North Coast
Clean, safe and friendly, the Lourdes offers austere (for Tumbes) rooms with fans, phones, TV and hot showers.
North Coast
Clean, safe and friendly, the Lourdes offers austere (for Tumbes) rooms with fans, phones, TV and hot showers.
Aguas Calientes
Sparkling and keen to please, Mayurina is a friendly option. Rooms have phones and TV.
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
Very basic family-run village house with four rooms and cold water.
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
Perched on a hillside overlooking town, this 6-hectare farm has icy showers but offers fantastic views over rooftops to the ruins. There's a basic refugio…
South Coast
Bringing the feeling of an old-school resort to the city center, the architecturally uninteresting DM Hotel Tacna is certainly large but is well past it's…
Ollantaytambo
At these prices you can't be picky. Front rooms are dated and dark, with tired pillows – go for the fresher new ones behind the flowery courtyard. Despite…
Cuzco
A friendly, rambling hostel clinging precariously to the hillside, hidden up a flight of stairs teetering way above town. There’s a proper kitchen and…
Aguas Calientes
This small campground has toilets, showers and kitchen facilities. It’s a 20-minute walk downhill from the center of town on the road to Machu Picchu,…
Lima
Inside a scruffy concrete apartment block, the helpful Ibarra sisters keep seven basic guest rooms that are clean and have firm beds. There is a shared…
Aguas Calientes
Great value, this big, multistory guesthouse has dated but clean rooms with laminate floors. Features include reliable hot water and a few balconies. The…
Cuzco
Most rooms in this pint-sized guesthouse are very basic, but location and staff are fabulous and there’s a sociable, stony, indoor courtyard. The two…
Cuzco
This Peruvian hostel goes for the Spanish-language-school formula, with free lessons, evening events and barbecues. Small dorms have snug down covers but…
Cuzco & the Sacred Valley
The town’s biggest building, this guesthouse is run by the Cobos family of local guides. There's hot water for showers, a rare find in these parts. You…
Cuzco
At the far end of Saphi, where the city starts to peter out, this hotel has a rustic wooden construction with skylights and murals in most rooms. Choose…
Lima
Tiny and rambling, this sardine-can hostel sits in the thick of Barranco nightlife – for better or worse. Highlights include an ambient rooftop deck. It…
Cañón Del Colca
These scruffy digs are the only option on Madrigal's Plaza de Armas. Rooms are basic but it makes a good base to explore the nearby archaeological sites.
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
A rather grubby little place near the market with cramped rooms a few years past their best-before date. OK if you're desperate and/or broke.
Cuzco
In a very central location, this hostel is a bit run-down with sloping floors but it's clean and not too busy. Rooms are on the cold side.
Arequipa & Canyon Country
Perfectly fine, if basic, accommodations with 24-hour hot water.