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Hostal Roma $
( 427-7576;
www.hostalroma.8m.com
; Ica 326; s with/without bathroom S43/35, d
S66/53; )
The 22 tidy rooms here are dull (some are windowless), but they are quiet
and set around a sunny interior courtyard. Beds sag - it's hard to expect more from a bar-
gain - but some units feature cable TV. An on-site cafe serves breakfast.
HOTEL
La Posada del Parque $$
( 433-2412, 99-945-4260;
www.incacountry.com
; Parque Hernán Velarde 60; s/d/tr
incl breakfast S96/127/164; )
This graceful Spanish colonial sits on a tranquil, tree-
lined oval that once served as Lima's dog-racing track. Small, carpeted rooms have folk-
art touches, while public areas display colonial -style paintings and Ayacucho
retablos
.
It's run by the very chatty Mónica and her daughter. All rooms have cable TV and luggage
storage is available.
HOTEL
Hotel Maury $$
( 428-8188; hotmaury@amauta.rep.net.pe; Ucayali 201; s/tw/d incl breakfast S150/
190/240; )
A longtime Lima outpost renowned for cultivating a new-fangled
cocktail known as the pisco sour (grape brandy cocktail) back in the 1930s. While public
areas retain old-world flourishes such as gilded mirrors and Victorian-style furniture, the
76 simple rooms are modern, some equipped with Jacuzzi tubs and lockboxes. Credit
cards accepted.
HOTEL
Lima Sheraton $$$
( 619-3300;
www.sheraton.com.pe
; Paseo de la República 170; d S1039;
HOTEL
)
Housed in a brutalist high-rise that overlooks the equally dour Palacio de Justicia (Su-
preme Court), downtown's top hotel has more than 400 rooms and suites decorated in an
array of desert tones. In addition to 24-hour room service, there are concierge services,
two on-site restaurants, a bar, a gym, a swimming pool and a beauty salon.
WEST LIMA
INN
Mami Panchita $$
