Gran Hotel Bolivar Lima

We stopped in for drinks at the bar, we didn’t stay here. The lobby is beautiful and the bar is full of dark wood and has a glossy marble counter. The Pisco Sours were sublime and the mineral water was very cold. Salty bar corn nuts were perfect. ||Our bartender was very helpful providing info on how to take the local bus system and get tickets.

This is a really elegant hotel that is past its prime and it doesn't matter. It's faded 1920's art deco elegance with its stained glass dome and its balcony bar. While I wouldn't recommend staying for an extended stay, it's great for exploring the Historic Center and it's located close to the airport which is no small thing in Lima. 30 min to an hour if traffic is terrible.

If you are looking for a great pisco sour or delicious local food then the bar is worth exploring. Not cheap, but a great location and service. This could be the Raffles of Lima with some thoughts.

It is 1.30am and we are trying to sleep through a concert in gridlock traffic. I have never experienced a hotel with the level of noise we are having here. It does not even compare to nyc. I can hear two distinct musics, one rock one regeatton, loud as if they were playing a concert under our window. There is a lot of people singing along, some occassional screaming on a microphone announcing or encouraging people to sing along... like a concert outside our window but there is nothing really happening, it is just the bar of the hotel and i suppose another one across the street. The traffic is worse during the night than during the day and the honking is constant. The hotel is cute and historic but come see it as part of a walking tour, dont try to come sleep here. I am super frustrated, my family is not able to sleep at all. I can hear a singer on a mic clearly right now and tons of people chanting along. It sounds like we are IN the concert, not in a nice room resting during a vacation. Stay away from this whole area.

This hotel is historic, magnificent and very luxurious and was NOT haunted by ghost like the myth says. Clean and quit once inside from the hustle and bustle of main square. Loved it here, was in the middle of downtown Lima and the staff was very friendly and attentive.

What a strange hotel experience. The historical look is beautiful, but otherwise did not feel welcome here. When returning in the evening the place is covered in scary looking security guards, all of whom appear very skeptical that anyone actually stays at this hotel as a guest. And none of them speak English in order to discern who belongs and who doesn't. We were almost not allowed to enter the front door, and then once finally inside a man refused to let us go to the elevators and was unable to communicate to us why we couldn't go to the room we paid for.

Once you enter the lobby you entered a historical place original build 1924 and renovated 1936 (the upper 2 floors were added, they are closed now). I doubt the hotel was renovated ever since, so this beauty has faded in to a 3* hotel||By check in I was upgraded to a suite||The suite had a living room with a small eating table as well. The bed room had a comfertable kingsize bed. The bathroom was large, but by design I guess still from 1936||Personally I lived the historic feeling. But sadly the rooms have no central heating (there are small removable heating having a problem heating the room). The windows are thin, so you hear everything in the room. The bathroom even has window that never can be closed for real||The breakfast is not buffet style, but omelet style. If its not included, there are better places||The dinner at the hotel restaurant is good. But the music relatively loud, as it is a part of the bar today. The bar is said to have the best pisco sour (the national drink) in town (some sources even claim pisco sour was invented here.

Did not stay here but went there as a meeting point for a city tour. Great history. Worth visiting to see the architecture and read about the history of the hotel.