Mold on shower walls and shower curtain. Noisy and got sick from the breakfast. Not a safe neighborhood. A real dump. Employees claim they had not been paid. Booked through Texas AAA and Travel Bound. Do not use either travel company as they recommended this dump. Employees could not dail long distance from switch board.

Stayed 3 non-consecutive nights at this hostel. The hostel is about a 15 minutes walk from the main square. Hostel staff was very helpful: from providing information, to assistance in booking taxi and luggage storage. The rooms were clean and each has a portable heater, which was nice. The floor/roof are wooden and may squeak when someone is walking in the room above. Breakfast was reasonable with fried egg, bread, juice and fruits. The hotel is quiet, good for resting after exploring Cusco. Other travelers that I have met commented that the hostel in which they were staying in had noisy parties (and drunk people) late into the night. My only issue with this hostel is the misleading advertisement (on their website) of a "complementary" transfer to the airport upon checking-out. I had enquired about the complementary transfer and was told by the reception staff that it is a mistake on the website.

During our tour of Peru, we stayed in hotel Centenario on two occasions. The hotel provides a good value and you get exactly what you pay for. As with other reviews, it could get a little chilly in the room due to the lack of in-room heater. In addition, hot water was not always available either. While definitely not in the historic center of Cusco, it is just a walk away from it.
However, the main reason I would recommend this hotel to anybody, is because of its great staff. Everyone we ever encountered there (from front desk personnel to kitchen staff) was extremely polite and ready to help, even with the quite of language barrier we had. I was especially thankful to Julio (front desk), who literally went above and beyond his duties and provided the kind of service you expect at establishments with much greater number of stars on its plaque. Since he has a great command of the English language, Julio's help proved literally invaluable for us. We were not the only beneficiaries of his dedication, as we bumped into him at the airport, where he went to deliver a laptop forgotten by one of the hotel's guests.

I stayed at the Hostal Centenario with a group of 40 teachers and students as part of our tour. We were there for 5 days. It was our favorite hotel while on the tour. The staff was very friendly and helpful to the entire group. They had a lot of patience with my Spanish students and were accomodating to our requests. The rooms are spacious and very clean. We had breakfast and dinner with our package and it was delicious. They had rolls, cheese, eggs, cereal, yogurt, and fresh fruit for breakfast daily. The hotel is located about 10-15 minutes from the Plaza de Armas and is about 5 minutes from the main street in Cusco....great location!
Thank you Hostal Centenario!