North Coast
Recently renovated, but still fairly basic, this is the best budget choice in town, offering clean rooms in a solid location a block from Plaza de Armas…
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Arequipa
Flirts with boutique decor, but feels a tad overpriced when you factor in the rather dark restaurant, officious service and rooms that are basically just…
North Coast
The Swiss House’s spacious and sparkling rooms have Peru-themed, airbrushed murals. The little cafe downstairs prepares crunchy-crust pizzas, and the…
Lima
A bright-yellow mansion from the 1940s houses this reader-recommended hotel. There are 24 ample dark-paneled rooms (some with air-con) with cable TV and…
Lima
A small brick home with parquet floors, a shared kitchen and games such as foosball and ping-pong. It’s uncluttered and tranquil, bordering on dull – an…
South Coast
This surfer-friendly hostal with chamber-like rooms and rock-hard beds is less than 100m from the shoreline, just south of the pier. The top-floor…
Lima
A British-run backpacker hangout housed in a weathered but essentially clean mansion with 24-hour security on a quiet street. Dorms are ample, some with…
Iquitos
A so-so budget choice close to the river and the main square, with pleasant, airy singles and doubles sporting fans and TVs. It has three floors of rooms,…
Cuzco
French-run with a friendly, unkempt air, this bed-and-bakery has good water pressure but beds that are a little bit saggy. Highlights include piping-hot…
Aguas Calientes
One of the tidy midrange inns by the train tracks, this place has buffet breakfasts and a small flower-festooned interior courtyard. Small, dark rooms…
Cañón Del Colca
This small hotel mostly has double rooms, but they are well cared for, with clean bathrooms. The rates often include a welcome mate (herbal tea) or pisco…
South Coast
This campground borders the river at the far west of town. It has good views and there's a barbecue area where guests can cook. The small restaurant on…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
Wedged on the hillside behind Yanama's eccentric modern church, E Pino provides very basic digs with absolutely no-frills; think mountain refuge relocated…
Arequipa
This B&B bargain near the market has high-ceilinged, basic rooms that sit beneath a wonderfully weathered terrace where El Misti appears so close you…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
The street profile is alluring enough – a whitewashed colonial building in Chavín's main square with some flowery arrangements in the courtyard. However,…
Cuzco
Hidden in a small passageway, this sleepy spot is off the radar but worth snagging. Rooms have comfy beds with down duvets and parquet floors. There’s…
Lima
The lobby may be cramped and the hallways narrow, but the clean, modern rooms in this Spanish-style building are comfortable. A few on the top floor have…
Cuzco
Bright and cheerful, this modern boutique hotel features terraced gardens and immense views from iron-rail balconies. A circular staircase leads to small,…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
An atmospheric place to stay, rambling Hostal Pilar feels like a well-loved country estate, complete with branding irons and other cowboy garb hanging…
South Coast
This low-key backpackers hostel has four-bed dorms, a back chillaxing area with billiards tables, and clean and spacious private rooms in a new annex. It…
Lima
In a pleasant neighborhood near Miraflores, this Dutch–Peruvian guesthouse occupies a comfortable and sprawling Spanish-style house. The owners run an on…
Puno
This colonial-style hotel has lovely, airy common spaces, a mind-bending Vertigo-style spiral staircase and a 6th-floor dining room with panoramic views…
Huacachina
Facing the southern dunes, this guesthouse turned hostel has clean, well-maintained rooms with cheery blue and tangerine bed covers. The dorm sleeps 10,…
Lima
A rowdy boulevard gives way to this surprisingly charming 23-room hotel built around a Spanish casona. Simple, stuccoed rooms are decorated with Peruvian…
North Coast
One of the few budget options on this beach, friendly Las Terrazas has solid rooms inside the main house, as well as some poky small bamboo rooms at the…
Trujillo
Far bigger than it looks from the outside, this cheap and functional little hotel overlooking the Plazuela El Recreo has spotless rooms with a warm color…
Lima & Around
Right on the sand, cute Hostal Hamacas has 15 rooms and five bungalows (which sleep six), all with private bathrooms, hot water and ocean views. There is…
Ollantaytambo
Though the native corn drying in the courtyard might say otherwise, this hotel is modern and spacious. Rooms with tinted windows feature parquet floors…
South Coast
This modern hotel offers brain-surgery-clean rooms, a roadside pool area and breakfast on a pleasant rooftop terrace. The functional minimalist rooms…
Lima
In a central location, this tiny 2nd-floor hostel proves a popular choice. It's cheerful but a bit cramped. Expect all the usual amenities: lockers, guest…
Aguas Calientes
Cloaked in psychedelic murals, this recommended but sometimes cramped hostel has good, helpful staff and a small adjoining cafe that whips up salads and…
Arequipa
This distinguished 19th-century colonial house has just more than a dozen rooms with solar-hot-water showers. It’s in the quaint, quiet suburb of…
Lake Titicaca
The homely rooms here have mismatched bedding that looks like somebody raided the family linen cabinet, but everything is comfortable and clean. Just two…
North Coast
The rooms here could do with some upkeep, but retain an elegant feel and catch fresh breezes. They have handsome flagstone floors, private electric…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
The 'Gran' (great) might be a bit of a euphemism, but what this multistory building lacks in atmosphere, it makes up for in basic comforts. Large rooms…
Huacachina
While it might not boast the atmosphere of some of the other hostels in town, Huacachina's HI-affiliate hostel is clean and reliable with top facilities…
South Coast
Housed in a large, elegant, mustard-yellow building set in spacious gardens, this place is a cut above the competition. It has a restaurant and sweet…
Arequipa
In a handsome, pale-yellow house on the cusp of the colonial center, this old mansion has a more classical feel than the baroque abodes further south. The…
Aguas Calientes
Further uphill than most of the hotels, this welcoming spot features woody, cozy, heated rooms, in part thanks to down duvets decorated with flower petals…
Cuzco
A modern, family-run hotel in a quiet residential district close to the bus terminal. Though it isn’t close to the action, guests rave about the high…
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