Hotel Description

The hotel is in its own two hectres of grounds and has its own small museum of antique Inca pieces a gift shop chapel and pond fountain area The space views and nature that surround the hotel are exceptional and the hotel and services are all of good superior tourist standard 11 05 MQSurrounding AreaSituated in the heart of the Sacred Valley in Yucay just one kilometre from Urubamba It is about forty five minutes by car from Cusco and being one thousand metres lower in altitude the climate is more agreeable It is an ideal place to get used to the altitude and a convenient base for visiting the villages of Pisac Ollantaytambo and other nearby archaeological and cultural places of interest There are views on both sides of the surrounding hills and it is situated close to the river Room TypesThree quaters of the rooms are large in size with the remainder being medium in size All are traditional in style and in good condition with wood pannelling and flooring throughout Property InformationThe building was originally a monastery founded back in 1678 In 1870 it became the property of a number of Republican families until it was bought and converted into a hotel in 1982 It is a yellow and terracotta stone building The hotels is formed by various blocks each holding several rooms and there are extensive grounds which belong to the hotel with gardens shrubbery and flowers with a couple of Lamas Dining FacilitiesThe restaurant situated on the ground floor in it s own seperate block serves a very high standard of local and international cuisine It is traditional throughout with black iron chandeliers and a very large open brick chimney fire ShortThe lobby is medium in size with stone flooring and wood pannelling throughout The reception desk is also stone with wood topped desk In keeping with the rest of the hotel the walls are terracotta and mustard coloured and the lobby also incorporates a seating area directly in front of the reception desk