Alfonsina Hotel Boutique by Inboccalupo — Hotel in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

There are many hotels that are quickly forgotten because they look the same and don't give you a sense of where you are in the world. And then there are the hotels that you'll always remember and want to return to because they hold something unique and tell a story. ||It doesn't have to have anything to do with stars. But there are plenty of them at the Alfonisna in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The walls everywhere are stylishly plastered with movie stars. My wife and I shared a room with Steven Spielberg, Challie Chaplin and Woody Allen, among others.||As for stars, this unique boutique hotel deserves five stars for its consistently rustic coziness, for the hundreds of little details where you discover new ones every day, and for the extraordinary service you'll find throughout the hotel, where the staff do everything to make you feel at home. There is nothing pretentious about the hotel. It's just warm, good and genuine.||And of course, it doesn't hurt that they make first-class pizzas and have a really varied wine list with...

This hotel is modern and stylish with unique artwork, photos and furnishings. There was something interesting to see everywhere you looked.||||We were in the "Clockwork Orange" room which had two levels and two bathrooms. (We almost didn't discover the bathroom on the main floor as it was behind a sliding panel). The room was spotlessly clean and had a huge inviting balcony off the second floor. ||||The WIFI worked well (which was not the case elsewhere in Bolivia) and the hotel is located in a nice neighborhood close to a street with many restaurants.||||The staff at the hotel were very helpful - they printed boarding passes for us, and permitted us to have a late checkout. It's service like this that elevates a good hotel to a great hotel.||||We thorougly enjoyed our stay at this hotel and highly...

Our room was two story, with bedroom / full bath upstairs, seating area / kitchen / half bath downstairs. The rooms have a theme for artwork; our first visit was the "horse" room, our second was the "kiss" room. Balconies overlooking the street from both levels of our room. Located down a side street in a residential neighborhood, so it was quiet. The hotel has a small lap pool, and wall panels that can drop down over the pool to create a floor. Lots of photos of blues / jazz icons - we dined with Jimi Hendrix at breakfast. The breakfast buffet is very good. Elevator available, security guard on site at night. Walking distance to...