Cusco Travel Forum

American girl traveling solo in Cuzco the middle of May. I am looking for any reccomendations of where to stay in Cusco and Aguas Calientes. I will be traveling alone so am looking for a safe, inexpensive private room with it's own bathroom. I don't mind a hostel as long as I get my own room and bathroom. Also do I need to book ahead of time or should I wait until I get there to try to negotiate a good price?

Hi , I'm Kathia , well my recomendation is stay one night in Aguas Calientes to be able to go To Machu Picchu very early in the morning, it's better!!
And about booking a hotel in Aguas Calientes , the rates for the most of the hotels are since US$ 20 per night per person, and you can negociate a good price when you get there, but I suggest you to book a hostel in advance for Aguas Calientes, but for cusco, there are lot of hostel in Cusco, it's not necessary to book in advance.

You will enjoy Peru, I wish all the best in my country !!!
Let me know if you need more advices..!!

Kathia :-)

In Cusco we stayed in Andariego and in AC in Presidente. Both safe and reasonable. Advice to book ahead of time. More info on my pages.

bookmark,
...i'm going May 10-15...I hope.

Hostal Sihuar in San Blas - casasihuar@hotmail.com, 0051 84 227435, ask for Sonia (the owner), or Marie Carmen if you want an English speaker. $10 a night, family home, private shower, clean and confortable. When I first went to Cusco I made this my home for 18 months as I was coming back and forth from Europe. Book ahead. San Blas is lovely. One of the oldest parts of Cusco. It has 24 hour security and is safer than other parts of the city and the hostel is only a 10 minute walk to the main plaza. In Aguas Calientes, the only decent place is Gringo Bill's - I don't have details but search for it on the Web.

In Cusco, I stayed at Los Ninos on Mapac (?) for $18 USD. I didn't have a private bath in my room but they do offer rooms with baths. It was a great place. I really adored it! See my Cusco accommodations tip.

Hi,
my girlfiend and I can highly recommend you Hostal Sweet Daybreak. It is situated at the Mirador de San Blas, a panaramic viewpoint. Our view from our room was incredible, the owners are from Europe and speak English, super atmosphere, backpackers, all services like cable TV and stuff. We loved it. We are on a around the world tour, and it was the best hostel we visited in more than six months. Nice place for couples, friends, and also people travelling alone to make some friends.
www.hostalsweetdaybreak.com can give you some more info I gues.

Ciao