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What high-end hotels are near Machu Picchu?

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Note: Data is oversimplified, and prices are subject to change. Breakfast is usually included in the charge.

Hatuchay Tower Hotel

With rooms costing over $100 a night, this hotel in Aguas Calientes stands on the high end of Peruvian hotels in Machu Picchu. It offers quality comfort and security. The hotel houses a generator that can completely cover its electrical needs if needs be, and it has tourist guides available. The hotel accepts American Express, cash, MasterCard, Traveler's Checks, and Visa.

Visitors to the hotel fluctuate between praising the hotel and calling it clean and having hot water or criticizing it as filthy and lacking hot water, so be aware of that when you consider this hotel for your stay in Machu Picchu.

BENEFITS:
Drugstore
Elevator
Internet (free)
Laundry service
Luggage porters
Mini bar
Restaurant
Room service
Security box (in room)
Satellite TV (in room)
Spa (in certain rooms)
Direct dial phone (in room)

ROOMS AND RATES PER NIGHT:
Standard Room: US $150
Superior Room: US $180
Junior Suite: US $200
Deluxe Suite: US $230

Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

"Machu Picchu Pueblo," the official name of the town Aguas Calientes, has a hotel named for it. With good food, handmade and natural furnishings, and spacious rooms with modern conveniences, it costs from $350-$550 per night. All major credit cards are accepted.

If you want to see and shop in Aguas Calientes and not just view the ruins, this is probably a better choice than Machu Picchu Sanctuary Hotel.

BENEFITS:
Chapel
Gift shop
Hot water
Internet
Laundry service
Library/media room
Massage (not included in price)
Mini bar
Pool
Restaurant
Room service (6am-10pm, with 20% gratuity)
Security (lit and guarded pathways)
Spa (not included in price)
Telephone (in room)
Translation for English, French, and Italian

ROOMS AND RATES PER NIGHT: (covers breakfast, dinner, non-alcoholic beverages, and hotel activities)
Single Room: US $335
junior suite: US $390
suite: US $480
Double Room: US $374
junior suite: US $429
suite: US $519

Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge Hotel

Of all the hotels near Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge is the only hotel within the Incan citadel. Orchids and local flowers decorate the interior garden to add to the already picturesque view. Rooms start at $672 a night, and the hotel accepts American Express, Diners Cash, MasterCard, Visa, and Traveler's Checks.

Many visitors greatly enjoy the hotel, particularly for seclusion and examination of the ruins, though it is not advised if you prefer to experience Aguas Calientes.

Note: if you wish to reserve this hotel for Machu Picchu, you also must reserve the Monastery Hotel in Cuzco, a related hotel that costs a bit less.

BENEFITS:
Air conditioner (in room)
Cable TV (in room)
Frigobar
IDD telephone (in room)
Laundry facilities (in room)
Laundry service
Mini bar (in room)
Restaurant
Room service
Safe-deposit box (in room)
Self service outlet
Snack bar
Transfer to airport

ROOMS AND RATES PER NIGHT: (meals, not beverages, included)
Single Room: US $672
w/ view: US $795
Double Room: US $795
w/ view: US $917
Suite: US $1161

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