Name: Casa Verde B&B
Address: Calle Potosi 374, Sucre, Sucre, Sucre, 00000, Bolivia
Rating: 10

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport

Casa Verde B&B

Sucre

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Sucre is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a virtue of the Casa Verde is its fidelity to the city’s colonial past — it has resisted temptations to the pursuit of luxury through unwarranted modernization. Yes, it has excellent Wi-Fi, which extends to the nicely planted courtyard patio (with a small swimming pool!), and the water in the smallish bathroom runs hot when you need it, but by and large the visitor is embraced by an ethos of sufficiency rather than excess.

What the guest most appreciates about the premium Casa Verde places on sufficiency is in the room rate. For my room, which could sleep four (there was an upper-level loft with two twin beds), I paid 200 Bolivianos (US $28) a night. These were the prices I came to Bolivia for!

Breakfast is served communally, at two long tables in the simple breakfast room. No fancy espresso coffees (which must have particularly disappointed the Italians who were the majority of guests during my 3-night August stay), but intensely brewed Bolivian beans made for sufficient wake-up before each day’s exploration.

Casa Verde is located some four blocks “up” town from the central square of Sucre, so it is well within walking distance of nearly all the important sights and relevant restaurants in town. 


Affordability in Bolivia's historical birthplace

Couldn't recommend this place enough! We had a spotless room with exposed wood beams and the best beds we had in Bolivia.  The courtyard was a sunny place to rest too. We had a 4 day tour planned and the staff were happy to hold our bags and let us pay 30BOB per person for a shower upon our return.  

Lovely spot with super helpful staff

The location is great - and they had some of the comfiest beds in Bolivia.  Friendly, helpful staff.  Heaters in the room.  Breakfast was fine. Nice courtyard to sit in.  They do ONLY take payment in BOB cash - no credit card.  They do not do laundry - but the neighboring B&B does.  

great location 

I stayed here for 4 nights in November 2022 and I loved every minute of it.  The room was huge and comfortable and the staff were terrific and attentive.  You can hang out in the common areas and meet other travelers.  Location is perfect, a couple of blocks out of the very center of town where it's a bit quieter.

Perfect place in Potosi

I stayed for a week.  More of a small hotel than a B&B.  Rooms of varying sizes with washrooms included.  Very clean.  They turn on the heating in the evening, which is a rarity in Sucre; the rooms gets nice and warm for bedtime.  Friendly staff who will prepare your egg along with yogurt, bread, fruit, cereal, juice and coffee every morning.  Guests can use the kitchen from 10am to 10pm.  Certainly one of the few places with a swimming pool (enclosed).  Be warned that payment is in cash only.  I highly recommend; cannot imagine an all around better value place to have stayed.

Very good choice

We enjoyed our 3 day stay at Casa Verde immensely! Our room was large and had big windows opening to the courtyard.  All the furniture and trim in the hotel has been custom made in matching hardwood.  Breakfasts were different every day and very good! Staff was helpful and friendly.  I took advantage of the offer to use the kitchen.
It was perfectly clean and well set up for me to prepare meals.  The location, about 10 minutes walk from the heart of the city suited us very well.  A wonderful visit!

A High Quality Place to Stay

Absolutely no complaints about this property. In fact, it far exceeded expectations. 
The property itself was beautiful and so clean! We saw it being cleaned at least twice daily. The room was a good size, and lost of storage. 
There is a garden seating area which is very peaceful. 
We chose to cook in the kitchen one evening. They have everything you need - pots and pans, cutlery, herbs and spices, oil. The staff were all very friendly and assisted with information and booking taxis.

Beautiful property with evrything you need and brillient location

I stayed in sucre for over 2 two weeks to learn spanish. The Casa Verde was the perfect spot to stay. The atmosphere is very relaxing and the patio with the pool a nice change to the Sucre city life. Especially the manager Lisbeth did an incredible job and made me feel home all the time. She helped me with sightseeing spots and organising everything. Also she showed me the bolivian culture only a local can do. Thanks to her for a wonderful time!

Wonderful realxing point in the city

I stayed for two weeks in January while taking Spanish lessons and came back again in February for two nights with a friend. The casa feels like a home away from home and everyone is so friendly. There was no problem cooking at night and there is a lovely patio.The rooms are cleaned everyday and I really liked the  breakfast. Gracias Lisbeth :)

Great stay at casa verde

Writing this review, we are torn.

The B&B itself was amazing. Rooms were spacious. The beds super comfortable. Location is great (central and in perfect walking distance from everything you can need in Sucre). Breakfast each day was tasty (although I wouldn’t call it a full English - missing around 4-5 of the ingredients for this).

The staff were very friendly throughout our stay.

UNTIL - we questioned them when getting the bill about whether IVA (Bolivian VAT) was included in the price (we had been confused about this before as we were told the price was net of taxes so assumed it wasn’t included for non-Bolivian tourists). The information we got from the Bolivian tax website states as tourists we are exempt from IVA for accommodation.  We also checked this with a tax office here and had it confirmed. When we questioned this, Lisbeth dismissed this and suggested we were just trying to get out of paying what was agreed. She also stated that we didn’t know what we were talking about and that we were ridiculous for expecting to get discounts as tourists. Essentially getting into an argument for 20 minutes which was very uncomfortable.

Ultimately, it’s not about the money (as it’s a small amount).  It’s the principle.  When we have information from the tax authorities (which Lisbeth refused to read), all other places we are staying in Bolivia exclude IVA due to us not being Bolivian, and even the Casa Verde page on Booking states IVA should only be paid by Bolivians, it left a bitter taste. Being argued with in an aggressive manner with Lisbeth, left even more of a bitter taste.

It’s a learning point for us - we should have checked this more thoroughly at the beginning, as as Lisbeth told us - we should have gone somewhere else.

The learning point for Casa Verde should be to improve their customer service skills (not being aggressive with customers) and be willing to look into the rules and regulations stated by the tax authorities (and on Booking) so that they are aligned.  It’s all good when you treat customers well when things are going OK.  But the key to good service is how you treat them when there’s a problem.

Given this, despite it being a great accommodation we wouldn’t stay again.

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