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El Balcon-Cusco Hostel

3.0 of 5
Tambo de Montero 222, Cusco 5184, Peru
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El Balcon-Cusco Hostel
Ranked #33 of 150 Cusco B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 57 Reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

This hostel was recommended by a local. We checked for rooms and prices on Booking.com and found 5 double rooms available. Walked to hostel and was told by reception staff that only 2 doubles left, both suites and double the Booking.com price. We said that according to Booking.com this was not correct. Staff retracted, there were plenty of rooms available,... More

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Los Angeles, California
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Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012
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A friend of ours recommended this place and it was very nice. The rooms were big enough, the breakfast did the job in the morning and the location was good. We walked down to the city center each night for dinner and took a taxi back because the altitude was a little much after the pisco sours... Just remember this... More

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Malaga, Spain
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
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person found this review helpful

We returned to this hotel three times during a 12 day period and each time our room got progressively worse. The first was great with a wonderful view of Cusco but the last was dark and damp. Shame because it was a lovely oasis close to the centre and sights of Cusco and the staff were helpful and friendly. More

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Dresden, Germany
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2011
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Wonderful place,BUT-we had an agreement with the hotel to pay on the last day of our stay made by our tourguide,which is by the way the common procedure-and then they suddenly wanted us to pay the whole bill days before ,just when we needed to depart for a tour and in cash,which we were unable to do because we didnt... More

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Washington, Virginia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

I stayed at El Balcon for one night prior to departing Cuzco. The rooms were simple, but roomy and tastefully decorated. There was a small space heater available in the room, but it wasn't needed with the heavy and warm blankets. The bathroom was large, as was the shower, and had lots of hot water. There was one flight of... More

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011
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Pros: + Proximity to Plaza de Armas + Good breakfast + Clean rooms (not super fancy, but clean) + Luggage storage during trip to Machu Picchu Cons: + Greeting by travel planner which pressure-sells his trips + Generally poor english from staff and no patience with my poor spoken spanish + Travel arrangements somehow slipped through the cracks and the... More

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Ghent, Belgium
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011
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We stayed here for 4 nights. The hotel is ok but rather expensive for what it offers, we didn't get any discount and the room was humid and there was no heating in the room.... the breakfast is ok, but the service is slow as it is understaffed More

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Paris
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 32 cities Reviews in 32 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011

The hotel is close to historical city center. The rooms are correct, a bit cold (ask the heating system at the lobby). The view from balcon rooms is nice expecially during night. The staff is nice. The breakfast is good To conclud nice place. More

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Paris, France
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 July 2011

Great location. Rooms a large and clean with heater.The staff is helpful. And of course fantastic view More

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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 June 2011

We really enjoyed our time at El Balcon Inn.The staff were all such a pleasure to work with, and very quick to meet our requests. The view from our private balcony overlooking Cusco was priceless. The showers were hot, the rooms comfortable and clean, and the service was excellent . It did get a bit chilly at night--just ask for... More

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Tambo de Montero 222, Cusco 5184, Peru
Price range (per night):* RM188 - 298

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