Casa Andina Private Collection

Inhabiting one of the city's loveliest colonial structures, an 18th-century mansion on a small square in the heart of the old city, this sensitively restored hotel built around four interior patios is like a budget version of the very elegant, and very expensive, Hotel Monasterio. For travelers looking for a bit of that hotel's ambience but not its elevated price tag, Casa Andina is one of the best-value luxury options in town. Rooms are spacious and cleanly outfitted, with a minimalist take on Andean decor. While my favorites are the suites in the old section of the hotel, the newer rooms thankfully are not distractingly modern, and, tucked away as they are from the street, they're nice and quiet. The gorgeous, deep-red sitting room, with its massive, roaring fireplace, is the perfect place to sip a pisco sour or coca tea and warm up on a chilly Cusco night. And the gourmet restaurant, named for the plaza it sits on, features stone arches, strong colors, and Cusco-school paintings, as well as a very fine haute Andean menu, making it one of those all too rare hotel restaurants that merits staying in for the night.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; babysitting; concierge

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