Our stay in Cusco was okay overall, but the arrival experience could have been better. We arrived about 30 minutes later than we had originally told host, and unfortunately, the host was unresponsive for a little while. We tried calling and messaging multiple times with no answer. She eventually came, but it made for a stressful check-in, especially since it was night time (9pm) and we were tired.

The apartment itself was very cold, with ceramic floors and no heater, which we hadn’t realized beforehand. Even my partner, who is rarely cold, found it uncomfortable, so that really affected our stay. Additionally, cars can’t access the apartment directly. You have to be dropped off about a block down and climb stairs to get to place (which is actually in San Blas area). At Cusco’s altitude, that was a bit of a challenge, particularly when arriving at night with luggage.

Finally, we could hear the next door restaurant-bar music and staff quite loudly in the bedroom and bathroom.