Must-see hotels in Peru

  • Manu Paradise Lodge

    Amazon Basin

    Around six hours from Cuzco and overlooking the scenic Río Kosñipata valley, this lodge sleeps 16 people in spacious rooms with private hot-water…

  • Casa de Playa

    Máncora

    This elegant and friendly place is popular with well-to-do Peruvians and offers up modern, slick dwellings with bamboo ceilings and warm tones opening…

  • Morales Guesthouse

    Huaraz

    Accessed via a green gate at the end of Jirón José Olaya, the Morales has been so successful that it recently commissioned a large but architecturally…

  • Hotel La Época

    Iquitos

    At the apex of the colonial boutique sector of Iquitos' many luxury sleeps, Hotel La Época is great value for all that guests get. There are the high…

  • Casa-Hacienda San José Hotel

    South Coast

    Easily the most comfortable hotel in the region, this slick boutique offering on a former slave plantation is the best-preserved historic hotel on the…

  • ACTS Field Station

    Amazon Basin

    Around 150km northeast from Iquitos, near the Canopy Walkway, with 20 rustic rooms. Book ahead: accommodations are often used by researchers and workshop…

  • El Mercado

    Cuzco

    Modern and fresh meets colonial in this playful design hotel adorned with painted rocking horses and market carts. Activity centers on an open stone…

  • Casa Morey

    Iquitos

    This former mansion of the rubber baron Luis F Morey dates from 1910 and has been renovated to its former elegance, with 14 extravagantly large suites,…

  • Casa Matsiguenka

    Amazon Basin

    Built in traditional style by the Matsiguenka tribespeople, this 19-room rustic lodge is the deepest into the reserved zone of any, on the other side of…

  • La Aurora

    Huaraz

    A midrange traveler's favorite, the Aurora makes a pleasant bookend to a trekking trip where you can wash the dust from your hair (with hot water) and…

  • Hotel Autor II

    Lima

    Follow the surfer riding the two-story wave up the curving staircase. Mere blocks from the water, this next-generation boutique hotel is elegant without…

  • Country Club Lima Hotel

    Lima

    Set on a sprawling lawn dotted with palms, this regal hotel occupies one of Lima’s finest buildings, a sprawling 1927 structure built in the Spanish…

  • Casa Andina Select

    Amazon Basin

    Spick and span, spacious and quiet as a tomb, Casa Andina Select is a bit of a novelty for Pucallpa, but has raised the game as far as accommodations go…

  • Miraflores Park Hotel

    Lima

    The best of Lima’s small luxury hotels, this Belmond property offers a glorious oceanside setting and every frill. The spiral grand staircase, a gorgeous…

  • Hotel San Sebastián

    Huaraz

    A fetching white-walled and red-roofed urban sanctuary, this four-story hotel is a neocolonial architectural find. Balconies and arches overlook a grassy…

  • Hostería Suiza

    Huacachina

    This formal hotel on the northwest end of the lagoon offers tranquility and some of the best value in Huacachina, with high-ceilinged rooms and Moorish…

  • Manu Learning Center

    Amazon Basin

    This smart new lodge on the Río Alto Madre de Dios is owned by Crees, and where its week-long volunteer programs are based. Shorter trips, without the…

  • Hotel Plaza

    Huaraz & the Cordilleras

    Leading Chacas’ recent renaissance, the Plaza is a new hotel (you can still smell the paint) set in an old, quintessential Chacas building with…

  • Via Via Alameda

    Ayacucho

    This colonial building in a quiet, lovely location has rooms with beautiful furniture, and there is a grassy garden-courtyard where you can sit outside…

  • Ñawin Cusco

    Cuzco

    On the quiet side of Tandapata, these small garden-level apartments are a home away from home. Cozy rooms with kitchenettes feature plump bedding, Andean…

  • Hostal Tres Máscaras

    Ayacucho

    The pleasing walled garden and friendly owner render this an enjoyable place to stay, and garden-facing rooms are generously sized. Hot water is on in the…

  • Casa Andina

    Aguas Calientes

    A comfortable classic, this upscale Peruvian chain features truly modern rooms with earthy terra-cotta accents, sparkling installations and glass showers…

  • Mama Simona

    Cuzco

    Styled for hipsters, with a crushed-velvet sofa and oddball decor. Beds have nice down covers and the shared kitchen with picnic tables is undoubtedly…

  • Intro Hostel

    Cuzco

    From the owners of 1900 Backpackers in Lima, this old colonial offers a clean look and good service, an ample courtyard and nice rooms. The mixed stall…

  • Bamboo Lodge

    South Coast

    If you can score one of the waterfront rooms with their own balconies, this is a top buy. If you only get a room in back, it still ain't half bad. With…

  • Cabañas El Trapiche

    Amazon Basin

    On the western entrance of town is this smart and spacious complex of 20 wooden cabins, dotted across a swath of lush, spacious parkland. Cabins have…

  • Hotel Chimor

    Trujillo

    This is a very solid midrange choice for comfort and modernity. The contempo rooms can get a little hot, but they are quite sharp, with built-in desks,…

  • Andean Lodges

    Cuzco

    For a luxurious, lodge-based experience of Ausangate and other mountain areas, check out Andean Lodges. Ecofriendly technologies are used in bathrooms and…

  • Mountain Lodges of Peru

    Peru

    For a luxury approach, this tour operator offers high-quality guiding with accommodations in comfortable lodges with outdoor hot tubs. Goes to Salkantay,…

  • Huarayo Lodge Office

    Puerto Maldonado

    Lodge office for Huarayo Lodge on Lago Valencia, with tours to the lodge and to surrounding activities often organized under the names Huarayo Expeditions…

  • Tahuayo Lodge Office

    Iquitos

    Lodge office for Tahuayo Lodge, 140km from Iquitos, with immediate access to the 2500-sq-km Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve.

  • Posada Amazonas

    Amazon Basin

    About two hours from Puerto Maldonado along Río Tambopata, followed by a 10-minute uphill walk, this posada (hostel) is on the land of the Ese’eja…

  • Muyuna Amazon Lodge

    Amazon Basin

    About 140km upriver from Iquitos on the Río Yanayacu, this intimate lodge is surrounded by 10 well-conserved lakes in a remote area less colonized than…

  • Sandoval Lake Lodge

    Amazon Basin

    These spacious premises crest a hilltop about 30m above Lago Sandoval and are surrounded by primary forest. The big draw is the lake itself, which…

  • Hospedaje El Gato

    Amazon Basin

    One of those rare jungle lodges catering to mochileros (backpackers), this rustic refuge in Baltimore is 90km from Puerto Maldonado up on a cliff by a…

  • Ceiba Tops

    Amazon Basin

    About 40km northeast of Iquitos downriver on the Amazon, this is still probably the area’s most well-appointed lodge and resort. There are 75 luxurious…

  • Don Bosco Refuges

    Cordillera Blanca

    Established by the pioneering Father Ugo de Censi, a priest of the Salesian order, the Italian nonprofit organization Don Bosco, based in Marcará, runs…

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