Name: Inca Utama Hotel
Address: Ruta Nacional 2 - Km 86 to Copacabana, 4785 Huatajata, Bolivia, Huatajata, Huatajata, Huatajata, 4785, Bolivia
Rating: 7

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We spent about 4 hours at and around this hotel.  It is gorgeously situated on Lake Titicaca with the Andes in the background.  Wow!  We took a reed boat ride from the dock behind the hotel, then toured the Andean Eco Village next to the hotel - very interesting place.  The reed boat maker Limachi has models of boats and books from his expeditions all over the world.  He was most interesting (we had an interpreter - he didn't speak English).  Great place!

We just ate here and took a boat ride but it was amazing!

The location on the banks of the Bolivian side of Lake Titcaca is really lovely. It also makes it easy to visit the floating villages on this side of the lake.

This is very much a hotel and three cultural museums. 

They are a museum about how the Incas lived, a museum about how they used fruits and plants to make medicine including a meeting with an shayman who will answer your questions and give you a reading (if you want).

 The third museum is focussed around the reedboats that have been built to prove that the Incas visited the South Pacific islands and Egypt, including the famous Kon-Tiki (the original is in a museum in Oslo) which Thor Hayerdal led. You can even meet the son of the boatmaker who built the Kon-Tiki and hear about the latest expedition that is planned for 2025. The museum includes a large reedboat outside it that you can climb on as well as houses in the style that the Inkas would have lived in.

The museums are interesting and it certainly helps to have a guide with you. The first museum has an audio guide in both Spanish and English (other languages may be available).

The hotel itself is on the same  site. We had a large room overlooking the lake. It was ethnically styled and everything was a bit dated, particularly the heating  which is old-fashioned but works. The bed was comfortable and there were enough sockets to charge devices. The bathroom is quite basic and dated.

We had a good dinner the first night we ate there. Simple food done well.

The breakfast was again basic (served) and perfectly OK.

Great location, interesting cultural sites but hotel is looking dated

The rooms are basic and bit old, WiFi is very slow (even if the area is pretty touristy) but the food is excellent. Fresh baked bread and really good service both for dinner and breakfast!
The museums are also worth a visit if staying at the hotel!


Basic hotel but great service!

Thie hotel is out on a limb on Lake Titicaca, I think you would only come here if you are visiting the floating islands.  The hotel is tired and understaffed, apparently, there are issues getting staff.  Saying that, our room looked as though it had been refurbished and was comfortable.  The bathroom was most probably the next project in the refurbishment, as it was very dated.  The rooms were clean and the furnishings of a good standard, the bed was comfortable.

Breakfast was an interesting affair, but really tasty and great if you enjoy eggs.

The staff were friendly, helpful and trying to provide a good stay.

The hydrofoils leave a lot to be desired, the one we went out on nearly didn’t make it back due to an engine issue!!

5th Stop, Lake Titicaca

Given that the tourist industry is still recovering, it's a bit hard to rate the hotel - we were the only ones there!  However, the owner's son was a gracious host along with our guide and the steak was exceptionally good.  Otherwise it's a very basic and a bit tired.
However - the museums and the effort put into them are exceptional.  the Kallawaya in particular is as good as any museum we've been to in south america - something they are justifiably proud of and a special end to our Lake trip.

The Kallawaya makes it special

The only reason for staying at this hotel is to visit the small museums that are part of the hotel complex.
Altiplano museum, typical houses, llamas, alpacas, totora items, including an original boat that crossed the Atlantic
For me the most interesting was the visit to the astronomical observatory.

The hotel is old fashioned and basic.
Rooms are in a small tower outside the main building and have great views of Lake Titicaca.
The room has heaters, electric blankets, with large bathroom.
Our room was very hot.

Dinner and breakfast have a very limited offer.

All the staff were very attentive

WIFI only works at the hotel lobby

Basic

The hotel is what you might encounter in the late 80's, while they have made significant attempts to improve the lobby with some moderate upgrades in aesthetic, the rooms still feel like a Motel 6.  If you are just looking for a quaint, very different experience to stay at for a night or two in order to take in the beauty and majesty of Lake Titicaca, this is the place for you.  The staff are like many of the Bolivian people, authentic, heart-centered, and will work hard to accommodate you, and certainly do their best, but unfortunately you are in a very rural part of Bolivia at this hotel, and thus may need to adjust your standards.  Things are often broken, there was a leak in our bathroom, many in our party found their electric blankets did not work in the rooms, the rooms have no decor hardly at all, and so it's a very minimalist experience.  But again, it's perhaps the best you're going to find this far outside of La Paz if you want to stay near the Lake and experience a place that has worked really hard to capture and celebrate the rich heritage of the region.

The best accommodations for Lake Titicaca

The Inca Utama hotel is in a lovely location right on the edge of Lake Titicaca with amazing views. The reception area has been modernised but it has an old fashioned atmosphere and the rooms in the older part could do with updating. The room had single beds, no television and the soap was tiny but there are numerous museums and activities to keep you occupied. The Alto museum was good for giving you a historical background to the area and the Kellawayas museum about their ideas for healing was interesting. The observatory for seeing the Peruvian night sky was a revelation. The dinner was good,- a warming soup, then trout, beef chicken or pasta for a main course and ice cream for dessert. The choice of food available for breakfast was limited to cereal, fruit, bread roll and eggs but it was sufficient. We enjoyed our stay at the Inca Utama hotel, principally for the beauty of Lake Titicaca.

Old fashioned hotel but great location

The staff at the front desk and in the dining room are very friendly, although they do not speak English much.  The hotel property is very tired and in need of major investments.  We were on the first floor of the "new" tower.  The elevator was broken, so we had to climb 28 steps in the thin air to get to the room.  There was basically nothing on the walls, just bare beige, and with a lot of dirt smudges.  The bathroom tiles have many cracks, and the hair dryer kept cutting out.  The curtains could not be closed because the mechanism was broken.  Wifi is available, but only outside and in the common space of the lobby and dining room, not in the rooms.  The restaurant has a small, basic menu. 
 The food was adequate, and the bread was very crispy and good.  One electric blanket worked, and the other was stone cold.  The property has several small museums, which were worth visiting, and the property is directly on Lake Titicaca.  But the many problems of an old and not well maintained property override those few bright spots.  This was probably the worst hotel we stayed at in two weeks traveling around Bolivia.

The best one can say is the staff are friendly.  The hotel itself is very tired.

We stayed in 5 hotels while we were in Bolivia.  This was by far the worst.  The only reason to stay here is access to their hydrofoil excursions and the museums on property.  The staff are friendly and try to be accommodating. The rooms are dated and rustic.  The beds are tired and squeaky.  The heating is marginal at best…there are at least electric blankets to keep you warm.

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