Cañón Del Colca
Expensive but utterly romantic, this is the Colca Canyon packaged for the decadent, with artistically manicured grounds spreading majestically aside the…
Must-see hotels in Arequipa & Canyon Country
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Arequipa
This gorgeous ‘secret garden’ is situated – incredibly given its tranquility – only three blocks from Arequipa's main square. Grand 18th-century rooms are…
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Arequipa
Worth every sol is this picturesque colonial hotel with a flower-bedecked courtyard, light and quiet rooms (with minibar), carefully chosen antiques, a…
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Cañón Del Colca
As upmarket as Cabanaconde gets, Kuntur Wassi is rather charming. It's built into the hillside above town, with stone bathrooms, trapezoidal windows…
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Cañón Del Colca
Pachamama has plenty of room options (doubles, triples and other combos), a pizza oven, a fantastic crepe breakfast and an unexpectedly warm-hearted bar…
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Hotel La Posada del Monasterio
Arequipa
On a prime corner, this hotel gracefully inhabits an architectural mix-and-match building combining the best of the European and South American style. The…
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Cañón Del Colca
‘Heaven’s Well,’ as the name translates, is all low doorways, high ceilings, weirdly shaped rooms and winding paths. One half expects the seven dwarfs to…
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Cañón Del Colca
The purposefully rustic rooms here inhabit thatched-roof stone cottages in neatly sculpted grounds. The best features are the unusual extras such as an…
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Cañón Del Colca
Just what Chivay needed: a hotel right on the Plaza de Armas where you can rest in clean, spacious rooms with very comfy cotton bedding, spotless modern…
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Arequipa
Inside a cotton-candy-pink colonial mansion in the gardens of suburban Vallecito, this gay-friendly B&B offers more than half a dozen guest rooms with…
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Cañón Del Colca
This charming, hut-like inn in Coporaque is built with traditional materials and presides over terraced valley views. The cozy rooms have no TV, but there…
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Arequipa
Breaking the mold in historic Arequipa is this modern boutique hotel, a marble roll from the main square, where small but significant extras and above-and…
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Arequipa
The extensive gardens of this high-end hotel hug the river, making for a tranquil setting with volcano views that’s surprisingly removed from the bustling…
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Arequipa
The grande dame of Arequipa’s hotels, this stylish building 1km north of the center is set in gardens with a pool and playground. Rooms are spacious and…
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Arequipa
All the large rooms here look onto a calming green garden. Rooms and bathrooms are clean and modern with cable TV, microwave and fridge; reclaimed doors…
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Arequipa
You might marvel at what you get for your money at this hotel. It has a prime corner location on the main plaza (though with accompanying street noise),…
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Arequipa
Don't let the cramped entrance at this hostel near the Plaza de Armas put you off. The quiet rooms upstairs are clean and spacious with sofas, desks, flat…
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Arequipa
If the spacious courtyard garden doesn’t swing it for you, the congenial personalized service ought to – this is not some ‘yes sir, no sir’ chain hotel…
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Cañón Del Colca
A family-run guesthouse in a thatched house set amid a garden in central Yanque. The friendly couple who own it communicate with simple English and plenty…
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Cañón Del Colca
A good old-fashioned crash pad that will probably seem like luxury after a few days hiking in the canyon. Simple rooms have blankets (thank heavens!) and…
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Arequipa
This friendly hostel in a quiet location behind the Monasterio de Santa Catalina has small, bright modern rooms with blackout curtains, colorful woolly…
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Arequipa
White sillar (volcanic rock) bricks look chic and minimal alongside real wood floors and furniture at gorgeous, central Palla. Rooms are small but suites…
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Arequipa
Housed in an 18th-century building, this scenic hotel is nonetheless fitted out with all the expected modern comforts. High-domed ceilings and unique…
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Cañón Del Colca
A fairly upscale option, Casona Plaza Ecolodge has bright, large, heated rooms with safes and cable TV in independent bungalows over spacious grounds…
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Arequipa & Canyon Country
Just what you probably wanted after a dusty 12-hour bus ride, Cotahuasi’s poshest joint offers divine comfort in the middle of nowhere while never…
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Arequipa & Canyon Country
A notch above the other options in town, this friendly guesthouse has plenty of rooms situated around a sunny inner courtyard and has hot water most of…
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Arequipa
A lovely old colonial home with rooms that are decked out in modern simplicity rather than old-world splendor. The hotel is just one block from the main…
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Arequipa & Canyon Country
A good find in the tiny village of Tomepampa, this oldish hacienda-style building has a balcony, some floral embellishments and views. There is a variety…
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Arequipa
This snazzy pick is clean and airy, with contemporary decor and balconies in the doubles. Prices include a buffet breakfast served on the rooftop terrace…
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Cañón Del Colca
One of the more comfortable, well-run midrange options in town, for those seeking added creature comforts like heaters and hotel-level service.
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Cañón Del Colca
In these homestay bungalows in the canyon town of San Juan de Chuccho, expect to see and hear the family's farm animals. Rooms have dirt floors but the…
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Arequipa
There’s a distinct New Orleans look to this cheap hostel-like hotel with its wraparound upstairs veranda where you can enjoy a standard bread-and-jam…
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Arequipa
This party hostel is good for scoffing cheap bangers and mash with European backpackers in the attached Irish pub or by the small pool. Wooden floors and…
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Cañón Del Colca
Ragged cliffs huddle around the sprawling gardens here, while the sun sets over the mountains. The wooden rooms extend the chalet vibe, as does the cold,…
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Arequipa
Another of those thick-walled colonial mansions made – as the name implies – out of sillar (white volcanic rock) hewn from El Misti, this one doesn’t…
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Arequipa
Flirts with boutique decor, but feels a tad overpriced when you factor in the rather dark restaurant, officious service and rooms that are basically just…
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Cañón Del Colca
This small hotel mostly has double rooms, but they are well cared for, with clean bathrooms. The rates often include a welcome mate (herbal tea) or pisco…
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Arequipa
This B&B bargain near the market has high-ceilinged, basic rooms that sit beneath a wonderfully weathered terrace where El Misti appears so close you…
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Arequipa
This distinguished 19th-century colonial house has just more than a dozen rooms with solar-hot-water showers. It’s in the quaint, quiet suburb of…
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Arequipa
In a handsome, pale-yellow house on the cusp of the colonial center, this old mansion has a more classical feel than the baroque abodes further south. The…
