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(
336-3555;
www.lido-hotel.com
;
21 de Mayo 527; s/d/tr B$315/385/490;
) A
nice but relatively simple upmarket choice in the center, above a Chinese restaurant, the
Lido has comfortable rooms with TVs, and access to laundry facilities. There's also a
weight-lifting gym for guests on the ground floor.
Hotel Copacabana $$
(
336-2770; Junín 217; s/d/tr with air-con B$239/ 305/382, without air-con B$175/275/
330;
) A strange sort of retro joint that will appeal to some but be a turn-off for others.
Dated, wood-paneled rooms with modern bathrooms and cable TV compound the mixed
messages sent by this place. It's about the best of the otherwise similarly uninspiring op-
tions along this strip.
HOTEL
Hotel Sarah $$
(
332-2425; Sara 85; s/d B$125/190;
) Sarah has let herself go in recent years, but is
still fair value compared to some of the other hotels in this area. Walls are adorned with
jungle scenes to prepare you for any Amazonian adventures that may lie ahead, but pick
your room carefully as some are falling to pieces.
HOTEL
Alojamiento Santa Bárbara $
(
332-1817; Santa Bárbara 151; s/d B$40/60)
This is a low-key place with a courtyard
and bare rooms with hospital-like beds. It's much loved by backpackers and young Bolivi-
ans for being cheap and central.
PENSION
Eating
The international population has rolled up its sleeves and opened some fine restaurants, so
what the city lacks in sightseeing it makes up in gastronomic offerings.
Av Monseñor Rivero is lined with snazzy cafes and coffee shops that seem to get trend-
ier, or at least more expensive, the further along you walk from the center of the city.
INDIAN
Taj Mahal $$$
