Hostal Butch Cassidy — Hotel in Tupiza

Moments after arriving at this hostel I decided to cancel the reservation. I had seen a much nicer place in a more central area with a pool and a garden and great reviews, for the same price. ||||I told the hostess and apologized profusely, making up a fib about the internet being slow, so as not to offend her with the real reasons why I was leaving their establishment: it is aesthetically bland and depressing, the bed sagged terribly, and the hostel is poorly located. The internet actually was pretty slow as well. She told me she would call to “the muchacho,” which I left her to do as I went to gather my things. ||||As I was removing the last of my belongings from the room, someone strolled in, without addressing me or even acknowledging my presence, and proceeded to investigate the bathroom, and then began literally SNIFFING around the room to see if I had soiled it somehow! I ignored this and walked out, down the hall to the backyard, where I had parked my motorcycle. ||||The muchacho, whom I now surmise him to be, followed me, insisting that having entered the room, I was no longer allowed to leave without paying some surcharge. This was untrue as I had made the reservation on Booking and still had time to cancel through the app. Also, I had only been there fifteen minutes. I told him sorry, I needed better internet to work and that I’d found another place. Here’s where he threatened to call the tourism police. That was ludicrous, so I encouraged him to go ahead. ||||He followed me outside and while I strapped down the last of my belongings to my bike, he continued insisting that I had owed them money. I told him I had cancelled my reservation with Booking.com and that it was a done deal, and I was sorry but I had to go. I prepared to exit the lot, turning my heavy bike around with all the gear loaded on it, and looked up to see him barring the gate!||||At this point, I stopped reasoning with him. I pushed my bike up to the exit, and began removing the various latches and bars he had put in place. Suddenly, as I was opening the main deadbolt, he reached out and slammed it shut. “We’re not in your country. You have to respect me,” he said.||||“I respect you, but I’m going. You can’t lock me in here,” I told him. He replied that the police were on their way and there would be big problems if I left now—not that he was giving me an option. ||||Eventually, the hostess from before came on the scene (I presume her to be his mother) and he sort of calmed down, and walked away from the gate long enough for me to unlatch and open it, and remove my||bike. I considered waiting around for the police to show up, but I didn’t feel that I had done anything wrong or illegal and didn’t care to deal with a potentially drawn-out situation conducted in a language that I don’t speak fluently. ||||I went back to the other, much nicer hotel across the river, surrounded by restaurants, cafes, shops and little parks. I’m glad Hostal Butch Cassidy didn’t get a dime of my money. I did somewhat enjoy my Wild West experience, though some people might not get such a kick out of it. Best bet is to just stay...

Absolutely the best hostel! We can definitely recommend it! Me and my sister (Germans) spend a couple of days at the Butch cassidy hostel in January 2019. ||Tupiza is a smal City with a nice atmosphere and absolutely stunning surroundings! Though the bus ride from Uyuni was quite long it’s absolutely worth a visit! ||We arrived way to late at the hostel after an exhausting bus ride - and Franklin would welcome us more than warmly! ||But not only he, everyone in this hostal is super kind!!! ||The rooms were nice and cozy and the bathroom quite big! The kitchen is well equipped and nice. Everything was clean. ||It’s probably a 5 min walk to the centre but since there is a mini market in the hostel it was convenient to get the most of the stuff here. ||The breakfast was probably the best we had in a while! ||Laundry service was quick - unfortunately one of my shirts had blue spots on it afterwards - but the way they apologized was so kind. She would clean everything once more in order to get the stain away. ||Franklin arranged a day tour for us so we could see the surroundings. The nature was breathtaking and it was a beautiful day. We even had a delicious lunch on the side of a river. ||It was so kind that we could leave our stuff in our room while doing the day tour and we could even take a shower afterwards(!!). Franklin would even book our bus tickets and take us to the bus station(it is super super close but my sister wasn’t feeling alright). ||All in all Franklin and his family put a lot of effort in their guests and are really friendly. We would definitely recommend the hostel to anyone staying in Tupiza! ||||Wir können das Hostel absolut empfehlen! Franklin und seine Familie haben uns sehr herzlich empfangen! Alles war sauber und ordentlich! Auch die Küche war super ausgestattet und sauber! Das Frühstück war sehr lecker mit reichlich Auswahl (Brot, Aufstrich, Müsli, Obst, frisch gepresster Saft)! ||Im Hostel ist noch ein kleiner Supermarkt, in dem man Sachen kaufen kann- das war im Hinblick auf Wasser etc super super praktisch! ||Franklin hat eine Tagestour mit uns gemacht - die Natur war atemberaubend schön! Tupiza ist wirklich einen Ausflug wert! Man konnte sich kaum satt sehen an den Felsen mit der roten Erde und der Vielseitigkeit der Natur! Wir haben an einem Fluss Mittag gegessen (super lecker: frisches Gemüse, Fleisch, Getränke!) in Gesellschaft vieler bolivianischer Familien! ||Im Anschluss der Tour durften wir sogar nochmal in unser Zimmer und dort duschen und das Gepäck dort lassen! Franklin hat darüber hinaus ein Bus Ticket für uns gebucht und uns sogar zum Busbahnhof gebracht (dieser ist super nah, aber meiner Schwester ging es nicht so gut, sodass er es direkt angeboten hat)! Wir haben uns super willkommen und lieb aufgenommen gefühlt! Wir können dieses Hostel jedem herzlich...

The hostal is very simple but clean and the bed was comfortable and the shower is hot! The kitchen is well equipped and nice. Everything was clean.||||They have a rich breakfast, many fruit and fresh juice; I will say it is out standard in Bolivian. Also I totally agree the breakfast was the best I have been in Bolivian and Peru.||||There a mini store on ground floor, you can buy the drinking water and food, the price is reasonable. it was convenient.||||Tupiza is a small town but there is a nice place,I will say absolutely stunning surroundings. from hostal to centre it takes less than 10 min walk to the centre ,and there is a big market ,you can buy vegetable ,meat etc. the most of the stuff are there.also highly recommended there is a fast food store, there fried chicken is tasty.||||I definitely recommend this hostel to anyone...