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Hotels in Cusco currently start at about € 28 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 70 and € 83 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 128 properties we can book here, 81% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 94% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.8/10.
Cusco sits at 3,400 metres and that single fact should shape your booking. Most people need a day or two to adjust before Machu Picchu, so a comfortable room for the first nights is worth more here than a good location. Many hotels offer oxygen and coca tea; it is worth asking rather than assuming.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 128 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 15 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 28 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 48 |
| Typical (median) price | € 70 |
| Upper quarter | € 99 |
| Typical 3-star | € 66 |
| Typical 4-star | € 83 |
| Typical 5-star | € 234 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
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3.1 km from the centresun temple
1.6 km from the centreArchaeological site in Peru
5.7 km from the centrecultural heritage site in Peru
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2.4 km from the centrecultural heritage site in Peru
1.9 km from the centrearchaeological site in Peru
3.0 km from the centresquare in Cusco, Peru
2.1 km from the centremuseum in Cusco, Peru
2.2 km from the centrecultural heritage site in Peru
2.1 km from the centreCusco sits in Peru at 13.5319° S, 71.9675° W. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
The centre, everything on foot, the highest prices and the most noise.
Artisan quarter above the plaza, beautiful, a steep climb at altitude.
Near the market, cheapest rooms, local and busy.
Lower altitude, easier first night, an hour out.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Cusco sits at 3,400 m — allow two days to acclimatise before Machu Picchu, and book entry tickets well ahead.
Stable at 1.11 times between ordinary weeks. The dry season from May to September is the trekking season and the busiest; the wet season is cheaper and greener, and the Inca Trail closes in February. 81% of rates are refundable, which matters when train and permit dates drive the trip.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Cusco stayed within a factor of 1.11, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
The Sacred Valley sits several hundred metres lower, and many people find the first night easier there before coming up to Cusco. If you stay in Cusco, plan a quiet first day.
Around the Plaza de Armas if you want everything on your doorstep, San Blas for character — but remember that San Blas is uphill, and at 3,400 metres that is a real consideration.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 28 per night for two people, the typical price is € 70, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 99. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 81% of the rooms available in Cusco can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
Stable at 1.11 times between ordinary weeks. The dry season from May to September is the trekking season and the busiest; the wet season is cheaper and greener, and the Inca Trail closes in February. 81% of rates are refundable, which matters when train and permit dates drive the trip.
The PEN (S/). Cash for markets and taxis; cards in hotels and restaurants.
10% in restaurants.
The best-known places are Saqsaywaman, Coricancha, Tambomachay, Puka Pukara, Q'inqu. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Cusco stayed within a factor of 1.11, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.