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( 24-0543;
www.onesuitehotelcusco.com
; San Agustín 275; d incl breakfast
US$450-550; )
Christened the anti-hotel, 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. So far, it has been a hit with visiting celebrities and diplomats.
Suites are luxuriant, with tasteful modern decor, organic Cacharel bedding and an op-
tional bed for Fido. Each suite takes two guests maximum, the pricier option comes with
Jacuzzi (filled with rose petals at your bidding).
Casa Cartagena $$$
( in Lima 01-242-3147;
www.casacartagena.com
;
Pumacurco 336; suites from
US$450; )
Fusing modern with colonial, this Italian-owned boutique hotel is
dripping in style. Its sixteen suites feature walls with oversized stripes, king-sized beds,
iPod docks, bouquets of long-stemmed roses and enormous bathtubs lit by candles. Man-
agement boasts that both Neruda and Che Guevara bedded down in this historic mansion,
actually a modest pension half a century ago: no word on how their politics fit in now.
There's a lovely onsite spa and room service is free.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Hotel Arqueólogo $$$
( 23-2569;
www.hotelarqueologo.com
; Pumacurco 408; d/superior incl breakfast
S384/451; )
Feeling luxurious but also lived-in, this antique French-owned guest-
house gives a real feel for Cuzco, down to the Inca stonework. Tasteful rooms with origin-
al murals and tapestries overlook a vast courtyard paved in river stones. Relax on the lawn
out back, pet the three-legged dog or sip a complimentary pisco sour in the fireplace
lounge.
The sale of local weavings helps fund public libraries. French, English and German are
spoken.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Hotel Monasterio $$$
( 60-4000;
www.monasterio.orient-express.com
;
Calle Palacio 136; d from US$700,
ste S2150-5952; )
Arranged around graceful 16th-century cloisters, the five-star
Monasterio has long been Cuzco's jewel, with majestic public areas and over 100 rooms
surrounding genteel courtyards. Jesuit roots show in the irregular floor plans, though some
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