Cruz de los Andes Reviews

There are some nice rooms at this hostal but ours was dark dingy and an awful smell came from the drains in the bathroom. So ask for a room with a window. Good value otherwise and a relaxed atmosphere...

Wonderful hostel--one of the best I've been in the world! Staff were very helpful, rooms were clean, and there was a constant flow of hot water. Definitely recommend!

We thoroughly recommend this hostal to anyone planning on staying in La Paz. It was great! The breakfast was also excellent.

I was pleased with the Hostel and would stay there again.

The staff were very kind and willing to help us out in anyway they could, they made us feel comfortable so far from home. Great stay, I would recommend it!

nice hotel. good location!!!

This is more of a hotel than a hostel! Hot showers, great bathroom, nice little balcony outside. Wonderful breakfast every morning. La Paz is a pretty cold city, and the room was cold at night. You can get heaters for extra money but I opted out. Overall a great place to stay.

More of a hotel than a hostel (all the rooms privates), although there is a games room/computer room/chill out area in the basement. Just off Illampu street so is close to the witches market etc. Breakfast was excellent, fresh fruit, scrambled eggs and a really nice sour dough bread selection I haven't seen anywhere else in Bolivia. Nice paintings adorn the walls (may not be to everyone's taste). On site travel agent for booking day trips, death road. Wifi better than most other places in Bolivi

The water took a little while to get hot, and there wasn't that much free space in our double room on account of the extra 2 singles in there, but I really liked the hostel. The staff were excellent and friendly, the breakfasts pretty good, and the wifi worked great on every floor (even on our balcony). It was also nice and quiet. Definately not a party hostel. The tourist desk in the reception also proved very useful. The hostel also has a very colourful decor which made it very pleasing.

Great hostel and staff all very helpful. Arrived very early and we were also allowed to check into our room and give my son breakfast all at no extra charge. Little cold thoroughout the hostel but plenty of blankets at night time.

Excellent little hostel with very clean rooms, fantastic hot showers and nice beds. We stayed a few nights in the big party hostels including Irish Rover but we preferred the area of the city in which Cruz de Los Andes is located - it is more local with markets and lots of activity all day and night. Breakfast is included and is quite good. Hostel has a very useful travel agency as well. Highly recommended.

Great location close to plenty of bars, restaurants and the witches market. The place is clean and breakfast is great (fresh fruit/cereal/yoghurt/bread/tea/coffee) and the lady at the tours desk is super helpful. Hot water is available - but you have to run the shower for a good 10-15minutes before you get any! It is a wee bit tough walking up 3 or 4 flights of stairs when you're at this altitude though - be prepared. My biggest gripe - people smoking in the building. Yuk!

After reading other reviews, decided to stay here for a couple of nights, but was really disappointed. Was bitten to bits by BED BUGS and when I raised it with staff, they were really unhelpful and tried to blame it on me trying on clothes at the markets? There is a cool pool table downstairs, but it was always in use and the common area is smoking, so if you´re not a smoker, it´s a little off putting. Also had a handy man in our room when we first got there so had to wait for him to finish.

Nice accommodation & enjoyed the stay in La Paz. Shower was coldish tho - but not much different to anywhere else :)

Breakfast spread is quite decent. It gets pretty chilly there so you might want to rent a heater for $21 Bol. The staff members were amazing and so considerate. I had sprained my ankle a week ago so it was still sore, got a cold AND got altitude sickness and they kept running up with things I needed even though I was ready to go downstairs. The only thing is, when you shower the water leaks out of the shower door and gets all over the bathroom, at least in our bathroom so bring some flip flops.

Third floor lugging luggage not much fun! Dark murals in rooms.....depressing room even though we had a small balcony! Shower was cold, took over 30 min to warm up , then was never actually more than Luke warm! Internet mixed. Great location near witches market, in fact all markets!

We were moved to their hotel as the hostel was full (apparently happens a lot) but they are both nice private rooms, showers, tv´s. Enjoyed our stay!

Stayed fro 3 nights. Beatiful and clean hostel, immaculate bathrooms and real hot water even in the 4th floor. Staff very helpful, even remembered our room numbers! Big and varied breakfast. We left for tours/bus rides before breakfast 'official' time but staff still gave us some coffee and bread.

We had a great stay here. The rooms are beautiful with a balcony and the breakfast is big, there is hot water if you dont stand to long in the shower. The best is the fantastic location!

Great place - surprisingly good murals are in every room and everywhere else. Nice rooms, pretty good wifi, nice people running it. However they botched a repeat booking, so instead put us in one of their sister hotels round the corner which was just as good. Good location, very close to witches market area.