modern hotel in Cusco
 

I am looking for a modern/new hotel in Cusco that has triple rooms. Any recommendations?
Thanks.

We stayed at the hotel Las Ruinas 3 years ago. Don't know what you mean by modern but each room had its own toilet and shower. We paid $60 per night. You can pay $160 in some places. Don't know if they had 3 bedded rooms. A nice breakfast was included in the price. It will take about 2 days to get acclimated to the altitude, and we huffed and puffed to our room on the 3rd floor, which we resquested because we wanted a view. Location was great,less than a 5 minute walk to the main square.Hotels on the sqaure can get noisy. Every hotel comes with a travel agent. The one at Las Ruinas arranged our train tickets to Machu Pichu,and a guide. Since there were 4 adults in our group he also arranged a day tour of the area in a private car with driver/guide who spoke good english.

Eileen,

Exactly....you might want to modify your question and be a little more specific as to what your expectations are for "modern". Maybe you might want to include the type of amenities that you are looking for in a hotel.

There are plenty of hotels opening up in Cuzco, some new, some refurbished, etc, there are hotels for all kinds of budgets and desires.

Carlos, thanks for the help.
I am looking for a nice "new" hotel, 4 or 5*, price is not that important.

Novotel Cusco is quite nice and relatively new, I believe; the lobby is wonderful!

I was there for three nights a week or so ago, and was very happy with all elements of the service. The rooms are quite good size.

Happy travels; I had a wonderful time in Peru!

Eileen,

One of the nicest hotels in Cuzco is El Monasterio, here's a link to their website: http://www.ecoadven.com/hotels/monasteriohotel.html

you will not be dissapointed, it has a lot of character, charm and it's beautiful overall. It's not your cookie cutter hotel. I even recommended this hotel to the CEO of my company and he was very pleased.

Good Luck!

Carlos

Eileen,

Actually, use this link...it's much better http://www.monasterio.orient-express.com

Here's a little review from Starservice:
Review: Calle Palacio 136, occupying a corner of an idyllic square, up a steep side street two blocks N of Plaza de Armas, is Peru's most engaging colonial hotel, a lovingly restored 16th-century monastery complete with its own resident phantom. Now part of the Orient-Express chain, this hotel, along with its siblings Miraflores Park Plaza in Lima and the soon-to-open Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge at the base of the ruins at Machu Picchu, provides one of the cornerstones of luxury travel in Peru. Tying them together like a Tiffany tennis bracelet is the recently inaugurated Orient-Express train, linking Puno, Cusco, and Machu Picchu. The nondescript whitewashed exterior conceals an ornate cobblestoned foyer with gilded antiques, glowing sienna walls, and ethereal religious art. The reception area shows a red brick floor and ancient Incan masks, and the rustic beam ceiling, terra-cotta-tile floor, and superb leather sofas in the lounge make it an inviting place to relax. In good weather, tables and chairs are set up on one of the three patios. The one closest to the bar is an impressive stone courtyard with a scalloped urn fountain. Galleries supported by a hundred or so hand-carved pillars ring the space. A smaller glassed-in patio offers folkloric shows on weekday evenings and a peaceful lawn on which to relax (if one can find the glass door). Accomplished waiters serve varied fare at the restaurant above the smaller patio. The room's seriated stone arches can make diners feel a bit like Jonah in the belly of the whale, but gilt-framed masterpieces from the Escuela Cuzquena and romantic candlelight tell of another tale. Weekly "Incan Feasts" feature such time-tested treats as kingfish ceviche, filet of alpaca, and for desert, Mazamorra Morada, (purple corn cooked with regional herbs and spices and dried fruit). The wine cellar is surprisingly well stocked with European and North and South American vintages. The heart of the magnificent bar is an ancient stone fireplace. Here, complimentary coca tea is served at all hours (oxygen bottles are at the ready), and the plump sofas and astonishing Incan artifacts that fill the space make for dreamy encounters. Recreation is confined mainly just to breathing at this elevation, but the hotel has a tour desk, a gift shop, and a beauty salon. The monastery's opulent 18th-century chapel is a spectacular national treasure holding 100 persons. It is intricately carved, basted with gold and silver, and adorned with massive oak doors, frescoes, and paintings that date from the Inquisition. Monastic and classical music wafts through the delightful stone corridors to the lodgings. Varying in size from cramped to cavernous, these do not match the splendor of the public rooms, but all have rich Incan textiles on rustic stucco walls, plush carpeting or ancient plank floors, desks, phones, TVs, radios, minibars in armoires, and alarm clocks. One queen or two twin beds are standard, as are marble baths with hair dryers, magnifying mirrors, clothes lines, good toiletries, and tubs in most. The addition of data ports and voice mail, robes and slippers, and oversized umbrellas that would excite Mary Poppins are welcome. Farmhouse-style closet doors post instructions for newly added safes. About 40 units in the newer section have low, flat ceilings and angular walls. When booking, request older rooms overlooking the plaza, especially 221 through 223 and 419, 420, and 437 -- spacious units with nearly twice the floor space of the others. Some rooms have small patios, and those facing the street are noisy. The two-story suites are lavish and well designed, with living quarters below, bedrooms above. 424 is perhaps the best of these bi-level units. Guests who frighten easily should reserve ground-floor rooms, for the resident ghost (an old woman in white) purportedly tramps across the roof late at night. Room service is now round the clock. The multilingual staffers are competent and work hard to make stays memorable, though the 9 am check-out comes round far too quickly. The city of Cusco is wonderful, and this is one of its gems.

Hi Eileen18

there are several hotels in cusco that are great places to stay.
personally i think the Monasterio is overpriced, though it is considered the best 5 star place.
for more info about the better hotels in cusco check out the hotel section on www.peruperu.com

have a great trip!
davarian

The Sonesta Posada del Inca is fabulous. The service is incredible there.

Sorry, I forgot to add that I don't know if the Sonesta has triple rooms. I think they might. We had a double room which was quite spacious. The decor is kind of plain but nonetheless a nice hotel and again, service is unbeatable.

This is not new: Hotel Picoaga. It's a 17th Century mansion, I think part of an addition is newer. We stayed in the old part and very much enjoyed our stay. We could walk out of our upstairs room to a covered walkway that overlooked a beautiful courtyard.

Although web information says singles or doubles, Ray and I stayed there with our son. We had two queen beds. So, I know they can accommodate three in a room. The location is quite good: just a block or two from the Plaza de Armas. Santa Teresa 344; Cuzco, Peru; Phone: 84-252330

- Sharon

Now I find their website!!!
http://www.picoagahotel.com/indice2.HTM

Here they do indicate triples and suites. You could have a suite for the same price as the triple! Views from their resturant are phenomenal! Some of the rooms are Colonial and the others are modern.

- Sharon