Five-star Historic centre, Sucre
Parador Santa María La Real
An eighteenth-century mansion near Sucre's main square, with a restaurant in the vaulted cellars and a hot tub on the roof terrace.
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- Rooms
- 39 rooms and suites
- Building
- Second half of the eighteenth century
- Location
- Near Plaza 25 de Mayo
- From the airport
- About 45 minutes from Alcantarí
The hotel
A mansion beside the Audiencia.
Sucre was the seat of the Audiencia de La Plata, the Spanish court that governed this part of the empire. The Parador was built in the second half of the eighteenth century around rooms and the orchard of the Audiencia's palace, and later decades added their own details as silver money reached the city. The house stands on Calle Bolívar, near Plaza 25 de Mayo, with rooms arranged round an inner courtyard over three floors.
The house fell into disrepair before its restoration. During the works, early this century, builders found underground passages beneath it; the vaults now hold the restaurant and a small museum of what was dug up. Carved doors and shutters, arches and stone walls were kept, and every room is furnished with antiques, restored for modern use. On the top floor a small spa and gym open onto a roof terrace with an outdoor hot tub.
- The cellars Dinner under vaulted ceilings below the house, hung with local art, with live music on some evenings.
- The roof A terrace over the city rooftops, with an outdoor hot tub, and a small spa with a sauna and a massage room.
- The museum Objects found when the passages under the house were opened, shown in the vaults.
Rooms & suites
Antiques, balconies and a courtyard.
Thirty-nine rooms over three floors, each furnished with restored antiques; some look onto the inner courtyard, others over the city.
- Room Classic twin or double About 32 square metres for the twin, with antique furniture.
- Suite Junior Suite A king bed, a sitting area and city views.
- Largest Master Suite A sitting room, a balcony and a hot tub of its own.
Dining
Below and beside the house.
Venues as described by the hotel's partners. Shown for information.
- The restaurant Bolivian and international In the vaulted cellars
- Coffee bar Snacks and light meals In the house
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 12.30 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Up to two children aged 11 and under stay free in their parents' room.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Altitude Sucre lies at about 2,800 metres, and the airport some 300 metres higher. Take the first day slowly.
Getting there
Flying to Sucre.
Alcantarí, Sucre's airport, is about 45 minutes away by car and takes domestic flights only. A private jet from abroad first clears customs elsewhere in Bolivia, at La Paz for instance, then flies on to Sucre.
- Santa Cruz 40 min
- La Paz 55 min
- Lima 2 h 20
- Santiago 2 h 30
- Buenos Aires 2 h 45
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How old is the Parador Santa María La Real?
- The house dates from the second half of the eighteenth century and was restored as a hotel early this century.
- Is there a spa?
- A small one on the top floor, with a sauna, a massage room and two hot tubs, one of them outdoors on the roof terrace.
- Can I fly to Sucre directly from abroad?
- No. Sucre has domestic flights only, so travellers connect in La Paz, Santa Cruz or Cochabamba.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Sucre?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Sucre, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Staying at Parador Santa María La Real?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Sucre, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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