TourBackpacker: Pariwana Hostel, Cusco, Peru

Pariwana Hostel in Cusco, Peru is definitely a great place to stay. I was going there to try it out and maybe move on to another after 3 or 4 days. I stayed in this hostel for 13 days in total. I was gone for a few days here and there to visit other places, but every time I came back to Cusco I was back in Pariwana Hostel.

The hostel is an old Colonial house, that was a bit modified of course to make it in an hostel, but the looks of the place is great, the staff is awesome and very friendly. This place is huge with many rooms, I very much doubt that if you come here they will not have any room to accomodate you. The prices are very good for all the services that you get along with the bed. It is not only a hostel where you get a bed and breakfast, you get so much more for your money here. This place never is and never will be empty. A lot of great people to meet and have a chat with you could also meet people to go and do activities with if you are on your own.

They are located at only two blocks away from Plaza Armas that is the main historical square of Cusco, from there you can easily get to anywhere in and around Cusco. Many places for collectivos close by and a few groceries also close by, if you like to cook yourself. There is also San Pedro market only a few blocks away where you can find fresh fruits and vegetables, but also so much more. There is also an information kioks right in the hostel where you can ask the staff for stuff or tours to do around Cusco, they will gladly help you find the activities that you would like to do.

There are different types of room with different prices for just about any tastes, here is a list of therates they had, as of August-September 2012 (all prices are per night) :

Room Types

4 Bed Mixed Dorm Ensuite ----- 36 soles

6 Bed Mixed Dorm --------------- 32 soles

6 Bed Mixed Dorm Ensuite ----- 36 soles

8 Bed Female Dorm Ensuite ---- 34 soles

8 Bed Mixed Dorm --------------- 30 soles

10 Bed Mixed Dorm ------------- 28 soles

12 Bed Mixed Dorm ------------- 28 soles

14 Bed Mixed Dorm ------------- 25 soles

Bar - Restaurant Main entrance

Living room The Lounge

With the prices of the beds you get all of the following facilities :

24 Hour Reception
24 Hour Security
Airport Transfers
ATM
Bar
Breakfast Included (continental breakfast from 7am to noon)
Cable TV
Cafe
Phones Card for sale
Common Room
DVD's
Free City Maps
Free Internet Access
Free WiFi
Foosball
Games Room
Hairdryers For Hire
Hot Showers
Housekeeping and cleaning crew
Kitchen (kitchen is open all day until 10pm, use of kitchen is free)
Linen Included (beds are made everyday with warm blankets for the cold nights of Cusco)
Lockers (every bed has it's own locker with a plugin inside the locker for your electronics, the lockers are also big enough for your big backpack)
Luggage Storage (for free)
Meals available
Outdoor Terrace
Restaurant (has a large menu for just about any tastes, from breakfast, luch and supper)
Tea all day long for free and always available
Tours/Travel Desk

All of the reviews I have seen for this hostel on other websites were positive from people who came here from all over the world to visit Cusco and the surrounding area.

I must say that this place is always clean, the many washrooms with showers are cleaned everyday by the large staff of cleaning people. They take great pride in how the hostel looks. The floors are swept and cleaned everyday also. The kitchen is very useful and it is to each user to clean their own dishes when they are done, makes sense to me.

There are also many organized activities almost every day and everynight at the bar. Such has Cusco trek, horseback riding, rock climbing, BBQ's and many many more and always for very reasonable prices.

The only little negative I could find to this place is that the Wifi internet sometimes goes down, but with many different networks around the hostel you will always find one that works. But thats the only little thing that I can say that happened that was negative to me, since I needed the internet to manage this blog. But for what it is, I am not taking the note down. This hostel definitely deserves a 5 out of 5.