Inkaterra La CasonavsMonasterio, A Belmond Hotel, Cusco
Both hotels are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Belmond Hotel Monasterio is the choice of most writers compared to Inkaterra La Casona Relais & Chateaux. Belmond Hotel Monasterio scores 95 with endorsements from 13 reviewers including Frommer's, Gayot and Condé Nast Traveler.
Inkaterra La Casona
Plaza Nazarenas 113, Cusco 00000, Peru
From $400/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"Colonial with a touch of class, this 11-suite boutique casa comes complete with a manicured interior courtyard, stately sitting and dining areas, and rooms with heated floors." Full review
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Be sure to pull yourself away from your private nook long enough to enjoy afternoon tea and biscuits.
Travel + Leisure
"A block block from the historic Plaza de Armas, the latest carbon-neutral property from Peruvian hotel group Inkaterra is secreted behind a massive green door on tiny Plazuela Las Nazarenas." Full review
Star Service
"The small but elegant La Casona is housed in a 16th-century mansion, one of the first Spanish constructions in the city." Full review
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Although a small but elegantly decorated colonial dining room and terrace serves Peruvian and international dishes, guests generally choose from the more than 50 restaurants within a five-minute walk for lunch and dinner; breakfast is included in the price.
Condé Nast Traveler
91.4
"This sprightly spot might well steal the spotlight from the Hotel Monasterio, long the top luxury option in Machu Picchu’s gateway town." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Dedicated to pampering a small number of guests in a peaceful and palatial setting." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"A 16th-century manor home with an intriguing Incan past, Inkaterra La Casona hotel is perched high in the Andes and packed with rich history." Full review
Hideaway Report
94.0
"Delightful hideaway within one of Cusco’s most important early colonial buildings near the Plaza de Armas." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Rustic meets majestic with original features like oversized carved doors; rough-hewn beams and stone fireplaces are enhanced with radiant floors, glittering candelabras, plush divans" Full review
Monasterio, A Belmond Hotel, Cusco Show All Reviews
Calle Palacio 136, Plazoleta Nazarenas, Cusco 5184, Peru
From $430/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Still Cusco's most extraordinary place to stay, though competition is on the rise, this beautiful hotel occupies the San Antonio Abad monastery." Full review
Concierge
"Born as the 16th-century seminary of San Antonio Abad (itself built on the site of a former Inca palace), the Monasterio is one of Peru's most gorgeous hotels."
Fodor's
"One of Cusco's top hotels, this beautifully restored 1592 monastery of San Antonio Abad is a national historic monument." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Arranged around graceful 16th-century cloisters, the five-star Monasterio has long been Cuzco’s jewel, with majestic public areas and over 100 rooms surrounding genteel courtyards." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Undoubtedly Cusco’s most luxurious hotel with prices to match. Set in a restored 400-year-old monastery, rooms encircle a stone courtyard adorned with an old cedar tree."
Condé Nast Traveler
91.1
"A national historic landmark, this sixteenth-century former seminary just blocks from the city center has "the serenity and luxury of the lovely monastery grounds"." Full review
Gayot
"Part hotel and part museum, the Monasterio Hotel in Cusco boasts Incan architecture and a gold-ornament-adorned chapel, as well as a list of appealing services and modern amenities."
Travel + Leisure
"Deluxe Room 410 has a high, exquisitely decorated ceiling, plus supplemental oxygen to ward off altitude sickness." Full review
Jetsetter
"Historic hotel blocks from Cusco's Plaza de Armas, with two restaurants and oxygen-enriched rooms." Full review
Star Service
"Occupying a corner of an idyllic square, up a steep side street two blocks north of Plaza de Armas and near two quality museums, this is Peru's most engaging colonial hotel." Full review
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For those with altitude adjustment problems, request a room that is equipped to have oxygen pumped in at night (an additional $50 fee).