Inkaterra La Casona is a small luxury hotel on Plaza Las Nazarenas with only eleven rooms on two floors, all of them suites, in a historic house that the hotel lists as a Relais and Chateaux member. Each suite has a fireplace, a separate sitting area, a heated bathroom floor with separate tub and shower, robes and slippers, a minibar, free bottled water and a flat-screen TV, and turndown and champagne service are listed. A free buffet breakfast is served each morning, there is a dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner, a bar and lounge, and spa treatments including hot-stone massage, reflexology and in-room massage. The lobby has a fireplace, and the house has a garden and terrace. The Cathedral is about a minute away on foot, the Plaza de Armas and the twelve-angled stone two minutes, San Blas five and the Coricancha eight. Guests rate it 9.8 out of 10, although the sample is small at twenty-three reviews, and the airport is seven minutes by car.
The charm of a hotel this size is attention: with eleven suites, staff learn your name and your plans, and reviewers describe the service as next level, with rooms that are big, quiet and very clean. The square outside is one of the most pleasant in the old city, and you are a short walk from a string of restaurants, several of them two or three minutes away.
The trade-off is that the house is old, so one reviewer reported that rooms were cold at night and needed a portable heater, and another noted loud neighbors on two nights. Tell the staff early if you are sensitive to cold or noise.
Practicalities
There is no elevator, no on-site parking and no rollaway beds or cribs, and pets and service animals are not accepted. Check-in is from one in the afternoon and check-out before ten in the morning. Children are welcome, but the quiet, adult character suits couples best. The booking page shows Peruvian VAT, which tourists with a passport and tourist visa may be exempt from for short stays, and cash payments are limited by Peruvian law. Free cancellation applies on selected rates.
Who it suits
Honeymooners, anniversary trips and discerning travelers who want a private-house feel and a central address. If you want a pool, a large spa or family facilities, look at the bigger palace hotels or the convent properties nearby. At about 3,400 meters, ask the staff about oxygen and acclimatization when you book, and plan a quiet first evening.
Why stay here
- ✓Eleven suites only
- ✓Fireplaces in rooms
- ✓Heated bathroom floors
- ✓Free buffet breakfast
- ✓Dining room and bar
- ✓Spa and in-room massage
- ✓Garden and terrace
- ✓Concierge and tour desk
Good questions
How many rooms does Inkaterra La Casona have?+
Eleven, all suites, with fireplaces and heated bathroom floors, according to the booking page.
Is breakfast included?+
The booking page shows a free buffet breakfast daily, served in the morning.
Is there an elevator?+
No. The property has two floors and no elevator, and there is no parking.
