HotelChatter - Tag: Peru Hotel Reviews

Puno: Hotel Libertador Might Look Cool, But Really It Isn't

amandak — 2009-02-04T09:19:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Hotel_Libertador_Lake_Titicaca.jpg" class="top"> This picture would be enough to convince us to book a stay at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Libertador+Lago+Titicaca+Puno/ian/139189"> Libertador Lago Titicaca Puno</a> in Peru without doing any further research. But it seems like we might be disappointed.This place obviously looks amazing, and definitely has the location thing going for it. It's on Esteves Island on Lake Titicaca, you get amazing views, and it even has a private dock so you can sail off across the lake at your whim.But it's meant to be a five-star hotel, and it's hard to find anyone who actually thinks it is. <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298442-d304536-Reviews-Libertador_Lago_Titicaca_Puno-Puno.html">Big complaints</a> come in about the beds--we're talking "worst things I've ever slept on" and even worse for people of above-average

Cusco: Scrap the Backpacker Trail: Take A Boutique Entrance to Machu Picchu

amandak — 2008-08-18T11:26:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Inkaterra_Cusco_Peru.jpg" class="imgborder"> Yes, we subscribe to the standard world traveler's dream of wanting to visit Machu Picchu one day. But we will be sure to spend some time in the gateway town of Cusco on our way there because the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Casona+Inkaterra/ian/265492">La Casona Inkaterra Cusco</a> looks like a damn nice place to stay.Opening almost a year ago, it claims to be the first boutique hotel to hit Cusco and has just eleven suites arranged around a central courtyard. But although it's a historical building that some think was the first Spanish-built structure in Cusco, it's got all the modern touches too with heated floors and iPods. We see no shame in mixing nifty old stuff with the comforts of

Cusco: Boutique Hotels Are Even Springing Up Near Machu Picchu

amandak — 2008-05-02T09:14:04-05:00

If you want to trek to Machu Picchu, but sleep beforehand with a bit of style, take note of the new La Casona Inkaterra, opening this month. It's Cusco's first boutique hotel (with just 11 rooms), a renovation of a colonial manor house. Each suite overlooks either the hotel's courtyard (Patio Suites) or has views over the town of Cusco (Plaza Suites).

Banos de Inca: In Peru, the Hotel and Spa Laguna Seca is Worth Checking Out

jnaw — 2007-09-17T11:39:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/laguna_seca.jpg" class="imgborder"> Tropical spas usually mean world-class workout facilities, intense yoga classes and steep prices. But that's not the case at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LAGUNA+SECA+HOTEL+AND+SPA/ian/249408">Hotel & Spa Laguna Seca</a> in Cajamarca, Peru, about a two-hour flight from Lima. The 42-room resort may not have exercise classes or meditation--in fact,guests can even smoke in the dining area--but it has enough deluxe accommodations that even the most stressed of travelers can unwind. Guests lounge in fluffy white terry-cloth robes between unique spa treatments like Turkish bath sessions, dips in geothermal pools, and one-and-a-half-hour mud messages and mineral baths that cost a fraction of typical costs in the U.S. or Europe. (Double occupancies start at $120 a night and massages will set travelers

Lima: Best Western in Lima May Be Your Best Bet

pbb — 2007-03-20T11:13:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/embajadores.jpg" class="imgborder"/>An FOHC--that'd be a friend of HotelChatter--just got back from an 11-day trip through in Peru. While he didn't enjoy being trapped on a boat with retirees, cruising up the Amazon, he did have a time and a half in Lima. He dropped this report in our <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">tip jar</a> after spending a couple nights in the Peruvian capital:<blockquote>In a huge city like Lima, a ride from the airport is a valuable commodity. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/BEST+WESTERN+EMBAJADORES/ian/210787">Best Western Embajadores</a> will send a driver to the airport for you. Nothing like coming out of customs and seeing a sign with your name on it, held by a friendly driver. Embajadores is only 5 blocks from the best shopping center in