We pick hotels that are guardians of each destination’s architecture as much as places to sleep — buildings with stories, run by people who know them. Tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
I choose hotels the way I’d choose them for my own family: for character first — the building, its story, the people who run it — and then for the comfort that lets you rest at altitude. Whatever your budget, every room on this list is one I’d be happy to sleep in.
[Name] — [Role]Cusco’s best hotels live inside its history — colonial mansions, former convents, walls the Incas laid. Stay close to the Plaza de Armas or among the artisan streets of San Blas, and the city is right outside your door.
A 16th-century monastery built around a 300-year-old cedar, 122 rooms deep. Two restaurants, an 18th-century religious-art collection, pisco lessons, an Andean spa, and oxygen-enriched rooms that make acclimatizing painless. Grand in the truest sense.
Raised on the foundations of an Inca palace, with original stonework still in view. Just 55 suites, an outdoor pool, a personal butler, oxygen-enriched rooms and a serious spa. The most intimate — and most indulgent — address in Cusco.
A living museum facing Qorikancha: 300-plus colonial artworks, the city’s only thermal spa circuit, two restaurants and resident alpacas. An iconic house that tells Cusco’s whole story under one roof.
A restored 16th-century convent a few steps from the Plaza de Armas. 153 rooms, spa, jacuzzi, pool and a fusion restaurant. Polished, dependable and beautifully located — the classic luxury pick.
A 16th-century mansion once home to a Spanish conquistador and later to one of Cusco’s most celebrated writers. Part hotel, part museum: 43 rooms, a spa, a chapel, a library and a contemporary art gallery. Singular.
Eleven suites in a restored colonial mansion on Plaza Nazarenas — Andean baroque, marble fireplaces, a hushed stone courtyard. The most exclusive small house in the city, and it feels like a secret.
A family-run, 50-room hotel in the artisan quarter: fireside patios, a yoga studio, even a hyperbaric chamber for altitude. B Corp certified and rooted in its community. For travelers who want soul over scale — our kind of place.
A colonial house two blocks off the Plaza de Armas: 16 rooms with wooden balconies, a garden pool, a spa and La Chola restaurant. Thoughtful, personal, and a calmer pace than the main-square hotels.
A trusted Peruvian chain done right — spacious rooms, family suites, and a genuinely warm welcome in a colonial house minutes from the Plaza de Armas. Excellent value, reliably so. Great for families and groups.
Central, comfortable and full of traditional character — a tranquil courtyard, good beds, a fair price. A boutique feel without the five-star bill, for travelers who want charm over chandeliers.
Lower and warmer than Cusco, the valley is where you sleep well and slow down. Our picks sit among cornfields and river light — a gentle place to acclimatize before Machu Picchu.
The grandest house in the valley: 128 rooms on the Vilcanota, the only hotel with its own private train station to Machu Picchu, and a 2,000m² organic garden.
43 private casitas across 15 hectares of gardens, each with Andean character and mountain views. A Relais & Châteaux property with a celebrated restaurant and equestrian center.
Most of our travelers stay in Miraflores or Barranco, close to the cliffs over the Pacific and to the tables that made Lima one of the world’s great food cities.
We’re finalizing our handpicked list for this destination. In the meantime, tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
Sleeping in Aguas Calientes, at the foot of the mountain, means catching the first buses up to the citadel before the day crowds arrive.
We’re finalizing our handpicked list for this destination. In the meantime, tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
Peru’s White City is built from sillar, the pale volcanic stone that glows at dusk. Our picks are colonial houses a short walk from the Plaza de Armas, with El Misti on the horizon.
We’re finalizing our handpicked list for this destination. In the meantime, tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
In the Colca Valley you sleep among pre-Inca terraces and hot springs, with the canyon a short drive away at dawn, when the condors rise.
We’re finalizing our handpicked list for this destination. In the meantime, tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
At nearly 3,800 meters, the lake sets its own pace. Stay on the shore near Puno or with families on the islands, and let the light on the water do the rest.
We’re finalizing our handpicked list for this destination. In the meantime, tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
Near Puerto Maldonado, the best lodges are reached by boat along the Madre de Dios River — simple, comfortable rooms open to the sound of the forest.
We’re finalizing our handpicked list for this destination. In the meantime, tell us how you like to travel and we’ll match the room to the trip.
Ruway were great in sorting a trip for us. We were not entirely sure what we wanted to do but gave some parameters and Diego came back with 5 different options that he thought would suit.
It was a wonderful tour, Leidy! We have no complaints. Our guide, Rumi, was so knowledgeable and passionate, anyone who has him for future tours will be lucky! Thank you so much for the great experience.
Excellent tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco. I planned the trip rather last minute and hence it was worth it to do the booking with this company.
I had an amazing experience. Friendly, professional, knowledgeable, down-to-earth, and trustworthy. We had a huge trip planned with them which was led with a lot of patience and a lot of care.
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