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Machu Picchu – The Sanctuary Lodge (Orient Express Hotel)

Official Star Rating:

Location: Located next to Machu Picchu, only a two minute walk to the main entrance, and 45 minuites from the small village of Aguas Calientes.

Overview: Originally built as a lodge for the workers that recovered Machu Picchu from the jungle, and later converted by the Orient Express Group into a 5 star hotel. The Sanctuary Lodge Hotel is the only hotel located adjacent to the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu. One of the world's major heritage sites, this is a sacred and magical place of spectacular sunrises and mystical moonlit nights.

Accommodations:  Reflecting the casual, intimate atmosphere of a home away from home, the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge has two suites and twenty-nine rooms, twelve of them with an amazing view of the mountains. All rooms are equipped with modern comforts such as satelite TV, saftey deposit boxes and a mini bar.

Restaurants:  Fine chefs provide guests at the Lodge with a choice of international cuisine and Andean specialties in the hotel's airy, sunlit restaurant  'Tampu Restaurant Bar' which enjoys wonderful views. Guests of the Lodge and visitors to Machu Picchu can also enjoy a sumptuous lunch in the Tinkuy Buffet Restaurant.

Services: 24 hour room service, 1 restaurant / bar and 24 hour reception.

List Prices: US $700 - $1,800 per room per night

Totally Peru Star Rating:

Totally Peru Verdict: This hotel is priced according to it's location! (and a good location it is too), and is expensive for what you get in terms of a hotel. The quality is what you expect from the Orient Express Group, but the hotel is surprisingly small, and the rooms are even smaller! and to add to the pain not one room has a view of Machu Picchu Great for people who want to see the sunrise above Machu Picchu, and for avid photographers. The Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel in Aguas Calientes is far superior in our view.

Website - http://machupicchu.orient-express.com