The courtyard is lovely and the place is a great value. Safe, good location but the staff is just outstanding. Friendly, helpful and informative. Raquel went far beyond to help me figure out my Colca Canyon tour. Would highly recommend' More

Situated just a 8 minute walk from the town center, this hotel has everything you need. The breakfast was clean and offered a variety of options. The employees are helpful and speak English. The rooms have strong and fast wifi, and our room including bed, was really clean, and comfortable. The garden is refreshing and impressive as we hadn't seen... More

Positives: Good beds. Hot showers (best we had in Peru). Lovely garden to chill out in where they carry out the cooking classes and spanish lessons. Extremely friendly and helpful reception staff who went above and beyond their duty to assist us with onward travel plans. Carlos, who runs the cooking school is brilliant. Great location to walk in to... More

Casa de Avila is located a bit off the city center but is still in good walking distance (5-10 min to plaza de Armas) so you don’t always need to take a taxi to go there. As it is not located in a narrow street with cars running by it is very calm and quiet and all the rooms get... More

We agree with the rest of the posters. A good basic hotel with most of the rooms facing the garden. Free WiFi, An average breakfast which we usually upgraded with an omelette. The staff spoke English and were very helpful with any inquires we had. The rooms were a decent size with lots of room for luggage. Good hot showers.... More

My husband and I stayed at Casa de Avila for three nights during our one month backpacking in Latin America. With sunny weather we truly enjoyed the nice garden and the peacefulness provided there - relaxing and quiet even though the busy city is just outside. Since the rooms all face the garden the room we had was nice and... More

Recently stayed two nights at Casa de Avila. It is a short walk to the main square in Arequipa. We loved sitting the garden for an afternoon break each day. It was very comfortable and relaxing. We lucked-out and had lots of time to visit with Paca (the tortoise) and even got to feed her a salad. The hotel has... More

Located three blocks from the square on a pleasant street. There's a lovely courtyard to enjoy the sun, or where spanish and cooking lessons are held. Staff are very friendly and helpful. More

We stayed at Casa de Avila before and after our trip to the Colca Canyon and could not have chosen a better location to relax and explore Arequipa. The hotel is located just a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas and close to most of the attractions. Most of the rooms face a lovely, green courtyard where you can... More