right across the street from a top-end hotel that charged 3x as much, i decided to move after one night. the room is big, the shower is hot with very good pressure, everything is clean, and they gave me a heater and extra blankets as cusco is cold at night. staff is incredibly nice!! speaks great english and couldn't be... More

I stayed one week in November (low season for tourism) and the price was really affordable in comparison with other places that were way too expensive. It has cable TV, phone in the room, wireless internet, breakfast included and free mate de coca. Enough for me!. And, quite important, just half a block from Plaza de Armas. Just I have... More

I stayed in Hostal Santa Maria for a week in Cusco for work. Upon checking in the staff was not very helpful or friendly. They eventually warmed up to me during the week. I had a single room in the internal part of the hotel. The room was HUGE with beautiful wood floors that were very creaky. The room contained... More

This is a basic but ok hotel. Don't expect much. Beds are comfortable. TVs in the rooms. Big, clean (but not modern) bathrooms. Two complaints: -Walls were thin. Heard someone's TV down the hall at 3am. To the hotels' credit, we called the front desk to tell him and heard him come up IMMEDIATELY to take care of it. Much... More