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HOTEL
Hotel Aranjuez $$$
(
424-0158;
www.hotelaranjuez.com
; Buenos Aires E-563; s/d B$460/530, ste
B$665-910;
) In the wealthy Recoleta district north of the center, this place is
making a name for itself at the top end of the scale for getting the price-to-luxury ratio
spot on. As you walk around the wonderfully decorated salons you could be forgiven for
thinking that you were staying in one of Patiño's palaces. The place has even been used as
a film set.
Gran Hotel Cochabamba $$$
(
448-9520;
www.granhotelcochabamba.com
; Plaza Ubaldo Anze N-415; s/d B$700/
793, ste B$885-1695;
) Officially Cochabamba's top hotel, this five-star beauty is
a stone's throw from Iglesia de la Recoleta and is housed in the same historic building that
once housed the city's first hotel. It's classy, elegant, has a wonderful patio and yet man-
ages to provide friendly, informal service that most hotels in this category lack.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Puka Killa Bed & Breakfast $$
(
445-9444;
www.pukakilla.com
;
Av Circunvalacion II 946, cnr Av Pando; s/d/tr
B$154/230/310)
Meaning 'red moon' in Quechua (not cockney!), this is a great new
Italian-run guesthouse in a spacious family house. You get a home-from-home welcome
here and the fact that it is quite a distance from the center is more than compensated for
by value for money.
HOSTEL
HOTEL
City Hotel $$
(
422-2993;
www.cityhotelbolivia.com
;
Jordán E-341; s/d/f incl breakfast B$150/200/
250;
) This spotless, friendly and central hotel is an excellent choice. Rooms are bright
and well equipped, and the beds are firm and enticing. There's a laundry service and cable
TV. It's close to the best value in town.
Hostal Sauna Internacional Inn $
(
452-5382; Junín near México; s/d B$70/140)
HSII (it's much easier to say it like
that!) is great value for basic but comfortable rooms with cable TV. Your boliviano goes a
bit further here than in other nearby hotels and, despite being a slightly odd addition to the
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