The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel is located in Urubamba, nestled in the mountains of the Sacred Valley in Peru.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
The rooms are very comfortable and clean.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
The bathroom has plenty of space. I found the window in the shower odd, but the glass is frosted. The floor of the bathroom is lower than the floor of the tub which makes for a slightly awkward exit after taking a shower. In fact, I didn’t realize it at first and sort of stumbled the first time stepping out of the shower.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
You will notice the garbage can under the toilet paper. All toilet paper must be thrown in the garbage in Peru. Their sewage systems are not capable of handling toilet paper. It is harder to remember to do that than one would think. It is also the only thing I don’t miss about visiting Peru.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
All second floor rooms have private balconies with views of the mountains. We did have some downtime while staying here, I spent quite a bit of it sitting out here and enjoying the view.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. We checked in after dark (check in was always handled by our guides) so we didn’t explore much on our first night.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
The lobby area is filled with places to sit and relax, a full bar, and adjacent to the restaurant. They serve a lovely breakfast buffet, which is included in the price of the room.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
There are plenty of sitting areas outside complete with fire pits and lawn games.
The Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel
If you want to enjoy some sun there are hammocks for you to relax in. There is a spa on the property, but we did not visit it. If you are interested in taking a more thorough look at the hotel, follow the link.
The only downside to staying on the property is it is not in walking distance to other restaurants, shopping or places to visit. We had a private driver and tour guide during our stay in the Sacred Valley and Cusco, so when we were dropped off at the end of our sight seeing we didn’t have the option of walking through a town. In fact, when the driver pulled off the main road and started driving down a worn out dirt road through a run down looking area, I would have been afraid had we not been with a reputable and well known touring company.
One thing that I had not anticipated was the poor quality of the roads throughout the country, excluding Lima. The only roads that are paved are the major roads that run from town to town, the rest of the roads are dirt or brick, of varying conditions. If you have back or neck problems you will want to be aware of this. Kuoda, the company we used, has very nice passenger vans so we were pretty comfortable while on the roads. I do not want to imagine being in the taxis on these roads.
I am very glad that we did not attempt to drive ourselves anywhere. Many of the roads are very narrow and it felt like we were constantly playing chicken with oncoming traffic. The rule appeared to be the smaller car had to pull over and yield to the bigger van or truck. I made sure to always pick a seat where I couldn’t easily see out of the front window. I preferred to watch the passing countryside over the cars headed straight for us. Although, I have to say, our driver was excellent.
Our next day’s adventures included a tour of the ruins at Ollantaytambo and a hike down the Patacancha Valley . As always, wishing you happy travels and fantastic adventures in this thing called life.
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