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Courtyard of the Monasterio, Cuzco, Peru.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
Even if you're not royalty, you soon will begin to believe that you are...
Frugal Luxury
De Luxe & Imperial
Royal Class
Our Royal Class, with deluxe suites, is the highest level of luxury and is unique to Inka's Empire Tours. You will stay in the best accommodation in Orient-Express hotels: a Presidential Suite in Lima's Miraflores Park, overlooking the Pacific Ocean; a Royal Suite in Cuzco's Monasterio, a four-hundred-year-old monastery; a Junior Suite with Riverfront Terrace in the Sacred Valley's Rio Sagrado, on the banks of the Incas' holy river; a Suite in Machu Picchu's Sanctuary Lodge, the only hotel next to the ruins; and the Presidential Casita in the Colca Valley's Las Casitas del Colca, the height of country luxury. Where Orient-Express hotels do not exist, we have chosen other unique accommodations: a Corner Suite in Lake Titicaca's Titilaka, on a private peninsula; the Imperial Suite in Arequipa's Casa Andina Private Collection, in the historic Mint House; and a Plaza Suite in Quito's opulent Plaza Grande. If traveling in the Andes of Ecuador, you will even stay in an Inca palace.
Hiram Bingham Orient-Express approaching Machu Picchu.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
The Hiram Bingham was a pure delight! We felt like we were traveling in the 1920s!
-- Gertrude & David Dreyfuss
In our Royal Class, you will travel to Machu Picchu in 1920s' style aboard the luxurious Hiram Bingham Orient-Express. This rail excursion requires a late afternoon return from the Sacred Valley to Cuzco, dinner in the Restaurante Illariy and an overnight stay in a Royal Suite in the Orient-Express Monasterio. In the morning, you will board the train and depart for the "Lost City of the Incas". From Cuzco, the Hiram Bingham carries passengers on a spectacular journey through changing landscapes, passing lush fields, colorful villages and wonderful vistas of the snow-covered Andes. Departing from the Poroy Station (20 minutes from the center of Cuzco) at 9 am, the Hiram Bingham gives a more leisurely start to the day than traditional departures. Brunch is served on board and your private guide is present to explain points of interest en route as well as in the ruins of Machu Picchu. Afternoon tea, an "a la carte" dinner, breakfast and lunch are served in the Orient-Express Sanctuary Lodge, located just steps from the ancient citadel. Once back on board for the 6:30 pm departure the next day, pre-dinner cocktails are served, accompanied by live entertainment, and a 4-course, a la carte dinner.
Presidential Suite, Miraflores Park, Lima, Peru.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
Lima
It is most certainly 5 stars...
Miraflores Park Hotel... wonderful, very large room, beautiful ocean view (and, yes, we saw it everyday very clearly), plenty of space for your clothes, lots of reading light and a large bathroom with a great tub and large shower. Plenty of thick towels, and linens seemed fine. Breakfast is on the top floor, and when the elevator opens up you see a gorgeous swimming pool, ocean and sky... breakfast was good, they will make you whatever you want in addition to the buffet... The service in the hotel is A+. They couldn't have been more accommodating... especially on our return July 23/24. We drove them crazy with our flight changes and they more than handled everything with kindness and competency... they even opened the business center at 3 am to help us out... Box dinner for plane delicious chicken sandwich... only had lunch in the Poissonniere Restaurant, and we barely ate due to the change in flight, but what we did eat was very, very good and the service perfect, lovely maitre d' who recommended his favorites... just delightful... as you can tell, it is most certainly 5 stars.
-- Janet & Thomas Lundy
Miraflores Park ***** by Orient-Express
Av. Malecón de la Reserva 1035, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru
Tel: +511 610 4000, Fax: +511 242 3393
Rooftop pool, Miraflores Park, Lima, Peru.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
Frommer's Review: "The exceedingly elegant Miraflores Park Hotel bathes business executives and upscale tourists in unsurpassed luxury. It hugs the malecón, the park-lined avenue that traces the Lima coastline. From the cozy, library-like lobby and handsome restaurant to the tastefully appointed, plush rooms (including marble and granite bathrooms most New Yorkers would give their left arms to have), the hotel is a distinguished address from head to foot. All rooms are suites with comfortable king-size beds and sitting areas. Many rooms have ocean views -- at least for the few days of the year when you can see the coast in Lima."
No further upgrades are available.
Rio Sagrado, Sacred Valley, Peru.
Photo: Orient-Express.
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Orient-Express Acquires Hotel in Peru's Sacred Valley
-- Orient-Express press release, 31 December 2009
The 21 suite hotel, which opened in April 2009, is a rustic two storey property set in beautiful gardens overlooking the Urubamba River. With an imposing mountain backdrop, Hotel Rio Sagrado is three kilometres from the town of Urubamba and fifteen minutes from Ollantaytambo, home to an important Inca village and fortress, as well as the main PeruRail station stop en route to Machu Picchu. The hotel has 11 deluxe and ten junior suites plus two 250m² villas, constructed from natural stone and woods such as eucalyptus and cedar, with marble and onyx bathrooms and flagstone terraces. Its 230m² spa has a large treatment room with views of the mighty Urubamba, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis and a sauna...
Rio Sagrado ***** by Orient-Express
Km. 76, Carretera Cuzco, Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Cuzco, Peru
Telefax: +51 84 201-631Review: Rio Sagrado is new and has not yet been reviewed.
No further upgrades are available.
Mountain View Room with Terrace, Sanctuary Lodge, Machu Picchu, Peru.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
Machu Picchu
We loved everything about the Sanctuary Lodge...
We loved everything about the Sanctuary Lodge. The rooms are beautifully appointed, the showers were perfect and the food was excellent. It was worth every penny.
-- Joan Huffer & Robert Dugger
Sanctuary Lodge **** by Orient-Express
Machu Picchu, Peru
Tel: +51 84 21 1039 / 21 1038, Fax: +51 84 21 1053Suite (King Bed)
Frommer's Review: "Back in the 1970s, the Peruvian government built a temporary hotel on the top of the mountain just steps from the entry to Machu Picchu as a way to show off the ruins to international movers and shakers. As the ruins grew in popularity as a destination, the hotel was rewarded with a begrudged permanence. Today the hotel stands as the only major alteration to the ruins' isolated setting, but as hotels go, it is pretty sensitively inserted into the hill and is not visible from the ruins themselves. Formerly a rather plain but overpriced modern hotel, the rustic inn was taken over by Orient-Express Hotels (which also manages the Hotel Monasterio in Cusco) and transformed into a very pricey luxury lodge, now with a full meal plan program for guests. Without question, it has one of the most dramatic and unique settings in the world, and, as the only hotel perched right next to the ruins, it can pretty much charge what it wants (and does). Guests need very deep pockets to stay here; despite the cost, the hotel remains in high demand most of the year, so advance reservations are absolutely essential. Rooms are not especially large, but they now have a good deal of Peruvian character, with some lovely modern furnishings, and most have small terraces that open to lovely gardens with impressive views of the ruins and the surrounding Andes."
No further upgrades are available.
Royal Suite, Monasterio, Cuzco, Peru.
Photo:Orient-Express.
Cuzco
I thought the Hotel Monasterio was wonderful and would not have wanted to stay anywhere else.
-- Sharon Davisson
Monasterio *****by Orient-Express
Calle Palacios 136, Plazoleta Nazarenas, Cuzco, Peru
Tel: +51 84 24 1777, Fax: +51 84 23 7111Royal Suite. If you prefer, select a Balcony Suite or a Plaza Suite in La Casona
Frommer's Review: "Peru's most extraordinary place to stay, this beautiful hotel occupies the San Antonio Abad monastery, constructed in 1592 on the foundations of an Inca palace. An Orient-Express and Leading Small Hotels of the World property, the Hotel Monasterio -- converted into a hotel in 1995 -- exudes grace and luxury. As much a museum as a hotel, it has its own opulent gilded chapel and 18th-century Escuela Cusqueña art collection. Located on quiet Las Nazarenas square between the bohemian San Blas district and the main square, the hotel makes fine use of several courtyards with stone arches; one is set up for lunch outdoors, about as beautiful a setting as is to be found in Cusco. Rooms are impeccably decorated in both colonial and modern styles, with large Cusqueña School paintings; the accommodations off the first courtyard are more traditionally designed and feel more authentic. For a special treat, consider one of the two-story junior suites. One restaurant, Tupay, is housed in the original vaulted refectory of the monastery; early risers, many on their way to Machu Picchu, can enjoy a terrific breakfast buffet as they're serenaded by Gregorian chants. The elegant dinner restaurant Illary is the finest in Cusco."
No further upgrades are available.
La Casona, Cuzco, Peru.
Photo: Inkaterra.
La Casona *****
Plaza Las Nazarenas 113, Cuzco, Peru
Tel: +51 84 23 4010, Fax: +51 84 23 4188
Balcony Suite or a Plaza SuiteCondé Nast Traveller: "This sprightly newcomer might well steal the spotlight from the Hotel Monasterio, long the top luxury option in Macchu Picchu's gateway town. Cusco's architectural heritage of Incan stone walls topped with colonial white stucco is echoed in this sixteenth-century building on a square steps from the main plaza. With just 11 suites, La Casona has the intimacy of a private home, and the building's colonial charms come with smart modern touches such as iPod speakers. Inside, a grassy courtyard is surrounded by rooms on two levels. Owners Denise and Joe Koechlin have fussed over every antique- and craft-strewn square foot of the place, and exquisite pillars, retablos, and benches have been sourced from all over Peru. The excellent restaurant -- don't leave without trying the quinoa pancakes -- offers a good deal of Andean hospitality."
No further upgrades are available.
Titilaka, Puno, Peru.
Photo: The Andean Experience Co..
Lake Titicaca
You asked me to "rate" Titilaka. By vote, the favorite of the entire family. Accommodations, views, meals, professional staff, all a 6-star rating. The decor is a fusion of crafts, antiques and modern art. Absolutely unbelievable. Each staff member acted and talked as if it was his or her hotel, taking ownership and pride, responsibility and guest comfort to a new level. The experience was relaxed elegance at its finest. I wouldn't book another guest at any other hotel near the lake.
-- Toby, Michael, Christina & Elizabeth Pearson
Titilaka *****
Titilaka, Puno, Peru
Tel: +511 700 5111, Telefax: +511 700 5112Condé Nast Traveller UK: "This astonishing new hotel stands on the south-western shores of Lake Titicaca, cutting a crisp silhouette of sharp corners, with stark colours and daunting brick walls. But slip inside and everything bursts into life, with the bright stripes of hand-woven textiles, shabby-chic colonial antiques and roaring fires. All 18 rooms have big-sky views of the lake and snowy peaks beyond. Kayaking, mountain-biking and swimming are on offer, but best of all is a visit to timeless Taquile island, where residents still rely on farming and weaving. After a brisk day out, the hotel is extremely welcoming (there are even gulps of oxygen for anyone needing a boost). Meals are home-grown: quinoa chowder, alpaca brochettes and native-potato croquettes stuffed with Andean cheese. An indoor pool and spa will open later this year, providing indigenous treatments using Titicaca sand, aloe and coca."
No further upgrades are available.
Imperial Suite, Casa Andina Private Collection Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru.
Photo: Casa Andina.
Arequipa
Casa Andina Private Collection Arequipa was outstanding... like a smaller Four Seasons,
but with the same sort of service and wonderful food.
-- Sandra Shepard, Esq.
Casa Andina Private Collection Arequipa *****
Calle Alfonso Ugarte 403, Arequipa, Peru
Tel: +51 54 226-907; Fax: +51 54 226-908The Imperial Suite
Frommer's Review: "Inaugurated in March 2008, this upscale midsize hotel, in one of Arequipa's emblematic colonial buildings, the storied Mint House -- a national historic monument -- is a terrific new addition to the city's few true luxury options. Just 3 blocks from the Plaza de Armas, around the corner from the Santa Catalina convent, it's ideally located. It features beautiful sillar walls, two lovely interior courtyards, an elegant gourmet restaurant, and even a small on-site museum depicting the minting of old coins. Accommodations in the modern wing are elegantly understated and spacious, with nice bathrooms, while the sprawling suites in the historic main house are downright sumptuous. Intimate, with a boutique feel but all the services of a larger luxury hotel, and prices that, while not inexpensive, seem merited, it has immediately become Arequipa's top place to stay, and one of the finest hotels in Peru."
No further upgrades are available.
Las Casitas del Colca, Colca Valley, Peru.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
Colca Canyon
Las Casitas del Colca ***** by Orient-Express
Parque Curiña s/n, Yanque, Arequipa, Peru
Tel: +51 1 610 8300, Fax: +51 1 242 3365
Suite, Las Casitas del Colca, Colca Valley, Peru.
Photo: Genivs Loci.
Frommer's Review: "Las Casitas del Colca, part of the upscale Orient-Express chain that owns the Hotel Monasterio in Cusco and Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, is easily the most exclusive inn in the valley. Now all-inclusive and the height of country luxury, it has undergone a stunning transformation in recent years. Its extraordinary new casitas, or individual thatched-roof bungalows, opened in early 2008. Elegantly decorated and nestled about the property, the 20 casitas have private terraces and plunge pools. Also new for 2008 are a handsome spa and free-form swimming pool. The entire operation oozes rustic charm, sophistication, and intimacy. It's the kind of place where César, the general manager, greets you at the door and addresses you by name, and where you'll find your bed turned down at night with strategically placed hot-water bottles and candles blazing. Perched on the lip of the canyon, the ecolodge features solar energy and electricity, a breakfast terrace with gorgeous valley views of extensive gardens, terraced fields, and the river. The kitchen turns out wonderfully fresh dinner and excellent breakfasts using ingredients from the garden, and the lodge also offers horseback riding."
No further upgrades are available.
Plaza Grande, Quito, Ecuador.
Photo: Hotel Plaza Grande.
Quito, Ecuador
No other Quito hotel can match the Plaza Grande's intimacy, history, location, and luxury...
-- Frommer's
Plaza Grande *****
Calle García Moreno N5-16 y Chile, Quito, Ecuador
Tel: +(5932) 2 566497, +(5932) 2 510777, Fax: +(5932) 2 510800Royal is a Plaza Suite
Frommer's Review: "Housed in the meticulously restored former home of one of Quito's founding fathers, this stylish hotel is opulent and grand. The all-suite hotel fronts the Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande), and the best rooms have large windows and French doors overlooking the plaza. All rooms feature such perks as soundproofed windows and doors, 42-inch flatscreen televisions, Jacuzzi tubs in large bathrooms with heated floors, and fine cotton linens and down comforters. The decor is refined, with heavy drapes, plush furnishings, fine fabrics, and tasteful art and tapestries on the walls. The hotel's restaurants and wine cellar match the high standards set by the rooms, and the spa is small but delightful. Prices here are well above those at most other high-end hotels in Quito -- in most cases more than two to three times as high as other upscale options. But no other Quito hotel can match the Plaza Grande's intimacy, history, location, and luxury."
An upgrade is available to the Presidential Suite.
Plaza Suite, Plaza Grande, Quito, Ecuador.
Photo: Hotel Plaza Grande.
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