23 Best places to stay in Peru

A luxuriously-restored convent with a glittering baroque chapel, filled with Cusqueno artworks and home to one of Cusco’s top restaurants.

This striking neo-art deco beachside hotel is the ideal base for visits to the San Blas islands and Paracas National Reserve.

A former sculptor’s home in Lima’s boho Barranco suburb, with ocean views and a wonderful collection of modern art.

First class high-rise hotel with stunning views, a sumptuous pool, spa and restaurant (run by a famous Lima chef) in an easy-to-reach location.

Clean contemporary rooms in a lavish former millionaire’s mansion in the heart of restaurant-and-bar-packed Barranco.

A luxury, clifftop oasis with a rooftop, ocean-view pool, legendary sunsets and one of Peru’s best restaurants.

Luxurious rooms in a beautifully-restored 16th Century Spanish-colonial mansion where Simon Bolivar once stayed.

Surrounded by rainforest, close to restaurants and the bus stop to the ruins, this is the best Machu Picchu village hotel for a pre-visit, overnight stop.

An otherwise average hotel in an unrivalled position next to Machu Picchu, offering guests the exclusive chance to see the citadel at dawn before the crowds. 

A classic period hotel, housed in an 18th-century Mint. Expect top-notch facilities and Spanish colonial opulence in the heart of Arequipa’s historic downtown area.

Superbly located rambling ‘spa’ lodge with onsite thermal pools – and the perfect base to explore Colca Canyon.

Set in butterfly-filled gardens under the cone of Misti volcano, this hotel has the best swimming pool, spa and hotel restaurant in Arequipa.

Good-value, centrally located hotel with modern rooms fitted into the cloisters of the Spanish-colonial market.

A tranquil, family-run guesthouse sits in up-and-coming, arty San Blas neighbourhood, with views of central Cusco at every street corner.

Comfortable, modern beachside in Paracas with a big pool, an excellent spa and a huge menu of activities and tours.

A grand, luxury hotel housed in a restored 16th-century monastery and filled with priceless colonial art. Restful and meditative, yet just a few blocks from Cusco’s historic heart. 

Extraordinary glass-walled pods pinned to the side of the canyon offer a condor’s view of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, but getting there is scary.

A grand 1920s town house hotel, in a convenient central location, that combines colonial splendour, excellent service, contemporary comfort and perfect pisco sours.

A modernist hotel set on a peninsula jutting out into the blue water of Lake Titicaca, with beautiful views and floating villages on the doorstep.

Stylish boutique lodge with lake and starscape views from the foot of your bed. Kayaking, bird-watching and visits to floating islands included.

Upscale rainforest hotel, with spa, in its own reserve offers boutique comfort within easy access of Puerto Maldonado airport. It’s also close to the superb Tambopata National Reserve.

Comfortable rooms perched over the rainforest canopy in a remote, wild area of the Peurvian Amazon.

A short hop from Iquitos and with a pool and water slide, this family-friendly hotel offers light-and-easy Amazon stays.