El Tuco Hotel

I had a private room with en-suite bathroom, spacious, clean and bright (windows in both). The house is colonial-style and well-maintained, so lots of character with wood and high ceilings all-round. Usable kitchen and sunny dining area, also a small outdoor patio full of ivy and pleasingly old green granite as used in the cities imperial buildings. Coco the host was friendly, very knowledgeable and always available. And good hot showers 24 hours a day! Excellent location just minutes away from the historic center, markets and transport hubs.

I had a wonderful stay at El Tuco. The hot water was great, the Wi-Fi worked well, and the breakfast was delicious. The hosts were a lovely couple—very warm, friendly, and welcoming. The hotel is only about a 10-minute walk from the city center, but the neighborhood is quiet, so I was able to sleep and rest really well. Highly recommended!

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Location was amazing, slightly outside the tourist zone so more affordable dining options nearby however, it was still a short/safe walk to the plaza de armas and San Pedro market! Very clean, friendly staff and a nice communal kitchen.

The private room is on a slightly busier street which has some noise but it isn’t too loud. We were still able to sleep well every night.

The owner speaks English. Hot shower.

I booked this place only because I had to be close to the PeruHop pick up point. I wanted to stay a second night and even though the price for the room on Booking.com was cheaper, the owner insisted I paid the same price as the initial room I booked. None of the reviews I read mentions the place is on a very busy road, and the cars, taxis, buses going most of the night with loud hooting, so not much sleep. When realising this, I decided not to stay a second night and left early morning. The accommodation is quite run down and does not have a nice feeling. Also the place is in downtown Cusco (20 min walk to the main plaza) and I did not feel safe walking around at night (it is out of the tourist area) and no restaurants which you could go to. It’s expensive comparing to much better accommodation you can get near the main Plaza.