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modern amenities, but the furnishings display baroque touches. Units vary in size and
style; the more expensive ones have Jacuzzi tubs and kitchenettes.
HOTEL
JW Marriott Hotel Lima $$$
( 217-7000;
www.marriotthotels.com/limdt
;
Malecón de la Reserva 615; d from
US$320; )
The lively five-star Marriott has a superb seafront location by the
LarcoMar shopping mall, ideal for watching paragliders float outside the glass walls. And
if you're nervous about your next flight, you can check the departure and arrival board in
the lobby. The rooms sparkle and sport every amenity (though wi-fi costs extra): think
minibar, plasma TV and whirlpool bath. There is also an executive lounge, restaurants, a
bar, a casino and an open-air tennis court, sauna and pool.
Ekeko Hostel $
( 635-5031; Garcia Calderon 274; dm/s/d incl breakfast S27/42/85; )
Tucked in-
to a comfortable middle-class neighborhood, this well-run hostel is a find. A spacious
home with a huge kitchen and oversized breakfast table, it also features nonstandard
amenities, like hairdryers, and a Japanese-speaking host. Guests will enjoy the nice back-
yard and impeccable service.
HOSTEL
HOTEL
Casa Andina $$$
241-4050; Av 28 de Julio 1088; d incl breakfast S289; );
Miraflores Centro
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( 447-0263; Av Petit Thouars 5444; d incl breakfast S397;
cl breakfast from S982/1291; )
This upmarket Peruvian chain has three hotels
at various price points scattered around Miraflores. The San Antonio and Miraflores Cen-
tro branches are more affordable, with 50-plus rooms decorated in contemporary Andean
color schemes. Colección Privada is the luxury outpost, situated in a tower that once
served as the home of the now-defunct Hotel César (where Frank Sinatra once stayed). In
a nod to its history, the elegant lobby lounge maintains the grand piano from the storied
César. The hotel's 148 chic, earth-palette rooms are spacious, sporting pre-Columbian
flourishes and organic bath products. For nightly turn-down service, staff leave a deliri-
ously stupendous
cocada
(coconut cookie).
