Kimkim Trip Reviews for Peru

This is a top notch hotel, in an amazing building, feels like a museum - staff is amazing and always there when you need anything. The family suite was great for us (king + 2 doubles) - breakfast was the best part of the stay - great choices from all around the world + a la carte menu. The courtyards were a nice touch and the bar for sports super fun for watching the Champions league, spa really nice and relaxing after the flight and altitude readjustment.

This was our favorite hotel the entire trip - small but so quaint and in the middle of a botanical garden, sort of - the flora in the hotel was just spectacular. The rooms were just right with great shutters to get a great night sleep. The location, first a bit odd in the train station, but on second thought perfect to get on the train to MP and back to pick up bags. Staff, amazing and super helpful.

Small, cute and great views in this hotel - location is perfect a few steps from train station and the bus to MP. Staff sweet, tries hard but still has some things to figure out - especially in the restaurant or the spa. Overall, excellent experience though.

Great location to the pier to get to the islands. Staff very friendly, especially in the bar and restaurant. A bit chilly in the common areas but I think that is the nature of the hotel. The views from the patios in the morning were truly exceptional. Getting to the restaurant in the early am is a bit cold (different buildings and through outside) but not a big deal. Appreciated the games by the fireplace!

The salt mines, Chinchero with the weavers and the Corpus Cristi celebration was so much fun - the lunch at the lodge with the alpacas and lamas was out of this world - excellent food in the middle of nowhere (literally) and the lamas walking into the restaurant were so natural.

This was by far the best, felt authentic (while clearly targeted for tourism to support the islanders) - Jose, our guide, was so knowledgeable, proud and ready to share. The lunch on Taquiles was the best fish we had in Peru and the view could be confused with Positano in Italy. The Uros islanders interactions were fun and real - and something we truly enjoyed.

Amazing end of our trip - while we thought we ate it all, Carlos sure had some aces in his sleeve. The food and the setting in the restaurants (Limara and the one by the ruins) were true gems, as was the market - we were worried we are not going to be able to eat anymore as the tasting menu was a lot of food. Really loved the variety, the interaction - make your own ceviche and the pisco sour demonstration and tasting. Truly well done - and we got to see a bit of Lima too!

The 10 hour train from Cusco to Puno was unique and the train definitely quaint - however, 10 hours in a sitting position was a lot (half would have been enough) - but I get it - it's the geography :-) The food and service were top notch though.

Fantastic hotel. Lovely room, with lots of storage space and a very comfortable bed. Breakfast was one of the best we’ve had travelling through Ecuador and Peru over 6 weeks!

Lovely stay in the centre of Cusco. Surprisingly quiet in our room although we were at the front of the hotel. Food was good and staff were all very friendly.

Fabulous hotel! A little walk from the centre but the advantage was that it was very peaceful. Staff were very nice and we would have to give a special thank you to Juan in the bar/restaurant. He was one of the most helpful members of staff we came across during our 6 week South American adventure! Our room was really lovely. Very comfortable bed, good shower, lots of space for our belongings, no noise from neighbouring rooms, stutters made it nice and dark at night and we really slept well. Lunch and dinner in the restaurant were excellent and great value. Our experience at breakfast was a little haphazard but I think it was down to the inexperience of the staff and the language barrier. Food quality was not a problem, just trying to communicate simple needs like toast and butter!

Fabulous peaceful location and the view from the garden was stunning! Rooms were clean and the beds were very comfortable. We slept really well. The gentleman at Reception was very helpful and spoke good English. We found the public areas very cold, but our bedroom was warm. Food was not good.

Absolutely beautiful hotel. Staff, room, food all 10 out of 10!

Stunning location and decor. Food was absolutely wonderful. Our room was really comfortable and all the staff were very kind.

We enjoyed our stay here. Lovely room overlooking the river at the back of e hotel. The staff were all friendly. Breakfast was adequate and the evening meal (included with our booking) was very tasty. Right in the centre of Aguas Calientes so handy location wise I don’t think you could ask for more!

Wow! This was one tough climb! I knew it was going to be a challenge, but nothing can quite prepare you for the ascent over the first few hours. Glad I did it for the sense of achievement, but it’s definitely something people need to give serious thought to before signing up for it! For me, this was the only way to see the view from the Sun Gate ( I now know it’s possible to do this again from Machu Picchu site) and to be honest, the view of the site was not as mind blowing as I had expected. It was so sunny and so far away that I couldn’t really appreciate it. If I had the choice now, I would have skipped the 1 Day Trail and just walked to the Sun Gate from Machu Picchu.

Loved our visit to Machu Picchu. It’s one of the most fabulous places on earth! Nothing can prepare you for the experience of standing there with all the magnificent mountain peaks around you.

We enjoyed our visit to the Larco Museum and it was worthwhile having a walk in the historic centre. I don’t think there would have been any advantage in staying any longer in Lima. One full day was enough to see the essentials.

Beautiful city. We loved wandering about here and the Monastery of St Catherine was superb!

Stunning scenery and great to see the Condors flying.

Long journey but the scenery was lovely. The visit to the hot springs was the least enjoyable part of our holiday in Peru.

One of my favourite days! The Uros Islands was great, but Taquile was even better. Stunning place!

Nice to see the Camelids all together, although the tapestries were by far the most interesting thing at the location. Pisac was fabulous. Really enjoyed the stop there and would happily visit again if we had the opportunity.

Loved this day. The walk was very pleasant and Ollantaytambo was really interesting.

Very interesting activity! We both enjoyed it.

Fascinating place. Our guide made it very interesting and we appreciated his knowledge.

Lunch was magnificent! One of the tastiest and varied meals we had in Peru. Highly recommend it to others.

Awesome place!!

The rooms on the back of the hotel have beautiful views. Unfortunately, we had a room that was facing a construction site across the street. We had a lot of dust so we couldn't open the window and a lot of noise. The restaurant staff was very polite, but they got our dinner orders wrong and the mushroom risotto which two of us were served, but had not ordered, was not very good.

I wish I could have spent more time at this location. The hotel had so much to offer, but I was only there for one night and had to leave early in the morning. The rooms were vintage like an old palace. It's location was near the center so it was easy to walk around.

The room was cold, and had a space heater that was not adequate for the room size. While the hotel was far from downtown, the upside was that it was located on Lake Titikaka so taking the boat tour was very easy because there was a dock at the hotel. Our room was on the second floor and there was no elevator which was difficult for people with disabilities. We also had to walk outside and downstairs to reach the dining room.

It was easy to get to the transportation. The rooms were spacious and clean. Breakfast was delicious.

This facility is a resort hideaway. I would have needed more time to evaluate all that it had to offer.

Great hotel in very convenient location in Cusco. Reception has cold water, hot water, coca tea and multiple choices of herb teas. Rooms don't have enough furniture where you can put your clothes and other staff. Reception staff are always ready to help you practically with any your problems . Hotel provides fantastic multi choice breakfast

It is much better there than stay in tent, but it was very cold during night in any case. Glass roof doesn't allow to see star sky, although huts have cool design . Outside bathrooms were clean and convenient.

Absolutely perfect place to rest after long challenging hike . Hut shave everything what you need, good bed, space for your stuff, individual bathroom with toilet and shower.

It was warm outside , so to sleep in sleeping bag was to hot. But blankets were not provided. Bathrooms were outside that were clean enough.

It is absolutely great and unique hotel with their own pier when you catch a boat to travel along lake Tikikaka. Free breakfast exceeds any your expectation, they have everything what you can wish . large rooms, excellent showers, coffee makers and many other useful stuff.

A historic hotel situated twenty minutes (by foot) from the historic center of Cusco. Our room was very nice and comfortable, however, wifi was extremely poor in the room. It was stronger elsewhere in the hotel. We did not have enough time to make use of the restaurant for any meals, yet, the hotel did put together breakfast boxes for our early morning departure, and they were amply sufficient.

This is a popular hotel in the Colca Canyon. We booked it particularly for the hot springs and the spa, both of which were nice, the hot springs more so than the spa. The restaurant is very good, serving a full breakfast and offering local dishes for dinner. The staff were welcoming and helpful.

We were able to find our guide easily, and he helped us with our transfer to our hotel. Along the way, he shared some thoughts about Lima, and its surrounding neighborhoods, all of which were useful. He pointed out various places of interest, and restaurant types that we could consider. He also gave us tips on how our process would go when we returned to Lima airport, to transfer from our domestic flight to our international flight, as we would be doing that on our own.

Our guide, Nancy, was awesome! She was punctual, friendly and engaging. More to the point, she figured out very quickly what we wanted to see and experience, and how we wanted to go about doing it. As such, she made on-the-fly adjustments that had us walking through the neighborhoods instead of driving through them, while also showing us to more off-the-path sites and sights, that were better aligned with our interests.

Our guide, Cesar, was also amazing! He was enthusiastic and eager to share his knowledge and affinity for Cusco with us. Cusco and its surroundings are historic, beautiful, and widespread. Cesar helped us maximize our time and our experiences by adjusting our itinerary ever so slightly, enabling us to see and do more than what we had planed. His recommendations for restaurants were on point.

We wanted to get our hands dirty with the local community, and this experience got us to do just that. From working with textiles to digging up crops, to dancing and sharing a lunch, this was an immersive, personal experience that was really impactful. Pisac is a large archeological site, and it would take more than a day to explore it all. However, our specific hike was tailed to our wants, and we spent a few hours on a 4km trail that got us to incredible vistas and historic sites that were well explained by our guide.

Olly (for short) is a small town that offers up a lot of sights and experiences. Situated about halfway between Cusco and Machu Picchu, and a stop on the railway between the two, it is easily accessible. There are serval Inca sights to see, and I appreciated getting to ones that were on and off the main tourist circuit. The town itself is very scenic, with a lively marketplace and historic center.

The cooking method, and explanation, are good experiences. And the lunch that follows is very good! This is a more commercial enterprise and less personal than I would have preferred. There was a missed opportunity for this to be more inclusive with a tour of the farm (not just the distillery and beanery that were targeted for sales) and to have more interactions with the staff.

The salt ponds are a wondrous sight. The scale of the development is impressive, and the photography opportunities here are vast, with different colors and elevations to point your camera at. However, that's all this is - a view of some salt ponds.

Like the salt ponds, this is a limited experience. The history of the place is fascinating, and the photography opportunities are good (albeit less so here than at the salt ponds). If you are already in the Sacred Valley, this is a worthwhile stop. But if you are only in Cusco, I wouldn't make the trek to visit these exclusively.

The National Reserve is vast, and unspeakably beautiful. I would say the same of the Sacred Valley as well, but the landscapes here are totally distinct, with different wildlife and vegetation. You can take photos and videos endlessly here, and still fail to capture the magnitude of the area. If you're driving from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon this is a super worthwhile route to take.

Getting to the starting point for the hike is an adventure in and of itself. It is in the middle of nowhere, in what's already the middle of nowhere! The hike itself is relatively short, but it is steep. If going in the midday sun, bring a lot of water - and trekking poles, though not strictly necessary, are helpful. The fortress itself isn't much, but the viewpoints from it, are spectacular and worth the effort to get to, both in the drive there, and the hike.

We had spent several days with our guide, Antonio, already, so he was familiar with our travel style, and our preferences for food and drink. As such, he was able to curate a food tour that was particularly aligned with our tastes (quite literally). We had a great time eating our way around Arequipa, combined with a nice walking tour of the city, and Antonio's lecture points.

Awesome boutique hotel in Lima

The room was lovely and clean, but the experience at this hotel was strange. They wouldn’t give my husband and I each a key card for the room because they ran out of keys, but we both wanted to come in and out of the room at different times. We had terrible service at the restaurant (for example they brought out the wrong order for me and didn’t bother to correct it after I mentioned that the order was wrong, and service was slow), and the food wasn’t very good. They also put the wrong charges on our room and it took a while to correct. I also found the vibe strange - it felt like a hunting lodge meets wellness retreat.

Great hotel - amazing room, staff/service, and location.. The pool is beautiful, the hotel offers free kayaks/paddleboards, and there’s a free museum on site. Great food at the restaurant.

This is a lovely hotel with on a beautiful property with a great restaurant. The downside is that it is a bit of a walk from the main square and located right beside the very busy train station. The first night we had dinner there and could smell the diesel fumes from the trains as they idled out front. Some people may appreciate the proximity to the train station, but I would have preferred to stay closer to the main part of town.

The staff at this hotel were wonderful. The hotel itself is being renovated with obvious signs of construction throughout. Unfortunately, not enough thought has gone into making the rooms accommodating for travellers. For instance, there was an outlet at the head of the bed - which would have been fine, except it was located directly behind the mattress and not usable. The walls were empty which made the room feel stark - but probably due to the renovations.

This was a fantastic hotel! Well located in Cusco - walking distance to the main square, and near many artists and shops and restaurants. The hotel itself is beautiful with many small touches to make guests feel welcome. For instance, they warm the beds with hot water bottles and offer tea bags and a thermos of hot water to make tea in your room when you arrive. The breakfast was included and it was excellent! One of the best I've had. There were many healthy choices at the partial buffet, and you also order eggs and other food from the menu.

This is a fantastic lodge in the Amazon rainforest. The rooms are open air with one whole wall of the room open to the forest. The beds had mosquito nets that were lowered prior to bedtime. It was a unique experience - like sleeping outside with all the wonderful sounds of the rainforest. It was quite hot and humid and there was no air conditioning anywhere on property. The food was very good and the tours were also excellent.

So different than anything I've experienced.

Loved the stops and the food. Found myself seeking out the fruits from the first stop and lucuma from the ice cream through the whole rest of our trip. Wish we had learned more about the neighborhood history on the tour. We learned some, but I wouldn't mind more. The pace was also a little rushed. Felt like we were scrambling to keep eating

Really enjoyed learning about this style of cooking and helping to do it. The coffee and distillery were neat add-ons while we waited for the food to cook.

We did Amaru Community. Neat experience and exposure.

A great introduction to the Andes and a good time for a rest.

Just incredible. Kind of wish I'd allotted time for more hiking.

Good way to ease into hiking

Beautiful hotel, perfect place to relax with the hot pool on site. The staff were very nice and the location was spectacular!

The location is perfect for travelers, right across the street from the airport, and the shuttle drivers are very nice and efficient!

The staff were so friendly and helpful! We stayed here for two nights over 3 days (as we went up to the canyon for a night), the staff kept our luggage for us and we were able to use there laundry service. When we came by to check in for the second night, our luggage and clean clothes were ready for us in our room!

Best location by far! It was located inside the train station, so in the morning we just had to step outside to get on the train. The rooms were so nice, and the grounds had lots of plants and gardens around, just so beautiful!

Our guide was fantastic! She met us right at the train station and gave us a quick tour around while we waited to get on our first bus. It was so amazing to have a tour guide just for us, it made the experience so much better, 100% worth it rather than in a large group. She was so knowledgeable about the history and could answer our questions, and took a bunch of group photos for us! At the end of the tour we asked for a restaurant recommendation and she showed us this amazing little restaurant that looked over the river, which had really great food!

The private tour was really neat, we loved going for the short hike to see the ruins, our guide was really entertaining and it was really great how he went in-depth to explain the terraces. Best part was his restaurant recommendation, he gave us a couple different types of food options and the Lomo Saltado was my husband's favourite meal of our entire Peru trip.

The bus from Lima was amazing, it had these giant lazy-boy style seats and curtains for privacy/napping, which was good relaxing start to the trip. Our driver to our hotel and to the airport for the nazca lines was so great and helpful, he helped us check in and made the pre-flight process so smooth. The flight itself was not super great. The pilots really ensure that both sides of the plane get equal viewing time for each set of Nazca lines, which is really cool, but after the first 10 mins of flying over the lines (not including the first part of the flight which is just to get to the location) it was a lot. 3 out of the 4 of us felt very motion sick from the hard twists and turns of the plane! It was really cool to see, but maybe instead from the viewing platform!

Our driver made the day absolutely fantastic! He was super informative about the locations we passed and the types of fruits and vegetables that were being grown in the region. Everything was on time and well planned, lunch was great, the pisco lesson/tour while we waited for our lunch was really interesting. Our drive back to lima was relaxing, and it was crazy to see the traffic at that time of day going through the city.

It was really good! I loved trying the local foods, and having the guide go in-depth about the foods and history was really neat!

This was one of the best parts of our trip. The guide was so great and helped us work through the altitude changes with multiple recommendations and stops along the way. It was so great to hear the history and learn about the lives of people in the highlands.

The condor viewpoint was amazing, that short little walk to see the other viewpoint was really cool as well. The guide was great, we got to see the volcano in the background smoking, which so neat to see!

This is a estate/mansion renovated into a hotel, located in the San Blas tourist district in Cusco. The hotel serves complimentary hot water & cocoa tea to help cope with altitude sickness. All rooms have comfortable beds and continuous running hot water. The staff here are helpful and courteous. Overall the place is great; but the couple of nits are that: 1. as a boutique hotel the rooms aren't uniform - we weren't satisfied with the initial room offered that was a converted attic, but the staff offered a good alternate room. 2. The space heaters provided aren't effective against the cold nights in Cusco and need to be updated; though the blankets/wool provided do help.

Wonderful hotel, located close to the Ollantaytambo main square and the train station. The rooms were clean, spacious and comfortable. The heater had a very slow pickup, but considering the weather was warm that didn't bother us. The breakfast options were from locally sourced vendors - breads, cereal and milk tasted very good. Staff were very courteous, and stored our luggage for a day as trains to Agauas Calientes don't accommodate heavy luggage. Overall, a great, reasonably priced option in the Sacred Valley!

Simple, decent hotel room in Aguas Calientes for an overnight stay. Rooms are clean, albeit a bit small and do not have AC/heater (considering its in a rainforest area, weather is a bit temperate and humid).

Wonderful hotel. Great location, friendly staff, gorgeous rooms, great breakfast

Beautiful setting, wonderful staff, great food, added benefit of a lovely spa

Our best hotel in Peru, we wish we had more time to enjoy this amazing place. We were greeted by Frank who went above and beyond to make sure we had a wonderful room ready for us with hot tea, hot water bottles and more, and Miguel who was so friendly and fantastic at breakfast. Amazing place and beautiful building

Wonderful views and amazing location! Can’t beat it. Lovely friendly front desk staff who helped us out with every question we had. The only improvement I’d recommend is slightly faster service on food. We allowed 30-45 mins for breakfast but found this wasn’t enough for us to order food and we had to skip this to make sure we weren’t late for our guide

Lovely hotel, beautiful views, nice massage!

Amazing views, totally unexpected. We loved the mini hike and seeing the flight of the condors

The mountain lodge was incredible, an unexpected and totally unique and beautiful experience which felt really fancy, remote and amazing. Food was delicious and the experience of seeing great llamas and alpacas outside (and occasionally trying to get in!) was amazing.

We loved hearing about the history in Cusco and just outside the city centre, but would have liked more time to also explore the life in the city itself. Perhaps the tour could have included more of the local streets etc in the city centre, or had more free time between the tour and the flight transfer to enjoy walking around a little more.

Jimena is what made our trip special, she was fantastic, friendly, knowledgable and a lovely first person for us to meet on our trip. The food was incredible and they were really accommodating of me being vegetarian too

Stayed in two Terra Via hotels - very nice and great locations/staff. However both rooms did not have a refrigerator which would have been nice.

Entire two day excursion was amazing - diverse landscapes.

Very nice hotel and perfect location! Very good staff and breakfast!

Unique hotel on the train station to Machu Picchu. Very nice garden around the buildings. Big rooms. Good breakfast!

Modern luxury hotel in Macchu Picchu. Very good!

Very nice and interesting! We even got a bonus trip to the salt production plant

Highly recommended. Excellent view, food, service and meet with lamas

6 hours walk with breaks in a medium demanding trail. Perfect alternative if you don't have time for or want to walk the 4 day trail. 2 impressive Inca sites on the way to Machu Picchu.

Machu Picchu is amazing. Our guide, Emilia was just perfect!

Busy busy! Front desk was a bit slow but room was clean & steamroll was great.

Friendly staff, clean rooms and nice breakfast.

Clean and great staff. Breakfast was also really nice. A bit loud due to location being by a soccer field but overall, happy with the hotel.

Friendly staff, clean rooms, great location. Restaurant was fantastic, ate there 3 times and loved it each time. Highly recommend, super cute atmosphere and good energy

Perfect, so clean! Wonderful customer service, friendly, helpful, responsive and the food was perfect too.

Wow! What an experience! Our guides were very professional, polite and helpful. I had a hard time climbing since it was my first time but they were so encouraging and patient. The zip line was so incredibly fun!

Beautiful hotel and city! Great day!

Great day! Challenging by bike but worth it when you get on the road and get to coast with a beautiful view.

Highlight of our trip. Herlin was encouraging, knowledgeable and helpful! I learned so much and had a great hike! Would absolutely love to have Herlin as a guide in the future!

Another amazing day with Herlin, bye went out of his way to get my husband into a part of Machu Picchu, but he missed the previous day due to sickness. Herlin is so passionate about his country, his work and Machu Picchu. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to help us experience such a magical day!

Really surprised by how much we loved this day! We aren’t much for guided tours but Eddy and Diego were so great! We had a ton of fun learning about the country and culture. They really went above and beyond for us.