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( 35-1432;
www.coloninn.com
; Tacna 290; s/d/tr incl breakfast S150/180/225; )
This elegant
European-owned option is housed in a Republican-era building featuring Cuzco-school
paintings and a covered courtyard. Rooms are smallish but stocked with amenities, while
shared spaces are sumptuously colonial. The onsite restaurant specializes in Belgian and
French cuisine; reservations recommended.
CASA ANDINA CLASSIC $$$
( 213-9739;
www.casa-andina.com
; Jirón Independencia 143; d incl breakfast S258; )
Casa
Andina's midrange option features snappy service and 50 tasteful rooms with muted col-
ors, decorated with Andean folk motifs. Rooms have heat, lockboxes, blackout curtains
and flat-screen TVs. Guests also get free oxygen and
mate
(herbal tea) to help acclimate.
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MOSOQ INN $$
( 36-7518;
www.mosoqinn.com
; Jr Moquegua 673; s/d/tr incl breakfast S106/133/172; )
This
modern hotel features 15 rooms distributed over three stories. High-quality mattresses en-
sure sound sleeping in ample, tangerine-hued rooms. There are also big closets, cable TV
and space heaters. Recommended.
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HOTEL ITALIA $$
( 36-7706;
www.hotelitaliaperu.com
;
Valcárcel 122; s/d/tr S110/150/190; )
Snug rooms have
parquet floors, cable TV, hot showers and heating but vary in quality at this large, well-es-
tablished spot. The long-serving staff is efficient, and the delicious buffet breakfast in-
cludes salty black olives and Puno's own triangular anise bread.
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INTIQA HOTEL $$
( 36-6900;
www.intiqahotel.com
; Tarapacá 272; s/d incl breakfast S159/186; )
Finally , a
midrange Puno hotel with a sense of style. The 33 large, earth-tone rooms feature snug
duvets, extra pillows, desks, flat-screen TVs and a safe box. The elevator is somewhat of a
rarity in Puno. It can arrange free pickups at the bus station.
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