Bolivar Lounge

Great cigar shop located in Downtown Austin new the Four Seasons Hotel. Owner Charlie and his brother are your hosts and do an excellent job in taking care of customers, both newbies and experienced. Great selection of cigars, must try their signature line, Arman, which is excellent.

The brothers are great guys and very hospitable. I’m saddened to see the negative reviews, but everyone is entitled to their opinions. The lounge looks great and the owners are the best! I will recommend to others!

I’m surprised by the negative reviews so I want to post one to redress the imbalance. I don’t give out five stars easily — so just know that I’m giving Bolivar Lounge my highest compliment just to even out all those nay-​sayers whose experience simply did not resemble mine.
I was travelling to Austin and went to Bolivar Lounge for a private event. I was treated with such respect and courtesy. The owners were such gentlemen. They were thoughtful, hospitable, gracious. I’m not a huge cigar smoker but I enjoy one from time to time. They were patient with me and my learning curve. They gave me tips on how to select and how to smoke. Yes, they touted their own proprietary brand of cigars, but I just felt they were proud of what they offer and wanted to make this an option for me. I did not feel I was being put upon.
I had questions about the performance of my own humidor at home and their advice proved valuable.
The premises are well-​appointed and comfortable. Classy. The place was clean and neat and despite it being a place where smoking happens, it did not reek of heavy, stale smoke. It seems the place is well taken care of. A nice clientele.
I learned a lot and enjoyed myself thoroughly. I felt welcome and I would go back.

Don’t believe the grouchy bastards who trashed this place with 1 star reviews. Went in Saturday aft in shorts and flip-​flops and the owner (I think his name is Charles or Charlie) could not have been nicer, invited us into the lounge which is very nicely appointed and maintained with 3 or 4 big flat screens. Offered us a free bottle of water or a Coke. Yes, the humidor is small but I wasn’t looking to buy 50 cigars– just one good one. Mission accomplished. Very pleasant place. Next trip to Austin, I go back to Bolivar.

I stayed at the 4 seasons for a week in Austin and was in search of a good cigar shop. Somewhere with a good selection and a comfortable place to sit, smoke, and maybe strike up a good conversation.
This place was not what I was looking for. The selection was horrible, I settled for a Rocky Patel. I was helped by this shady Arab guy (store owner) who seemed like he had ulterior motives. So after I purchased the cigar I attempted to sit in the cigar lounge; he told me I would have to pay him 100.00 to sit and smoke the cigar I had just purchased from him. I replied «100.00 bux to sit for 30 minutes?» He replied «for you a special price, $ 50.00 and I’ll throw in a drink or two.»
I decided to get out of there while I could. I asked him for matches and he handed me some random Bic lighter and said he didn’t have any matches. Really???
Never go here!!!

Great selection of Camacho Cigars and the owner was very hospitable. It is a private club but I was invited in after purchasing some Cigars and was given a complimentary drink. The lounge was great and felt like a true Cigar Lounge. I will probably end up becoming a member soon.

This place is very closed. Gone. It’s about time– The D-​Bag owner was the worst ever– He would make you buy something for a book of matches– It was the most non-​inviting atmosphere imaginable– Its amazing he stayed open as long as he did. Good luck to the building owner in finding a new tenant for this long, narrow dark retail space.

This place has it all! A nice cigar humidor, accessories and a private lounge where you can smoke and relax. As a matter of fact, this is the ONLY place where you can do this in downtown Austin.
I highly recommend it to any cigar smoker. There are also memberships available for frequent fliers, either annually or monthly.
If there were six stars, I’d give this place six!

On my search for a good humidor, I ran into Bolivar Lounge online. I visited this very nice establishment but came out with a really bad experience. The attendant was very pretentious and made me feel like he was doing me a favor for letting me shop there. He was also amazed that there are other shops in town that actually sold humidors. They were very proud to declare their love for Honduran cigars and treated my wife (a native Honduran) and I like 2^nd class citizens. I understand that this is a private club but if you’re going to be open to the public (at least for cigars and accessories), you should keep your customers in mind and treat them with proper respect.