La Casona

Dating back 1595 and originally built on the site of Inca Amaru Qhala’s palace, the Monasterio is a national landmark offering the elegance and sophistication of a 5* hotel set amidst glorious colonial splendour. Within the Monasterio, the original chapel of San Antonio Abad has been beautifully preserved featuring exquisite baroque decoration while at the hotel’s heart, there is an elegant cloistered courtyard and fountain where guests can relax at the end of a busy day. The Monasterio i...

Once an 18th-century manor house, the Casa Clara has been transformed into a beautiful boutique hotel that melds modern comforts into its traditional colonial-Cusqueño heritage and style. Walk through the large wooden doors and you enter a warm intimate space that showcases the history of Cusco both through its architecture – vaulted ceilings, cobbled patios and hand-carved balconies – and also its carefully chosen artwork which includes several pictures from acclaimed Peruvian p...

Casa San Blas is a friendly, cost-effective boutique hotel that is full of charm and in an excellent area of town. Simple and stylish with local art and handicraft adorning the walls, the hotel threw open its doors in 2003 and offers an intimate, familiar atmosphere. Tables spill out onto the cobbled entrance while inside the décor is welcoming with warm earthy tones and colonial furniture. Above, there is a small roof top terrace overlooking surrounding the hills and the red-tiled roofs so ...

Tucked behind an unassuming doorway bound by thick adobe walls, the Antigua Casona San Blas is a beautifully restored colonial mansion amidst the tangled alleyways of San Blas. Dating back to the 1750’s, it offers a rich slice of golden-age history and traditional architecture which reveals wonderful hand-carved beams, sweeping galleries and period furniture centred around a main, leafy courtyard. The rooms meld local textiles and antique heirlooms with comtemporary artwork and every mo...

Quinta San Blas is a beautifully restored 19th century republican town-house nestled amidst the cobbled streets of bohemian San Blas. Set across two floors overlooking two internal patios, the hotel retains its traditional character and is an excellent base to explore the city and nearby galleries and workshops. Admittedly services are limited – there is no restuarant per se – yet the rooms are perfectly comfortable with a splash of colour and contemporary style in the charming di...

The Casa Andina Premium is an excellent mid-range option in Cusco, in easy reach of the city’s highlights. The hotel retains the city’s old world charm and has been tastefully decorated throughout with carefully chosen colonial art and period furniture. The hotel is centred around three inner courtyards with handsome communal areas full of historic character and warmed by stone fireplaces.

After six painstaking years of sensitive reconstruction and refurbishment, the JW Marriott finally threw open its doors at the end of 2012, Cusco’s newest and arguably plushest 5* hotel. Steeped in history, the Marriott fuses both new and old. Its design honours the original colonial architecture and incorporates period artwork, antiques and artefacts discovered during the restoration while the communal areas have been decorated with rich contemporary colours and modern comforts.

Beautifully restored maintaining many of the original features, the Aranwa Boutique Hotel offers a sophisticated 5* service combined with glorious colonial grandeur. At its heart, tables spill onto a spacious courtyard while the hotel is furnished throughout with a mix of authentic and modern inspired baroque decoration with handmade gold leaf frescoes, intricate wood carvings and historic works of art.