Gran Hotel Bolivar

Un tempo questo era un hotel molto famoso, con un ascensore e molte celebrità che vi soggiornavano. Il ristorante era pieno fino a tarda notte, e anche il piccolo cocktail al limone offerto al check-in era piuttosto famoso! Ho provato anche quello giallo, che sembrava al mango, ed era davvero buono! I turisti frequentano questo posto, e Plaza San Martín è proprio fuori, a pochi passi da Plaza de Armas. L'unica cosa che ho notato è stato un odore stantio, ma tollerabile per un soggiorno di due notti. Altamente raccomandato!

Check in and check did not go well. I booked and paid for 2 beds for 2 guests for 2 nights. This was because I didn’t want my guest who lived locally to have any issue visiting me. At check in, I was asked where second guest was, I explained, yet said I want the 2 bed room I booked. I was given a room with 1 bed. I went down and explained I paid for 2 beds and would like 2 beds. The room I was put in had moldy stains and blood stains on curtains, dirty stained lamp shade, and sheets had particles of even pieces of hair at the bottom inside the sheets. The sink was running and would not turn off. This second room was visibly worse than the first room I was in- unsure if it was intentional. I was woken up by front desk on Whatsapp at 11:55PM the day of my check in while I was sleeping. I rejected the call. I was then messaged saying I need to check in my other guest. I wrote back (while half asleep) saying no one else is in my room. I was informed there would be a fee for my guest up to 4 hours. Huh?! I checked out early at 4:30pm the next day because I had a flight. I was told I am supposed to check out the next day. I explainrd I needed to book 2 nights if I wanted to check out at 4:30pm since regular checkout is at noon. The front desk then just started texting on her phone and I stood there. I said what is going on? She said my room needs to be checked. Okay..Why not tell me that so I can go sit down and wait instead of staring at you while you text on your phone?

It’s a pretty old but beautiful hotel, but there are some downsides…. The streets outside are pretty noisy, but maybe it was because we had the room adjacent to the street. We had four people and ran out of hot water for showering at the end, but might be because of rush evening hour for water hmusage. The breakfast was good though, and it’s a 10-minute walk from Plaza de Armas.