2 Best Hotels in The Central Highlands, Peru

Hacienda La Florida

$ | Tarma, Peru Fodor's Choice

Experience life at a Spanish hacienda at this charming bed-and-breakfast just a 10-minute drive from Tarma. Rooms, which sleep up to four guests, are furnished with period pieces, local art, and handmade textiles that evoke the 18th-century aesthetic. Staff can also prepare meals made with artisanal local products for guests. There's even a campground with a bathroom (S/16) and hiking trails that lead to ruins and highland villages.

Pros

  • Children can feed the on-site farm animals
  • Hiking trails lead from property
  • Lovely mountain views

Cons

  • Simple accommodations
  • Car ride from town
  • Some amenities are lacking
Tarma, Peru
064-341–041-in Tarma
hotel Details
5 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast, Credit cards accepted

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Hotel La Crillonesa

$ | Cl. Nazareno 165, Ayacucho, Peru Fodor's Choice
With a lovely rooftop terrace offering panoramic views of the city and clean, comfy rooms, this budget inn is one of the best values in the Peruvian sierra. The hotel itself isn't overly fancy, but it's prettily decorated with local handicrafts and run by a staff that's so hospitable, you'll feel like family. Try to get a room on the top floor. The downstairs café serves breakfast.

Pros

  • Spectacular views from the terrace
  • Great value
  • Wonderful staff

Cons

  • Adjoining street is noisy
  • Some rooms are rather small
  • Bells from the nearby church start their tolling early
Cl. Nazareno 165, Ayacucho, Peru
066-312–350
hotel Details
36 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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