Backpackers Potosi Hostel in Potosi

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

Backpackers Hostel has arrived in Potosi, Bolivia!

This funky European-style hostel offers quality, budget hostel accommodation in Potosi’s city centre for either backpackers or families!

We offer to the backpacking community all the facilities that you need. And of course we guarantee you a great time in the city, and in Bolivia!

Our friendly staff will help you with any kind of question about your possible travel destinations, whether it be Bolivia or other South American countries.

POTOSI SILVER MINES TOURS: Backpackers Potosi Hostel offers our own tours to Potosi Silver Mines. Renowned internationally for its natural and cultural wonders, Potosi Silver Mines is an unforgetable experience that should not be missed.

What we offer?

English Speaking Guides. Our guides speaks english as a foreign language.
Ex-Miners Guides. Nobody knows the mines as an experienced miner.
All Entry Fees is Included. Entrance to Miners Museum, Entrance to Colonial Silver Mines.
All Transportation. Private transportation in the tour.
Mining Equipment: Rubber boots, helmet, waterproof jackets, protective overpants &amp, electric head-lamp. Clean and comfortable equipment is included.
We aim to offer a professional and safe visit to the Potosi Silver Mines.

Dear traveller You'll be struck by the spirit of the miners and the mines.

BBQ PARTY EVERY THURSDAY:
Taste a typical bolivian BBQ, enjoy superb views from roof terrace and prepare your destroyed liver..IT'S PARTY TIME!!
-Meat, chicken, sausage, potato, rice, salad, beer and cocktails..EVERY THURSDAY..
¿There will be a better place in Potosi to make new friends?..

NOTICE:
The prices of the rooms in bolivianos per person are:
Single room ensuite 122Bs.
Double room ensuite 81Bs.
Twin room ensuite 81Bs.
Double room 36Bs.
Twin room 36Bs.
8 beds Mixed dorm 32 Bs.

THE PRICES IN BOLIVIANOS ARE FIXED. THE PRICES IN US DOLLARS ARE UPDATED ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL EXCHANGE RATE ON MONTHLY BASIS. OTHER CURRENCIES PROVIDED IN HOSTELWORLD MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL EXCHANGE RATE, AS THEY AREN'T PROVIDED BY BACKPACKERS POTOSI HOSTEL. WE ASK YOU FOR PAYING ONLY IN BOLIVIANOS.

Please note, according with hostelbookers conditions, this price list includes the 10% deposit that goes to hostelbookers.com

What the rooms with private bathroom (ensuite) includes?
- Private bathroom with great gas-power-assisted hot showers.
- Towels
- Toilet Paper
- Cable TV
- Continental Breakfast

What the rooms with shared bathroom includes?
- Communal bathrooms with great gas-power-assisted hot showers. No towels and no toilet paper, but we can provide you for a small fee.
- Continental Breakfast

!!IMPORTANT¡¡ If you are coming from Uyuni and your arrival time is between 1:00 a.m.- 2:00 a.m. and you want to check-in at this time, you must book the previous night and select that you will arrive at 23:00 in the estimated arrival time field. Otherwise you will end up waiting until 11:30 a.m. outside the hostel. (i.e. If you will arrive on friday 17th at 1:00AM, you have to book for thursday 16th and put 23:00 on estimated arrival time field).

OTHER SERVICES:
- Bus Tickets to Uyuni and Sucre.
- Money Exhange: USD to Bolivianos or viceversa.
- Fast Laundry Service: 8 Bs/Kilo.
- Water, Soda and Beer is available.
- LAN Internet. A small fee is required.
- Burning of Digital Photos to CD or DVD.
- Nice DVD Room with wide selection of movies. A small fee is required.
- FREE Hostel booking to Sucre. A 10 Bs deposit per person is required.
- Mines Tours every day to Potosi Silver Mines.
- FREE Luggage Storage.
- FREE use of lockers.
- FREE use of guest Kitchen.
- At the moment we are not accepting credit cards.
- In short, as our fellow travelers say, we make easy your visit to Potosi.

Check-in time is 11:30AM, if you arrive earlier, we have a free luggage deposit for your belongings.

Weitere Informationen

• Checkin ab 12:00 Uhr möglich
• Checkout bis 10:30 Uhr

Wichtige Hinweise

!! IMPORTANT ¡¡ If you are coming from UYUNI and your arrival time will be between 1-2 am and you want make check-in at this time, YOU MUST TO BOOK FOR THE LAST NIGHT and FILL with 24:00 in the estimated arrival time field. Otherwise you must to wait until 11:30 AM outside hostel

Wegbeschreibung

Just 100 m from main square and close to City Hall, Cathedral and The Mint.

Arriving from main station, take a taxi (3.50 Bs per person).