La Cabaña Hotel

A little out of the way but a really nice and well-run hotel. It is family-run hotel and it shows. The taxi cost to and from the downtown is less than $3 so it makes sense to get a spacious room. The hotel has a 24 hour kitchen which allows guests to enter and do their own thing. All types of tea are offered. No coffee however. The hotel is based on a compound configuration. It is quite safe and has open expanses. When visiting Cusco again, I will stay at this hotel. It has so many benefits.

The room was clean and in decent condition. Only issue was air pollution due to closeness to airport runway and city street. Fumes were strong with windows closed. Other than that it was comfortable for the lower price.

We had booked this location with the understanding that it would be one night, and seemingly that we would be closer to the airport for our early morning departure- our expectations were for a no frills hotel. One of our two rooms smelled like cigarettes. Taxi drivers refused to pick us up from this location AND refused to drop us off. The staff was hit and miss, but mostly cold. The hotel is physically close to the airport, but with roads and traffic being what they are, you might as well choose the safer and easier options near the historical district. Overall, even with low expectations, we were not pleased.