Best Luxury Hotels in Peru

With 243 rooms across thirteen floors, nhow Lima brings bold design, gastronomy and culture to one of Lima’s most dynamic districts. Located in Miraflores, a short drive from Jorge Chávez International Airport and within easy reach of the boardwalk, art galleries, cultural venues and dining hotspots, this lifestyle hotel is infused with an artistic spirit.

Interiors fuse local cultural influences with avant-garde style, blending art, music and technology to create immersive spaces. Dining includes Zönico, a fine dining restaurant celebrating the flavours of the Amazon region and Peru, and Pagano, a high-energy cocktail bar with a city-view terrace. The rooftop pool bar offers a sociable spot to enjoy Lima’s skyline. Eleven state-of-the-art event spaces cater to meetings and creative gatherings.

Relais and Chateaux’s Cusco property is a 16th-century Colonial mansion house, an early home to the conquistadors, that’s been sensitively restored to retain its original glory. Ideally located at the Plaza de las Nazarenas, it has just 11 beautifully appointed suites arranged around the central patio, with decor blending antiques and artefacts. Sustainability is key to the ethos at Inkaterra La Casona, with ‘zero carbon’ organic products and local suppliers that support biodiversity. Chef Rafael Casin operates an earth-to-table dining room. His cuisine respects native ingredients and cooking traditions served in atmospheric surroundings with exposed stone walls.

A former monastery, this Belmond property looks over the red-tiled rooftops of the city, with 122 bedrooms and suites. A stunning symmetrical courtyard sits at the centre, its cloisters woven with walkways, flowerbeds, a fountain and a 300-year-old cedar tree – as well as one of its two restaurants (the other eatery is set within the building’s romantic arches). Or you can grab and go from the deli and enjoy canapes in the bar. The hotel offers an amazing Andean Bath Butler service, art tours (it’s home to one of the city’s finest collections of 18th-century religious artworks), cooking classes and pisco lessons.

If you want access to a swimming pool, book a room here – it’s one of the few hotels in the city to have one, alongside an experience shower, steam room and sauna. Made to impress, JW Marriott El Convento features a lobby swathed in crystals and a grand open-air courtyard. Guests can take daily guided tours of the Inca artifacts on the basement, peruse its displays of modern art and dine on Andean dishes at Pirqa (kids get a special menu designed for little ‘uns). Rooms are unique, all with plenty of tech. Some suites have a balcony or terrace and one has an original Inca Wall.

As much a museum as a hotel, this 16th-century mansion holds an impressive range of chandeliers, pillars, polished wooden and stone floors, antique furniture and in excess of 300 pieces of colonial artwork – some of which are priceless. 43 bedrooms come with an innovative intelligent oxygen system, iPod docks, DVD players, minibars, organic toiletries, bathrobes and slippers – some have wooden four poster beds and sitting rooms. Visit UNNO spa to gain a balance of mind, body and soul. Dine at the Mishti for a taste of Peru and at the Khasikay Bar for tapas and pisco based cocktails.

Soak up the five centuries of history within these four walls, positioned opposite QoriKancha (the Temple of the Sun). The building is itself a historic landmark, filled with stone archways, 195 pieces of original Hispanic art and ornate gilded antiques. Bedrooms are decorated in a traditional colonial style, ranging from doubles to one bedroom and family suites. Its Andes Spirit Spa contains the only thermal circuit in the city, with treatments using Germaine de Capuccini. Palacio del Inka has two restaurants – Inti Raymi and Rumi. And the hotel is home to some very cute, fluffy alpacas.

Dating back to 1927, this building is a Peruvian Cultural Monument; guests are greeted by palm trees, a grand white frontage and polished marble floors in the lobby. It’s found in the San Isidro district, a residential area away from the central hubbub, allowing for a more refined and classic ambience conducive to fully relaxing. Those staying in one of the 83 bedrooms and suites receive exclusive access to the hotel’s Lima Golf Club and the Yaku Spa, and can dine at its gourmet establishment, the four-time winner of the Summum Award for the best restaurant in Lima, Perroquet.

The wide yet narrow glass exterior of the Marriott is quite a landmark on the oceanfront horizon. Like Milaflores Park it is encircled by greenery, with easy access to the beach – its expansive windows ensure guests are exposed to these fine views as frequently as possible. Indeed the vast majority of its 300 bedrooms face the sea. Parents can book interconnecting rooms and there are three accessible bedrooms. The hotel has two restaurants, one specialising in ceviche and sushi, the other in Peruvian-Western fusion food with a menu for kids.

Stay in the ten-storey Hyatt Centric, in the city’s business district – a tranquil area with olive groves, where embassies, ruins and top restaurants stand shoulder to shoulder. 254 bedrooms (all with workstations, 55” HDTVs and blackout drapes) showcase Peruvian craftsmanship and artwork, while a rooftop pool with its glass balustrade and cushioned loungers is the place to unwind. Also on the top floor is the swanky Celeste Solar Bar, inspired by the high haunts of NYC. The French-meets-Peruvian bistro, Isidro Bistró Limeño, serves up incredible ceviche and there’s a deli, Awake, for snacks and coffees.

Its perch atop an oceanside cliff provides some epic views from the Belmond in Lima – best enjoyed when swimming in the heated outdoor rooftop pool, sheltered by high glass balustrades (those wanting their own private pool and terrace can book the Presidential Suite). And if you’d rather observe a water feature, pop down to the pond, where you can see its resident turtles taking a dip. The Zest Spa offers welcome massages after hot days of exploring and you can eat in three venues; Tragaluz, the 11th-floor Observatory and the Belo Bar. Miraflores Park has 89 bedrooms in total and is set in verdant gardens – a glamorous high-rise urban sanctuary.

Right on the boardwalk and connected to a shopping centre, the AC Hotel places you in the heart of the desirable Miraflores neighbourhood. A car will collect you for the short journey from the airport, then on arrival, the 24-hour front desk will arrange for you to be shown to one of 139 rooms; all offering laptop-compatible safes, soundproofing, pillowtop mattresses, hydro massage showers, designer toiletries and Netflix. The AC Hotel by Marriott also has an in-house art gallery, a rooftop terrace with stunning ocean views and eateries including Saladero, Insumo and the AC Kitchen.

This elegant establishment has a reputation for being one of the finest hotels in the whole of Peru due to its sumptuous guestrooms and gourmet dining opportunities. The hotel can be found on the edge of Aguas Calientes and provides guests with stunning views across the steamy valley all the way to Machu Picchu. The polished wooden floors and hardwood furniture that can be found throughout the hotel is accented by colourful Peruvian rugs and bright and bold paintings. Guests are treated to huge marble bathrooms, while the rooms that face out onto the valley are especially stunning and should not be missed.