El Salvador Travel Forum

I'm a solo female American traveler looking for some affordable and safe accommodation, either a hostel or homestay.. preferrably a homestay to really help me with my deplorable Spanish. I won't be in ES for more than 5 or 6 days.

I'd like to spend no more than $30/day, including everything, but can expand that for the right place. Advice? Experiences?

I have compiled links to the homepages of a series of hotels/hostels here: http://www.guanacosonline.org/WebAppGuanacosOnlineAdmin/AppGuanacosOnlineAdmin/wfCatGeneral.aspx?catList=1&catLanguage=Espanol&catID=8. If you are arriving with Tica Bus, it stops at two hotels, one being El Meson de Maria in a nice part of town. Another option used by backpackers is Ximena's Guest House near Boulevar de los Heroes and Metrocentro Mall - so you have restaurants, etc. nearby.

Hi there;
Here's a link to most reliable hotels and guesthouses in San Salvador :
www.alfatravelguide.com/english/sv/sansalvador-b.asp

Im a native Salvadorean and also a travel agent/Tour operator and visited most of these properties in the last 2 years, the ones on your budget yhat I would mention would be ; Goodluck Rest and hotel , Ximenas' Guest house,Hotel San Mateo and Hostal San Jose , the areas that these are located are OK for a female traveler