About Casona Potosi Hostal
You are invited to enjoy 'HOSTAL CASONA POTOSI' What ever you require, we will try our best to accommodate you and to provide a quality and a peaceful stay at a tailored budget. La Casona is nestled on the very colonial city centre of Potosi (100m from main plaza), a location, which is within walking distance to major attractions of Potosi, including The Mint, the Cathedral, Churches and much more. La Casona lies 4,100 meters above sea level.
The desire of the Bolivian owners was to create a hostal, where you can find the comfort that you've missed while traveling away from home, as well as enjoying a pleasant homely atmosphere.
The hostal has an authentic touch of colonial architecture elements, is settled on a 18th century old Spanish colonial house, giving it an unique and an unforgettable feeling. Each of the 23 comfortable and clean rooms are individually designed, with a variety of artistic colonial details.
POTOSI SILVER MINES TOURS: Hostal La Casona-Potosi offers our own tours to Potosi Silver Mines. Renowned internationally for its natural and cultural wonders, Potosi Silver Mines is an unforgetable experience that should not be missed.
What we offer?
English Speaking Guides. Our guides speaks english as a foreign language.
Ex-Miners Guides. Nobody knows the mines as an experienced miner.
All Entry Fees is Included. Entrance to Miners Museum, Entrance to Colonial Silver Mines.
All Transportation. Private transportation in the tour.
Mining Equipment: Rubber boots, helmet, waterproof jackets, protective overpants & electric head-lamp. Clean and comfortable equipment is included.
We aim to offer a professional and safe visit to the Potosi Silver Mines.
Dear traveller You'll be struck by the spirit of the miners and the mines.
BBQ PARTY EVERY THURSDAY:
Taste a typical bolivian BBQ, enjoy superb views from roof terrace and prepare your destroyed liver..IT'S PARTY TIME!!
-Meat, chicken, sausage, potato, rice, salad, beer and cocktails..EVERY THURSDAY..
¿There will be a better place in Potosi to make new friends?..
NOTICE:
The prices of the rooms in bolivianos per person are:
Single room ensuite 108Bs.
Double room ensuite 78Bs.
Twin room ensuite 78Bs.
Double room 50Bs.
Twin room 50Bs.
8 beds Mixed dorm 39 Bs.
THe prices in bolivianos are fixed. The prices in us dollars are updated according to the local exchange rate on monthly basis. Other currencies provided in hostelworld may change according to the local exchange rate, as they aren't provided by hostal la casona. We ask you for paying only in bolivianos.
Please note, according with hostelworld conditions, this price list includes the 10% deposit that goes to hostelworld.com
-please note, that due to credit card regulations the hostel requires the 3 digit security code in order to confirm your booking (ccv numbers from backside of your credit card). Otherwise your booking will be automatically cancelled after 24hs. So, we need you send us by email this 3 numbers as soon as you receive your confirmation from hostelworld.
What the rooms with private bathroom (ensuite) includes?
- Private bathroom with great gas-power-assisted hot showers.
- Towels
- Toilet Paper
- Cable TV
- Continental Breakfast
What the rooms with shared bathroom includes?
- Communal bathrooms with great gas-power-assisted hot showers. No towels and no toilet paper, but we can provide you for a small fee.
- Continental Breakfast
!!IMPORTANT If you are coming from Uyuni and your arrival time is between 1:00 a.m.- 2:00 a.m. and you want to check-in at this time, you must book the previous night and select that you will arrive at 23:00 in the estimated arrival time field. Otherwise you will end up waiting until 11:30 a.m. outside the hostel. (i.e. If you will arrive on friday 17th at 1:00AM, you have to book for thursday 16th and put 23:00 on estimated arrival time field).
OTHER SERVICES:
- Bus Tickets to Uyuni and Sucre.
- Money Exhange: USD to Bolivianos or viceversa.
- Fast Laundry Service: 8 Bs/Kilo.
- Water, Soda and Beer is available.
- LAN Internet. A small fee is required.
- Burning of Digital Photos to CD or DVD.
- Nice DVD Room with wide selection of movies. A small fee is required.
- FREE Hostel booking to Sucre. A 10 Bs deposit per person is required.
- Mines Tours every day to Potosi Silver Mines.
- FREE Luggage Storage.
- FREE use of lockers.
- FREE use of guest Kitchen.
- At the moment we are not accepting credit cards.
- In short, as our fellow travelers say, we make easy your visit to Potosi.
Check-in time is 11:30AM, if you arrive earlier, we have a free luggage deposit for your belongings.