Top Luxury Hotels in Cusco, Peru
Stay in one of the best Cusco hotels during your vacation in Peru.
Machu Picchu and The Sacred Valley are ancient wonders in Peru; a trip to Cusco also makes for an eye-opening vacation in Peru. These are the best hotels in Cusco.
Cusco was the capital of Peru during the Inca Empire. Today, its main attractions are Machu Picchu, The Sacred Valley, and of course, Cusco itself. A vacation in Peru surely includes a visit to Machu Picchu, as well as Lake Titicaca and Lima. For a vacation in Peru to feel more like a luxury and less like a lot of time on a tour bus, try making Cusco your "home base," as it were; book a room or suite at one of its three best luxury hotels for the week. Cusco itself is a fascinating city, and having more time to explore Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, gives a tourist a deeper appreciation of this part of the world.
The three top luxury hotels in Cuzco, Peru:
Hotel Monasterio Cuzco - Conde Nast Traveler awarded the Hotel Monasterio "Best Hotel in South America" in 2006. It's easy to see why: Built within a monastery circa 1592, the hotel is beautiful, with luxury amenities that are both modern, and true to the Inca and Spanish cultures that inform much of Peru's history. It's located by Main Square, in downtown Cuzco. A three-hour train ride to Machu Piccho is scenic and safe. Back at the Hotel Monasterio, the Bath Butler Service helps tired travelers relax in the luxury of a long soak. The 126 rooms include 20 suites. To help acclimate guests to the high altitude of this part of Peru, the Hotel Monasterio pumps extra oxygen into most of the rooms.
Libertador Palacio del Inka Cusco Hotel - Like the Hotel Monasterio, the Libertador Palacio del Inka is right in Cusco city proper. Also like the Hotel Monasterio, here is an interesting history to the hotel architecture. The manor house was once a meeting room for important dignitaries of the Inca Empire, renovated first for the arriving Spaniards, and only much later (1976) into a hotel. The Peruvian Ministry of Industry and Tourism has named it "Best Luxury Hotel in Cusco". The 240 rooms and 14 additional suites also make the Libertador Palacio del Inka Cusco Hotel, the largest luxury hotel in the city. There are a couple of interesting hotel activities here: One, the Market Dinner, is a staged activity that simulates an Inca market like those a tourist would see in the Sacred Valley. The other, the Inti Napaykuy Dinner, is also a staged reproduction, this one of a sun ceremony of the ancient Incas. Both activities come with a buffet dinner.
The Garden House, Cusco - The Garden House offers something different for luxury travel. Also a luxury hotel, the Garden House is a small, boutique hotel, 10 minutes from downtown Cusco - away from the noise, congestion, and hubbub that surround the other top luxury hotels in Cusco. With the high-end amenities and accommodations luxury travel buffs expect in a hotel, The Garden House is the most affordable of the best hotels in its class. The management here goes above and beyond expectations in terms of friendliness and availability. They help guests arrange sightseeing and bike tours, as well as trips to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. There are only 7 rooms in this luxury boutique hotel, and it makes for a restful, peaceful stay.
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