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like a posh retreat than a hotel. Rooms in the hacienda-style building are huge with some
antique furnishings and the extensive grounds are replete with such esoteric attractions as
peacocks, ostriches, a meditation circle and a 200-year-old ficus tree with supposed mys-
tical properties.
Hotel La Encantada $$
( 52-2930;
www.hotellaencantada.com.pe
;
Callao 592; s/d/tr S95/115/140; )
A
good, clean and new hotel that's associated with the equally professional Via La Encan-
tada restaurant around the corner, this place has made the opposition look over its
shoulder with bright, freshly painted rooms and a pleasant terrace out front.
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Hotel Alegría $$
( 52-2702;
www.hotelalegria.com
;
Lima 168; s/d incl breakfast S100/130;
)
This is a classic travelers' haunt with a restaurant, manicured grounds and pool. It has
narrow, carpeted rooms with TVs and fans, and its own tour company. Rates include a free
half-hour of internet access and a pickup from the bus stations, where you should ignore
touts from the Hotel Alegría II.
Hospedaje Yemayá $
( 52-3146;
www.hospedajeyemaya.com
; Callao 578; s & d/tr incl breakfast S55/75;
)
An indefatigably hospitable family deftly deals with all of the backpackers that
stream through their doorway. They offer a few floors of small but well-cared-for rooms
with hot showers and cable TV. There's a sociable terrace with a handy washing machine
and dryer.
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Hotel Sol del Sur $$
( 52-3716;
www.hotelsoldelsur.com
; Av Guardia Civil 120; s/d S70/100; )
A cut
above your standard bus station dive (though it's right next to it), this new gaff with an as-
sociated restaurant downstairs has clean rooms, and windows thick enough to keep out the
sound of screeching 10-tonne buses.
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