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Belmond Monasterio

Hotel

From $550 Rates shown are approximate and for guidance only, based on recent starting prices.

Minimum stay
1
Location
Cusco, Peru
Type
Hotel

Amenities

  • AC
  • Restaurant
  • Wi-Fi

Experiences

  • Cultural Experiences
  • Massage

Why we love

  • Colonial cloisters
  • Baroque paintings
  • Oxygen-enriched rooms

“A 16th-century monastery two blocks from Cusco’s main square, built on the foundations of an Inca palace.”

Monasterio is a hotel inside a monastery built in 1592 on the foundations of the palace of the Inca Amaru Qhala, in the historic center of Cusco. The building is recognised as a national landmark, so its Spanish colonial architecture has barely changed, with stone arches, cloisters and a central courtyard. The hotel holds one of the city's most important collections of 18th-century religious art, with expert-led tours each day and oil paintings hanging in many of the rooms. Some rooms have oxygen-enriched air to help guests adjust to Cusco's altitude of over 3,000 metres, a useful detail before heading to Machu Picchu. The Plaza de Armas and the cathedral are just a few minutes' walk away.

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