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We've compiled the best of the best in Cusco and the Sacred Valley - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Sprawled across acres of greenery alongside the river, this retreat offers the utmost in tranquility and luxurious comfort, with riverfront views and light-filled rooms featuring cheery alpaca blankets and embroidered throw pillows, as well as natural materials that complement the surrounding landscape. The only thing better than the views and the rooms is the first-rate service. Also on-site are a heated swimming pool and a gorgeous spa that will pamper you using local products. Villas are perfect for families.
Taking its name from the spirit of the mountains, this lodge nestled under the Pinkuylluna ruins has clean, bright, and artfully furnished rooms with comfortable beds. It's also surrounded by gardens filled with flowers and hummingbirds, and it commands a delightful view of the Ollantaytambo ruins from its private grassy perch, making it well worth the five-minute meander up cobbled Inca streets from the center of town. Free breakfast commences early over a communal table and is a great spot to pick other people's brains on things to see and do.
Bright airy rooms, skylighted bathrooms, and mountain views characterize this growing hotel just outside of town, and the entire complex conjures feelings implied in its name: peace and light. Besides relaxation, Paz y Luz also offers organized tours and healing ceremonies. Newly added are three two-bedroom bungalows with living room, kitchen, and fireplace. Long-term rooms are available with private bathrooms and shared kitchens. The hotel doesn't have a street address, but it's easily found by following the signs around town.
This cozy place with an unbeatable location right on the main square offers a home away from home—one in which common areas have murals crafted by the Peruvian-American owners, rooms are hung with Andean tapestries, and comfortable beds are made up with good clean linens. Breakfasts feature delicious homemade bread from the on-site Cuchara de Palo restaurant. The hotel also has a lovely spa nearby in Taray where you can have traditional therapies, such as herbal baths, massages, and other treatments.
