Puerto Maldonado
A good choice for travelers, sporting lots of large, clean rooms with fans or air-con. The courtyard has seen better days, but still, get a room here as…
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South Coast
A solid midrange choice in the heart of town, Miculla has elegant and comfortable rooms with work desks and good bathrooms although there is no air…
Lima
A simple hotel with a restaurant, painted salmon pink. It has carpeted rooms adorned with folksy Peruvian paintings and amenities such as minibars and…
Lima
On a street cluttered with print shops, this comfy, 15-room hotel features simple, carpeted rooms, spick-and-span bathrooms and cable TV. Service could be…
Cuzco
A roomy place with a pleasant stone courtyard, well-kept colonial terraces and whimsical collections of old sewing machines, phones and typewriters…
North Coast
This simple, family-run guesthouse near the sports field has a couple of basic rooms, a kitchen and a little living-room area. It's a good spot for bigger…
Lake Titicaca
Richard Cahui Flores works with lots of families and is the best point of contact for advance bookings. He will set you up with somebody else if he doesn…
Cuzco & the Sacred Valley
With an on-site cafe, this colonial-style hotel features bright, ample rooms around a sunny interior courtyard. Rooms have hot showers and minibars. It’s…
South Coast
Neat and tidy, this new hotel just steps from the plaza has bright modern rooms with small but spotless bathrooms and good mattresses. You can book all…
Aguas Calientes
On a side street crowded with midrange hotels, this newer option has well-kept and polished rooms, amiable service and a sheltered patio area near the…
Cuzco
A pleasant B&B with just seven rooms and a sunny courtyard featuring fresh flowers and balcony seating. Breakfast is served in cozy booths. Heaters and…
South Coast
Rooms are cramped and have poor light, but they get the job done, and some have ocean views. The upstairs terrace provides a pleasant setting to sip a…
North Coast
Feeling somewhat out of place in underdeveloped Lobitos, this large three-story hotel has modern and comfortable rooms with private balconies overlooking…
Cuzco
Cuzco’s cheapest, this place offers dated but pleasant lodgings with a flower-lined patio and tiny guest kitchen. It's run by an eccentric but welcoming…
Aguas Calientes
A multistory hotel with a set of attractive riverside rooms with modern decor. It's good value, but we wish they used more gentle cleaning products. There…
North Coast
In a well-preserved colonial house, this hostal has a clutch of appelaing rooms with enormous bathrooms. Rooms out the back are more modern. It’s a block…
Lima
This long-standing hotel features more than 100 rooms and a lovely grassy courtyard. Think standard amenities, with cable TV and perfunctory stabs at…
Chinchero
A welcoming family hostelry with large, neat rooms with pastel accents and a sunny courtyard. If no one answers the bell, call the cell phone or reserve…
Cañón Del Colca
A simple, clean hospedaje (small, family-owned inn) with bathrooms, cable TV and laundry service. It’s a couple blocks from the plaza in the direction of…
Cuzco
Ambient and cheap, this old colonial features worn rooms with gold bedspreads, gelatinous mattresses and dark, carved furniture around a pleasant central…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
Hospedaje Alameda offers a friendly welcome and (very) modest rooms in a rambling old house, although those with shared bathrooms are barely big enough to…
Cañón Del Colca
These bungalows in Sagalle are basic, with tiled floors and rickety wooden beds, but come here for the large garden pool and small bar with simple…
South Coast
Located on a busy main street not far from the plaza, the Arequipa has clean and inviting rooms with hot showers and cable TV. Service here is reasonably…
Cuzco
One of several 16th-century colonial buildings redone in candy colors. Guests have use of a kitchen and there are weekly barbecues on the courtyard patio…
Lima
One of the more affordable of the Casa Andina branches, with 50-plus rooms decorated in contemporary Andean color schemes with full hotel amenities. At a…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
Relatively low on the budget scale and hospitality hierarchy in Pomabamba is Hostal Leo overlooking the main plaza, with good-value modern rooms spread…
Arequipa & Canyon Country
This guesthouse in Alca has a good mix of clean rooms at varying prices, including some of the most comfortable digs in the whole valley. There is 24-hour…
South Coast
The cheapest town-center option, La Casona has bright rooms with high-ceilings, cable TV and hot water. The staff can be stiff necked, but the atmosphere…
Arequipa & Canyon Country
Basic accommodations with cable TV and hot water in Corire, a jumping-off point for visiting the Toro Muerto petroglyphs.
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
This large, rambling building has modest but perfectly functional rooms with electric showers, set round three different patios. It's just steps from the…
Cuzco
In a bustling commercial district, this small hotel has agreeable staff and tiny, well-kept and airy doubles. The triples are a little too tight.
South Coast
A basic but dependable three-storied yellow block with some 2nd-floor rooms offering peek-a-boo river views. There’s hot water and cable TV.
Cuzco
An array of dark but decent doubles sit around an interior courtyard. While it isn't outstanding, it's inexpensive. Service is meh.
Cañón Del Colca
A very basic homestay in a traditional house in Sibayo. The eager-to-please owners can rustle up dinner (S15) and take you trout fishing.
South Coast
A good deal right in the middle of town, the Plaza offers four floors of bright modern rooms with wood accents and efficient service.
South Coast
This 2nd-floor place two blocks from the bus station offers clean, if unremarkable, rooms and helpful management. It's a solid base.
North Coast
Modern, economic and clean, this great little hotel in the center of town offers friendly service and excellent value for your sol.
Cuzco
Good value in a rickety old wood-floored building; all rooms have orthopedic mattresses and the option of heaters; some have views.
North Coast
The best-value place to stay in Otuzco is the centrally located Hostal Los Portales, located two-and-a-half blocks from the plaza.
Ollantaytambo
An adequate though dated hotel with a small, grassy courtyard and rooms with parquet floors, down bedding and TVs.
