Sumaq Hotel

... was a man holding up a sign for our hotel, so we walked over to him.  His name was Frank and he showed us to the Sumaq hotel (cnn recently reported on 3 "up and coming" hotels in Peru, Sumaq being one of them.  here is the link for more info ...

... grassy terraces.  Not only are the staircases used by the tourists but the llamas as well.   Our stay at the Sumaq Hotel was wonderful!  Our room overlooked the river and we had a balcony that allowed us to go outside and enjoy the ...

... had a spectacular view of the Andes. Sat.- We boarded the 7:45 train to the city of Machu Picchu. Les & Mom went to the Sumaq hotel. Val and Pam took the bus on to Machu Picchu. Wow!! I certainly can't put it into words. I took many pictures that ...

... had been built, and we enjoyed watching the town inhabitants of all ages playing in the six simultaneous games going on.  The Hotel Sumaq that my travel agency found for us, luckily, was somewhat outside of the town, and overlooked the beautiful ...

... out terraces to feed the city, and the surrounding jungle covered mountains, we reluctantly headed back down the mountain to our hotel, the Sumaq.  It was a great room.  We could lie on our bed and see the buses heading up the mountainside to ...

... 13 though.  Perhaps the Peruvians are superstitious or something.  The only things up at the top of the mountain are a hotel (the Sanctuary Lodge which runs about $2400 soles a night, a Kuna store (which is Peru's equivalent of Burberry or ...

... Aires who at the end of the journey had virtually become family, On arrival our luggage was taken from the station to the hotel and we went straight up the switchback mountain road by bus, sharp intimidating mountains surround you, 2000 feet of dramatic ...

... did request that I date and timestamp my entries... That is the problem- what day is it? Sunday. We're hanging out at the hotel until lunch and then we will leave by train for Cuzco. In the adjoining room there is a small group training. I think they are ...

... of the terraces, enjoying the breeze and the view and just chilling out.  I then took the boys back down the mountain to our hotel and left Peter to enjoy some time in Machu Picchu on his own.  He has always wanted to visit and I wanted to ...

... . Before we know it we arrive at the Aguas Caliente station and are meet by two porters who will take our bags to the hotel. Aguas Calientes is a small town at the bottom of the valley close to Machu Picchu and the primary access point to the ruins. Its ...

... out of its airport duffle (I hate that thing) I felt like a hundred pairs of eyes were watching me. There were SO many hotel and travel agency representatives near baggage claim, and as I made my way towards the door they all shouted "amiga! amiga!" ...

... it all, but Bob's pictures told me I really had been there. All I can say is GO! Back at our hotel in AC (under construction), we finally got hot water (after all, Aguas Calientes means "warm water")! Then it was ...

... always (it seems), in the rain. (Whose bright idea was it again to travel fall-winter-spring and spend both summers at home?!) The Hotel Sumaq personnel loaded our luggage into a cart and we all headed out for a 10-minute walk to up the hill to the train ...

... the way. One thing that made an impression was all the stray dogs everywhere. It was a small, comfortable and pretty hotel, although very cold. After consuming our first cup of coca tea, which helps against the altitude but doesn't really ...

... at about 3950 m, so some of the altitude signs are back, walking up stairs is quite heavy. I check in at the "Jerusalen Hotel", where I´m given a map of the city where it among other things also says : Watch out!... There are false police ...