Belmond Hotel Monasterio

This is one of the most authentic and beautiful hotels I have had the pleasure of staying in. The property has been kept completely in keeping with the original Monastery, all the public areas are beautiful, including the courtyards, where you can sit by the fire in the evening to enjoy a drink (but be warned it does get very cold at night). The church is just incredible so make sure you visit it. We were upgraded to a beautiful room with a tiny balcony overlooking the courtyard which was delightful, the staff were exemplary throughout but in particular I would like to recognise Jose who was part of the concierge team and looked after us wonderfully throughout our stay. The Opera evening is a wonderful way to spend an evening although perhaps my only criticism is that the food was quit expensive, I think we spent c$180 on 2 courses each and a glass of wine, which bearing in mind Peru is a country renowned for it's incredible food and we didn't have a bad meal anywhere seemed a little much even given the beautiful setting. We stayed for 2 nights before a night in Aquas Calientes, we then came back to Cusco but unfortunately the hotel was fully booked or we would have stayed on our return. Instead we ended up with 2 nights at the JW Marriott, which paled in comparison making the fact it was c£100 per night more expensive than the Belmond grate a little!

Sounds like a cliche for the title but it is true. Arrived here after a trip to the Galapagos Islands. The grounds are so quiet and the staff and rooms are brilliant! The food is very good (for both vegetarians and others). Service is great. At breakfast there was a classical guitarist playing my favourite Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo. Brilliant. The hotel is near to the town and the sights/sites. Well worth a visit.

As a special treat to ourselves, we booked the Belmond Monasterio for two nights during our Peru holiday June 2017. It sounded a lovely hotel from my enquiries and I wasn't disappointed, the building is beautiful and the bedrooms were lovely, quite luxurious. We had an included breakfast which we found to be plentiful with included hot options and a cold buffet. We only had one evening meal within its restaurant as it's quite expensive. The building is on one side of a small market type square which includes a couple of shops, cafe and restaurant but it's only a five minute walk to the historic centre of Cuzco which unfortunately we didn't have time to visit ourselves as we were booked on various excursions, but it looked amazing and I only wish we could have had more time to visit it properly.

This service here has been 5 star all around. The rooms have fantastic beds with the best quality linens and pillows. We were greeted and checked in and asked to make any requests for our stay. The gardens are beautiful, rooms very well appointed and everything is top notch. The location could not be better. Tonight we decided to have dinner and opera in the hotel. Again, the pianist and flautist were terrific and the two opera singers had exceptionally beautiful and easy voices. They sang a wide variety of arias during the dinner. The food again was delicious. I'd recommend the trout ceviche as the best I've had. Desert and Andian mint tea was perfect. The servers again were perfect and the ambiance romantic. It felt like the type of dinner that only royalty could experience a hundred years ago. Having eaten at many Michelin three star restaurants across Europe and the US, this fits in with the best. We were hoping for something special but the hotel and restaurant exceeded our expectations.

We have been in two hotels in Cusco. Monasterio has an excellent location, impressive patios and decor besides a delicious breakfast buffet. Interior capela worth the visit. Downsides: too small rooms with old facilities.