I´ve been travelling around South America for two months and I came to La Paz, Bolivia to Hostel La Republica referred by a friend in Miami. I was very impressed not only by the beautiful buidling the Hostel is located at but also by the hospitality of the staff and the cleanliness of the rooms and the bathrooms. I would... More

We booked a room (for two nights) in advance and paid a deposit, and confirmed our reservation the day before arrival. When we arrived to check in, we were told there was no record of our booking and certainly no record of the deposit. The young lady at reception was very rude, and clearly did not want to investigate the... More

After 2 sleepless nights in the famous Wild Rover Hostel in La Paz I moved to Republica, which is just on the other side of the street. I spent 4 nights in a 6 beds dorm for 70 Bolivianos (no breakfast included). The shared bathroom was OK, mostly clean, and water was hot. During night it is calm inside the... More

We stayed here for almost two weeks and while the room and bathroom were nice there were many negatives. The Internet hardly worked. The staff were rude and unhelpful. They said they offered a discount if you prepay, however we had to battle with them everytime to get it. We reserved our room for when we returned from Rurrenbaque. Our... More

Hostal Republica is recommended by Lonely Planet and may have been better in the past. The photos on their website make it look much better than it is. I made a reservation months ahead, recomfirmed a month before and a week before as we were flying in at midnight. They had the reservation but not a room with two beds... More

Our stay at Hostal Republica was going well until about the 4th day. Having booked a horse riding trip through the hotel’s travel agency, we made the mistake of locking a phone and my wallet (which luckily only contained the equivalent of about £4) into my bag, using a samsonite combination lock (US securite approved), and assuming that they would... More

I started at the Wild Rover but moved across the street to Hostal Republica for my last couple of days in La Paz for some R&R. The room was $15.00 for the night, shared bathroom and portable heaters were available for free if you wanted one. I found the staff very helpful and honest. I left some money at reception... More

We've been sleeping at this hostel several time during our trip in Bolivia. The location is very Nice, near restaurant, and about 15 minutes walk from many touristic attraction. The lady at the restaurant ( Florita ) became my Bolivian mother : ) If your looking for a cultural environement, the Bolivian way.... That's the place More

The hotel looks much better on the website. Keep in mind that it's an old home converted to a hotel. Some might call the dysfunctional plumbing and non-existant soundproofing quaint; I'd call it annoying, Couple that with indifferent to indignant customer service and you have a hotel to avoid. The location is close to the city's government plaza, but this... More