This former colonial San Antonio Abad seminary, built more than 300 years ago is today, the Hotel Monasterio. While providing you with the comforts of a modern five-star hotel, it is the only museum hotel where you can experience an encounter with Cuzco's Inca and Spanish traditions. It is built on Inca foundations with a chapel adorned with extraordinary gold ornaments. It combines the solemnity of a colonial monastery with the luxury, elegance, comfort and excellent quality of a modern five-star hotel. The hotel is a charming and luxurious base from which to enjoy Cuzco and explore the scenic Sacred Valley and its colorful Indian markets.

The sense of stepping back in time several hundred years that one feels at Hotel Monasterio is unparalleled in the Inca capital. It is especially magical at night. Add to this its courteous staff, fine cuisine and delightful garden courtyard, and you have a unique hotel of comfort, elegance and style.

Next to the ornate conference room and former chapel, there is a small business center offering Internet access. The vibrant lobby bar and lounge provide a cozy location to relax and unwind in the evenings. There are two restaurants offering excellent cuisine and service, Restaurant 'El Tupay' was once the monks refectory. The brick vaulted Restaurant El Tupay is adorned with 17th and 18th century paintings while the menu is brought up to date with French and Peruvian dishes such as `Chupe de Lenguado’ (Peruvian halibut soup with onions). Picnic baskets complete with china, silverware, cushions and blankets can also be arranged.

BUFFET BREAKFAST INCLUDED

The hotel has 127 guestrooms, which surround four cloistered courtyards. The standard rooms vary greatly in size, while deluxe rooms are larger and face the main courtyard. Junior suites are located on the mezzanine level; both have a large palatial bathroom.

Around 52 guest rooms will be enriched by oxygen to help combat any problems encountered as a result of the high altitude. Oxygen will be piped into the rooms 24 hours a day, oxygenating the rooms down to an atmospheric pressure of app 2,400 metres, which is low enough to prevent ill effects from altitude sickness.

The decoration and furnishings combine the best of modern and traditional Spanish colonial style, many of them with charming views of the city or the colorful rooftops of Cuzco. All rooms have safety deposit boxes, mini bar, cable TV, telephone and an en suite bathroom with hairdryer, shower and tub. A bathrobe and slippers are also provided. Many of the rooms are equipped with oxygen should you feel the need for it. Rooms vary in size and standard within the same price category. They are all decorated in a neo-classical style with shuttered windows.

CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE STAY FREE.CHILDREN FROM 2 TO 6 YEARS OLD GET A DISCOUNT OF THE ADULT RATE, WHEN SHARING THE ROOM WITH PARENTS