Rating: Deluxe
Los Tajibos is a modern low-rise hotel in a quiet part of Santa Cruz. The extensive grounds include tennis courts and a large swimming pool and the well-tended gardens, complete with flowers, waterfalls and resident peacocks, are ideal for a stroll. You can enjoy a range of therapeutic and beauty treatments at the spa, and there's a gym to keep fitness fans happy.
Gastronomes are well served, too. The complex includes a 3 restaurants and 2 bars, providing ample choice of cuisines, so you can savour elegant Asian dishes, tasty pastas, rissottos and pizzas, and special themed dinners, and choose between indoor and outdoor dining areas.
Guest rooms are spacious, air conditioned and tastefully furnished. All have TV, free Wi-Fi internet access, a sitting area, minibar and en-suite bathroom. Some have views of the gardens and others are located by the pool. Suites have a separate sitting room come with complimentary access to the exclusive club lounge.
Open: Los Tajibos is open all year.
Location: The hotel is in the commercial district of Santa Cruz, a 15-minute drive from the city centre. Viru Viru Airport is a half hour drive away.
Rooms: There are 208 rooms divided into 6 categories: executive room (40sqm), pool view room (40sqm), executive suite (70sqm), executive club room (40sqm), room club suite (45sqm) and presidential suite (90sqm). All room types have flatscreen TV, minibar, hairdryer, free Wi-Fi and en-suite bathroom with a supply of toiletries, and are air conditioned. Some suites have balconies. The executive club rooms and room club suites confer access to the club lounge and meeting room.
Activities: Explore the historic town centre with its cathedral, churches and museums, go shopping, visit city parks and take excursions further afield. Facilities: The hotel has 5 hectares of grounds. The freeform swimming pool is surrounded by a deck with loungers, with its own bar. There is a spa (Club Viva), open daily, wet and dry saunas, a gym, beauty salon, outdoor jacuzzi and facilities for tennis and racquetball. There is a laundry service. The hotel has an ATM.
Dining: There are 3 restaurants offering a wide choice of cuisines. Jardin de Asia offers Andean and Amazonian – Asian fusion dishes, Piegari serves Italian cuisine, La Terraza is an international eaterie, and these are supplemented by La Baranda at weekends.
Children: Children of all ages are welcome. The hotel has a selection of children’s games. Cots can be provided at no extra charge.
Health: We recommend malaria prophylactics for a visit to Bolivia.
Communication: There is complimentary Wi-Fi internet access in rooms and communal areas.