The Best Hotels Near Tambo del Inka, by the Record
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The Urubamba River, sacred to the Incas, runs right past this Belmond resort in the Sacred Valley, which turns out not to be a branding decision. Nineteen rooms and suites are arranged to recall a traditional Andean village, their materials blending into the hillside rather than announcing themselves. The restaurant leans on an on-site garden, a small spa handles the unwinding, and most guests spend their days exploring the valley by foot, horseback, or water. It holds a Michelin Key.
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Nine rooms, each with a private terrace and a wall of Andean peaks, sets the scale for this small boutique hotel tucked into the Sacred Valley between Pisac and Urubamba. Locally crafted decor and organic bath products keep things grounded in the region rather than generic luxury. The in-house restaurant leans on local ingredients, and Machu Picchu is close enough for a day trip without the hotel feeling like a staging post for one.
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A rehabilitated Spanish colonial manor in the heart of old Cusco, La Casona holds just eleven suites, which means no one is elbowing past you in the lobby on the way to Machu Picchu. Heavy carved doors, stone fireplaces, and underfloor heating give it the feel of a very well-appointed private house. Spa treatments and private Andean guides are on offer, and if you have the budget and the friends, you can book the whole place. Michelin awarded it 2 Keys.
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Twelve acres of cloud forest wrap around this 85-room eco-lodge at the edge of Machu Picchu Pueblo, with wild orchids and high-altitude birds doing more for the ambiance than any decorator could. Rooms are done in Spanish Colonial style, with alpaca blankets and handmade local furnishings, and the whole operation runs carbon-neutral. A Michelin Key sits on the record. Getting here involves a train through the Andes, which is not a hardship.
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The last town before Machu Picchu tends to lower your expectations considerably, which makes Sumaq a small shock. This 60-room hotel is dressed in Inca art and handsome objects, the rooms facing the river valley have views that compete with the ruins themselves, and a spa is on hand for the legs you've destroyed on the trail. The cocktail bar, for its part, takes a pisco sour seriously.
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The only luxury hotel inside the protected sanctuary, sitting yards from the citadel walls, which means you get Machu Picchu in the late afternoon once the tour groups have cleared out. Rooms are comfortable rather than grand, and some patios open straight onto the ruins. Two restaurants, one reserved for guests. Nights run cold year-round, and the rainy season stretches November through March, so pack accordingly and don't say you weren't warned.