After peaking into some of the other rooms and reading the reviews, we got lucky getting room #30. The hotel itself is located about 15 minutes walking from the plazas and it's up on the hill. With the high altitude of the city, it's hard not to be winded walking back to your room. If your fluent in Spanish, you should be able to catch a cab for less than 5 soles. Everything is negotiable in this country, from cab/hotel rates and even food and drink at the restaurants!
Back to the property: room 30 was definitely primo. Front covered patio with a fireplace and a sweet view of the city. The property is landscaped nicely with great stonework and plants. The stairs up to this room are mildly perilous and it took a lot of effort for me not to laugh when an older French gentleman slipped and fell on his derriere - hard (insert your own obnoxious French laugh). He was fine so it's ok to laugh.
We had a great experience with the staff. Anything we asked for, we got. Bring us wine glasses, I need a bottle of water, can you build us a fire, more towels, soap, toilet paper, a room heater. The room heater was critical. The first night we shivered ourselves to sleep. Then I figured, let's ask for a space heater. As a spoiled San Diegan, anything under 55 is freezing. The thing stopped working part way through the night, but it was enough to tide the cold weather. I'm not sure how many of these heaters they have, but this is a critical travel tip for this hotel. Have them bring it to your room.
Good hotel overall and a great value ($55 on Expedia). We stayed here 3 nights and then we spent a few nights at Siete Ventanas closer to Plaza de Armas (I'll write a review for here). Rack rate was $110, but my travel partner negotiated them down to $55. They didn't want me to say anything, but all's fare in love and travel . . .
- Casa De Campo Hostal Cusco
