11 Best Hotels in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

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We've compiled the best of the best in Lake Titicaca - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Altai Oasis

$$$ | Sorata, Bolivia Fodor's Choice

The bumpy road, 15 minutes from Sorata's main square, truly does lead to paradise. Meandering through manicured gardens are stone pathways leading to your choice of cabins, dorms, or campsites. At this riverside refuge, campsites are set in a grassy knoll and include fire pits, a common kitchen, eco-toilets and hot-water showers. Perched above the valley is an open-air restaurant that serves organic dishes prepared with ingredients from the property's farm. Rooms have skylights, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, stone showers, and comfy duvets. Request "Tower #1" for the best views, or book one of the cabins for groups of three or more. The 7-acre property also has a kiosk, playground, movie room, swimming pool, and garden with rescued animals. Owner Johny Resnikowski speaks English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.

Pros

  • Manicured gardens
  • Beside the river
  • Friendly owners

Cons

  • If you're not an animal lover, the rescued pets might be a bother
  • Steep climb from the river to the restaurant
Sorata, Bolivia
591-7151--9856
hotel Details
17 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast, No credit cards

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Gran Hotel Sorata

$$$ | Sorata, Bolivia

This hotel's charm lies in the outdoor garden and lovely views across the valley. On-site is an Internet café and game room, as well as a large swimming pool open to nonguests for a small fee. Rooms at this 1940s hotel were renovated in 2007, but could seriously do with another renewal. The restaurant specializes in the traditional dishes of the region. If you are coming from La Paz, the hotel is on the main highway 1 km (½ mile) from Sorata's central square. Make sure you notify the hotel of your expected arrival time since the managers often lock the doors and head to La Paz for supplies.

Pros

  • Lovely setting
  • Out of town slightly, so quieter

Cons

  • Slow service
  • Management not always on premises
  • Ageing rapidly
Sorata, Bolivia
02-289--5003
hotel Details
32 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast, No credit cards

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Hostal Jallala

$$ | Yumani Village, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
A bargain price and a location high up on the island's central crest, with a view that encompasses both sides of the coast, make this a very appealing property. Rooms, which are tucked into two floors of a prime local home, are spacious and have heaters, warm wood-paneled flooring, comfortable beds, and large windows facing a central stone patio and garden.

Pros

  • Unparalleled views
  • Comfortable and spacious rooms for families
  • Great value

Cons

  • High up the central crest of the island
  • Owners live on the premises
  • No frills
Yumani Village, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
591-681–654–04
n/a
hotel Details
8 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Hostal Las Olas

$$ | Cl. Michel Pérez, Copacabana, Bolivia

This lovely and eclectic boutique property on a hill with a stunning view of Lake Titicaca's azure-blue waters is one of the best options in town. The spacious rooms are each a little different in size and configuration—one is shaped like a turtle—and are decorated with funky mosaic tiles, stone, and freshly painted brick. Each features a small kitchen, sitting area, hammock, and small fireplace. Unique design elements like shell-shaped towers and winding staircases are featured throughout. The owners do their best to be ecologically friendly, a concept still new to Copacabana, by recycling laundry water and heating the showers through solar panels on the roof.

Pros

  • Magical views
  • Unique, spacious rooms
  • Eco-friendly

Cons

  • Up a hill
  • The beds could be more comfortable
  • Breakfast not included
Cl. Michel Pérez, Copacabana, Bolivia
02-862–2112
hotel Details
8 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

Quick Facts

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Hostal Phaxsi

$$ | Yumani Port, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
If you don't relish the idea of hauling your luggage up to the village, consider this option in Yumani Port, where several large rooms—housed behind adobe walls and small verandas facing the lake—have pastel color schemes, plush beds, spacious en-suite baths, and air-conditioning. This hotel definitely sets the bar higher than most of the surrounding, soulless concrete blocks.

Pros

  • Unobstructed lake views
  • Good value
  • A bit more character than other properties in town

Cons

  • Boat and tourist traffic gets noisy in the mid-afternoon
  • Solar-powered showers, so warmer as day goes on
Yumani Port, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
591-719–580–15
n/a
hotel Details
4 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

Quick Facts

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Hotel La Cupula

$$ | Cl. Michel Pérez 1–3, Copacabana, Bolivia Fodor's Choice

It's worth staying on in Copacabana just to enjoy this hotel's gorgeous views out over the bay and the delicious on-site restaurant (closed for lunch on Tuesdays). The five kitchen-equipped bungalows with tranquil lake views, creative natural designs, a separate sitting area, and Jacuzzi tubs make it all the more interesting. You can relax in a garden hammock surrounded by grazing alpacas, or curl up with a book in the library. There is also a communal kitchen and a TV room with a selection of more than 130 DVDs. Make reservations for dinner.

Pros

  • Excellent value
  • Extra heaters in rooms
  • Beautiful gardens with alpacas

Cons

  • Breakfast not included
  • Some rooms lack private bathrooms
  • Not all rooms have views
Cl. Michel Pérez 1–3, Copacabana, Bolivia
02-862–2029
hotel Details
16 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals, Credit cards accepted

Quick Facts

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Hotel Lago Azul

$$ | Costanera 13, Copacabana, Bolivia
A surprisingly good value for the prime lakefront location right on the beach and under the Cerro Calvario, this blue-hued hotel may look a bit lackluster from the outside, but it has well-appointed rooms with plush beds and romantic blue-velvet curtains. Most rooms have small balconies and unobstructed views of Lake Titicaca and Isla del Sol. The only complaint are the smallish bathrooms. A varied breakfast buffet complements the daily (Bs)150 rate per person.

Pros

  • Smack on the lakefront
  • Unobstructed views
  • Great value

Cons

  • The lakefront location can get noisy in the mornings
  • A bit characterless
  • Bathrooms are on the small side
Costanera 13, Copacabana, Bolivia
591-286–225–81
hotel Details
20 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Hotel Rosario Del Lago Titicaca

$$$ | Cl. Rigoberto Paredes and Av. Costanera, Copacabana, Bolivia Fodor's Choice

One of the nicest accommodations in Copacabana, this colonial-style hotel is a few blocks from the main plaza. Each of its clean, homey rooms—including a spacious suite that sleeps six—has excellent views of the shore and a singular design featuring traditional art. Modern rooms have wood floors, balconies, flat-screen TVs, and glass-walled bathrooms that look onto the water. Restaurant Kota Kahuana ("View of the Lake") specializes (like every eatery in town) in trout caught in Lake Titicaca, as well as international fare. The small on-site museum, Taypi, is worth a visit.

Pros

  • Great views of the lake
  • Modern rooms
  • Full amenities

Cons

  • Suites can fill up fast
  • No elevators
  • Limited breakfast options
Cl. Rigoberto Paredes and Av. Costanera, Copacabana, Bolivia
02-245–1341-in La Paz
hotel Details
25 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast, Credit cards accepted

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La Estancia Ecolodge

$$$ | South end, Isla del Sol, Bolivia Fodor's Choice

Staggered on a hillside, each of this property's bungalows is named for a type of flora and has an unobstructed view of Lake Titicaca, making this the perfect place to watch the sunrise. The eco-lodge uses alternative energy, recycles water back into the garden, and takes garbage off the island. All 15 palapa-adobe buildings have hot-water showers warmed by solar power and Trombe walls heat the rustic-European-style rooms with stone floor bathrooms and beamed ceilings. Three-course meals are served at a set time in a common dining area, and both breakfast and dinner are included in the rate, which is significantly cheaper if booked through the office in La Paz.

Pros

  • Excellent views
  • Great showers
  • Dinners integrate local flavors

Cons

  • Expensive for location
  • Meals are at a set time
  • Wi-Fi is not great
South end, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
591-2244–0989
hotel Details
15 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast, Credit cards accepted

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Palla Khasa

$$$ | Yumani Village, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
Just steps from Yumani, this well-manicured top property has 14 circular stone bungalows with gas heaters that look like Inca turrets from afar. Inside, tiled bathrooms, wooden floors, and bedstands give it a proper rustic, homey feeling. The restaurant has an earthen oven baking the usual Titicaca pizzas, but you'll want to try a bite of their regional cuisine.

Pros

  • Scenic
  • Within walking distance of other food options
  • Fireplace in the dining hall

Cons

  • An hour uphill from the port
  • Service can be hit or miss
  • Can be cold at night but extra blankets available
Yumani Village, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
591-732–115–85
hotel Details
14 bungalows
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Posada del Inca Eco Lodge

$$$$ | Isla del Sol, Bolivia Fodor's Choice

Your stay at this lovely posada, what is surely the best lodging on the island, begins with a 30-minute mule ride from the boat dock to the garden-lobby, where fruit trees shade handmade reed couches, and the hillside location offers sweeping lake views. Rooms in this beautifully restored, colonial-style hacienda are attractively furnished with reclaimed wood, and showers, wall heaters, and electric blankets are all powered by solar energy. Before dinner, guests gather around the fire in the cozy bar where oxygen is available for those acclimating to the altitude. Rooms must be booked as part of a hydrofoil tour with Crillón Tours in La Paz, making this one of the more expensive options on the island.

Pros

  • High standard of service
  • Good food
  • Most comfortable rooms on the island

Cons

  • Must be booked with more expensive hydrofoil tour
  • You may have to walk uphill and steps from the port
  • Rooms can be cool but electric blankets are available
Isla del Sol, Bolivia
591-2233–7533
hotel Details
20 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast, Credit cards accepted

Quick Facts

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