
    A good stay. We stayed twice.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The rooms were a little small but they are built for workers. There is under bed storage which makes up for the lack of space but the rooms were comfortable and functional.

    A good hotel. Great parking. Small but clean and tidy rooms. Good shower. Drinking water available on all floors. Restaurant good value. Breakfast good.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 21, 2024

    9.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There wasn’t fresh coffee at the breakfast

    Excellent structure, very comfortable, clean and everything was new.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: September 4, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Tiny bathrooms

    What you expect from hotel. Clean rooms and great breakfast Great for price

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 4, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Internet was not the best, but totally okay.

    Clean, quiet and excellent breakfast. I def recommend it

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very nice staff, good shower, comfortable bed. Rooms are quite small but absolutely ok.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 26, 2024

    8.0
    Modern and clean hotel in easy walking distance to the city centre.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There is quite a lot of traffic on the street towards the entrance, which is audible from the rooms.

    The room was comfortably warm, which is essential when traveling during winter (July). It was excellent, with a duvet instead of blankets, as we have experienced in many other places in the region. Everything was fresh and clean.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: April 25, 2024

    9.0
    Nice hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We checked in at 1pm and the receptionist tell us check in time is 3pm even though rooms were available, is there a need for this?

    Nice hotel for a night stay at the mining town, breakfast is good , they even encourage you to take away.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2023

    10
    Short visit in Calama
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Maybe shower would have more power. 🚿

    Nice & clean little room with good location. Lazy holiday breakfast, no hurry. 🛌☕

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2023

    8.0
    We spent there only one day, but in general, everything was ok.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Sometimes cold water, bad WiFi connection in the room

    Great staff, clean room, safe area

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: March 24, 2023

    8.0
    Nice hotel - used extensively by the mine workers - not really a tourist location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Calama! This city is basically there for the copper mines. It's a good connecting airport for Chile but for tourists / travellers it is not a place I would recommend. The city itself is filthy with rubbish stacked up on the streets and packs of street dogs roaming the place scavaging for food. There are hundred's if not thousands of red pickup trucks used by the minners and the night life is what you might expect from a location where you have thousands of miners living and working away from home for months at a time! Hop through here and head for San Pedro de Atacama - that town is fantastic :)

    The Hotel was clean & comfortable. No issuses with room, bed, shower, breakfast, lifts, communial area, etc. Good secure car park. Wifi was OK. If I was in Calama again I would have no issues with staying here again.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: January 8, 2023

    10
    great stay before and after san pedro
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    very good value, good breakfast, good stuff

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: January 8, 2023

    10
    excellent value
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    comfortable bed

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: November 23, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Surrounding area is run down and dangerous at night.

    Clean, comfortable, although soundproofing could be better.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 3, 2022

    8.0
    Exceptionally helpful front desk staff, very clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Exceptionally friendly and helpful front desk staff. Super clean and quiet. Good location to bus stations

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: September 24, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Comfortable bed. Good breakfast. Helpful staff.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: December 29, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Small room and bathroom and staff not always kind to help me !

    Modern forniture and confortable bed

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: December 22, 2024

    5.0
    Functional stay, but had to challenge reception to get the room we booked
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There were several issues with checking in - firstly when me and my partner arrived we were told that we had booked a room for only 1 person and had to show our confirmation to prove we had booked a double room for 2 people. We were then given a twin room, and had to go back and challenge this. The room we were eventually given was in the corner of the hotel, the door handle was broken and the bathroom looked like it needed some renovation and care - seemed like a disused room they placed us in. We were very disappointed by this service. The staff the next morning were more friendly, shame about this treatment for when we arrived

    Good location - right by the bus terminal Good breakfast available

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: November 16, 2024

    7.0
    Good option in Calama provide you have a credit card.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Didn’t like payment options. Credit card only! Cash and debit cards not accepted! I was lucky that another hotel guest paid for me using their credit card and I reimbursed them in cash. Disappointed that hotel had very limited payment option policy. Was the only time I encountered this in a 7 week South American trip. If it wasn’t for a Good Samaritan I wouldn’t have been able to pay or stay!

    Staff let me check in early.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 9, 2023

    1.0
    mala recepcion , no habian habitaciones limpias , no pude hospedarme.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    mala recepcion , no habian habitaciones limpias , no pude hospedarme.

    mala recepcion , no habian habitaciones limpias , no pude hospedarme.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2023

    7.0
    Pleasant enough inside.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Locations wasn’t the best and rooms are small.

    Clean and comfortable

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: March 18, 2023

    7.0
    Nice hotel for mine workers - not great location for tourists
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Calama is not a tourist location - unlikely that I would re-visit this place. It is a minning town and pretty much all the guests at the hotel were mine workers. Packs of dogs roam the streets and the place is filthy with piled up litter and poverty everywhere. At the time of our visit there was major road construction work along with mining activity everywhere. Nothing of interest to see.

    This hotel was convenient for visiting Calama. It was clean and comfortable and had nice facilities and a good breakfast. Good shower in room and good air conditioning. Staff were helpful.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: October 4, 2022

    3.0
    Watch out for extra charges!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This was our first hotel in Chile and the staff member who checked us in did not warn us that by paying in pesos we would be charged an extra 19%. If we’d had a choice we would have paid in US Dollars on credit card. Once we raised the issue, it took over 3 hours to get an answer from the manager, who did agree to allow us to eat free of charge in the restaurant but could not refund the money during our stay. Overall the hotel and the restaurant are not good value for money!

    The rooms are comfy but very small. Once we got to speak to the manager she was polite and tried to help.

    Stayed in September 2022

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