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( 23-2569;
www.hotelarqueologo.com
; Pumacurco 408; d/superior incl breakfast S384/451; )
Feel-
ing luxurious but also lived-in, this antique French-owned guesthouse gives a real feel for
Cuzco, with Inca stonework, original murals and tasteful rooms that overlook a vast court-
yard. Relax on the lawn out back, pet the three-legged dog or sip a complimentary pisco
sour in the fireplace lounge.
MIDORI $$$
( 24-8144;
www.midori-cusco.com
;
Ataúd 204; s/d incl breakfast S221/280; )
Popular with
small tour groups, this small hotel is classic and comfortable. Enormous rooms feature a
living area, brocade fabrics and firm beds. Locally recommended.
| Hotel
LA LUNE $$$
( 24-0543;
www.onesuitehotelcusco.com
; San Agustín 275; d incl breakfast US$450-550; )
It's
hard to get more exclusive than this: a two-suite hotel with 24-hour concierge service
from its French owner, Artur. He wants you to relax - so stays also include drinks from a
full bar and a professional massage under a stained-glass window. Suites are luxuriant,
with tasteful modern decor and organic Cacharel bedding; the pricier option comes with
Jacuzzi (filled with rose petals at your bidding).
| Boutique Hotel
CASA CARTAGENA $$$
( in Lima 01-242-3147;
www.casacartagena.com
; Pumacurco 336; ste from US$450; )
Fusing
modern with colonial, this Italian-owned boutique hotel has 16 contemporary suites
equipped with king beds, iPod docks, enormous bathtubs and bouquets of long-stemmed
roses. Management boasts that both Pablo Neruda and Che Guevara bedded down in this
historic mansion (though it was far simpler back then). There's a lovely on-site spa and
room service is free.
| Boutique Hotel
HOTEL MONASTERIO $$$
( 60-4000;
www.monasterio.orient-express.com
;
Calle Palacio 136; d from US$700, ste S2150-5952;
)
Set around graceful 16th-century cloisters, this Orient- Express hotel has long been a
Cuzco jewel, with majestic public areas and more than 100 irregularly sized rooms that
show their Jesuit monastery roots. All in all, an elegant option (even if some of the renov-
ation touches - ie a plasma TV that emerges from the foot of the bed - seem a little
gauche).
| Luxury Hotel
