The hotel looked great on the website, but the place is a awful! "Boquitas Pintadas," also known as "Youkali Kultur Hotel," was probably funky and cool years ago, but now it is just a rickety building with bad plumbing, bathtub/showers without shower curtains, cracked toilets and sinks, doors that do not close, dirty floors, an old empty mini pool on the roof top, and a terrace full of dead plants and rusted patio furniture. For the amount of money that you pay to stay in this ugly side of town, far from everything, you can stay in a nice 3 star hotel in a central location.

This was one my favorite places in B.A. however, its deffinitly not for everyone. The hotel is old, funky, and rather shabby. However, if you like crazy german art, alternative personality stamped all over everything, great service, and amenities like an old marble bathroom, or private balcony its a fantastic deal. Plus the food in the restrarunt was outstanding and vegitarian friendly. After missing breakfast buffet after breakfast buffet at other hotels we were served 4 trays of pastries and savory delights when we woke up (even after noon), in the privacy or their rooftop garden (including a tiny swimming pool). The location is mediocre, not swank but I never felt threatened, even when we walked around at night. It struck me as a family area.

It is very charming, but please know what you are getting into: it's in a dicey part of town (even for me, a former new yorker), and it's a true B&B, not offering the comforts of a real hotel. For people new to BsAs I would not recommend it. If you're into places like the Chelsea Hotel in New York, then it may just be for you. But I would check it out personally before checking in.