Lima Hotel Tips by Eish

We stayed here twice. My first impression was one of flowers cascading over the balcony. There is a small aviary in the courtyard, and the birds were wonderful to wake up to. Our room was on the lower level, of average size, but smelt very musty or quite damp. Otherwise the bedding was clean and the facilities comfortable. We had a double bed in one room, and a fold-out sleeper couch in another for 4 of us. Our room had an en suite bathroom. The breakfast was very basic, but fine, and is served in a little breakfast room upstairs. The service was friendly. The place was within walking distance of the Cathedral - a good location. Directly opposite was a tasty restaurant, Las Tejas. The taxi driver that fetched us from the airport was arranged by the Hostal, and he was wonderful and reliable. We used him for all our transport requirements in Lima.


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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$20-40  » Currency Converter
Phone: +51 1 444-2107
Website: http://www.hostalelpatio.net/

We loved the colonial grandness and splendour, from the car on display in the entrance, the chandaliers and marble staircases, to the wooden floors and stately furniture in the room. It is a historical building, built in 1924 to house visiting dignitaries attending the centenary celebration of the Battle of Ayacucho, which was the final batle in the Peruvian war of Independence.

The hotel is in the centre of Lima, and as it happens, the night we stayed was also the time of a political rally and demonstration. The police had cordoned off the hotel as the political speeches were being made from the hotel's front staircase. Our taxi driver parted the police by telling them that the senora (me) was pregnant!

We ate a lovely dinner on the patio cafe of the hotel, protected by electric fencing from protesting demonstrators in the street outside. The cafe has a wonderful view of the street vibe: the hooting cars (many with hooters that sound like police sirens).

Our room had SPACE (high ceilings plenty of floor space), and was very comfortable, to the point of being luxurious (for a $80 room for 4 people in 2005) after much of the backpacking or budget accommodation we used previously. The room rate is open to negotiation, but do that before you arrive. Our taxi driver had negotiated a reduction for us. There are 104 rooms, and we delighted in getting gloriously lost trying to navigate to our room. The rooms have en suite bathrooms (including bath tubes if you believe their web site), TVs and balconies.


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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$40-80  » Currency Converter
Phone: +5116197171
Address: Jiron Union 958
Directions: In the centre of Lima, about 20 minutes from the airport.
Website: www.granhotelbolivarperu.com