a colonial mansion built in the 16TH Century, this hotel is the ideal starting point for discovering the Inca civilization and its impressive attractions.

"The latest top-range addition to Cuzco, Novotel separates its tariffs according to where the room is in the contemporary wing or the more expensive but vastly more character, from the rest. There's a huge covered colonial courtyard as you enter."

One of Peru's loveliest hotels is in the restored 1592 monastery of San Antonio Abad, a national historic monument. Planners managed to retain the austere beauty of the complex -- the lodging even counts the original chapel and its collection of Cusqueño art -- and kept rooms simple and elegant with a mix of colonial and modern furnishings ... Eighty rooms can be pressurized much like an airplane cabin to duplicate conditions of those 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) lower than Cusco, the only such hotel system in the world,...

"A 4-star hotel, cheaper in modern section; price includes buffet breakfasts. The modern 5-storey rear extension has excellent airy and bright rooms."