“Relaible, clean and comfortable”
There are very few places to stay in this remote part of Peru south‑east of Cuzco that can be reserved and guaranteed in advance; our expectations were low but were exceeded. One or two reviews mention the difficulty of contacting the owner, but we had no problem – the gate to the car courtyard (cochera) was open and the host was present. The bedroom was immaculately clean and the bed warm, the shower hot. Without heating, the room is cold so flip‑flops were useful and the quick transition from shower to bed required. The host prepared meals for an additional cost, not cheap by local standards (we had a two‑course lunch in Acomayo for 8 soles) but good quality, a delicious lomo saltado for supper (25 soles) and a buffet breakfast with scrambled eggs the next morning (20 soles). The car was safely locked up in the car courtyard overnight. Communication with the host beforehand was good. The hotel deserves to do well. The host is a bit confused about the 18 % tax – a sort of VAT or IVA payable by Peruvians, not foreigners – and automatically adds it to their estimated total because they don’t know the guests’ nationalities. We had one Peruvian and myself, a non‑Peruvian, but in the Booking estimate this tax was charged to both of us. I couldn’t convince the host that the Booking total was just an estimate and that I shouldn’t have been charged the 18 %. It wasn’t a lot of money, but if you had a group of six foreigners for two nights it would be material. I suggested she, the host, have a chat with her accountant to understand the issue. Parking and access: you definitely need to use the cochera; there is no ability to park on the street outside. Entering the hotel: if you go out for a walk and want to get back in, there is no doorbell. Banging on the shuttered gate to the cochera doesn’t work – they can’t hear – but there is another shuttered blue gate to the right and a small half‑height door inset into it. Knock on this and you will be heard.
Rupertمنذ شهرين