Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge

Eco-friendly Spanish-colonial lodge overlooking Machu Picchu, on the Inca Trail.

Score 83.29
Stats 31 rooms; 2 restaurants; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge The only hotel in the Incan citadel.
Rooms to Book No. 21, for views of Hauyna Picchu; Nos. 37-40 have terraces and partial mountain views.
Don't Miss An evening trip back to Machu Picchu when the crowds have dispersed.
Cost Doubles from $715, including meals.
Contact Carretera Hiram Bingham
800/223-6800 or 51-84/211-039

www.sanctuarylodge.net

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“Built in the 15th century but not rediscovered until 1911, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu tower some 8,000 feet above sea level in the cruelest crags of the Andes Mountains. On foot (the ancient, and still the best, form of approach) it requires three days to reach the ruins from Cuzco (less athletic types can take a 3 1/2-hour train ride); at the Sun Gate at dawn, the first glimpse of the last Incan city is a personal revelation...” MORE»


“50 Romantic Hotels” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2002