Translation of participation in Spanish

Lili was very nervous and feared that the entrance would be denied because she did not have any blank pages in the passport. The Visa office took our papers and pictures and handed them back five minutes later.
Sammy our cab driver brought us to the hotel, he promised to pick us up a few hours later. We took a shower and rested a little. I could not sleep because I was too excited of being in a new country.
In Bariloche it took us around 3 hours to find a nice hotel. The prices varied a lot and there were no bargains. We settled for the Hotel Tirol, owned by an Austrian lady. It was a cute place with a lake view.