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Machu Picchu Pueblo, Peru

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

Whitewashed casitas in cloud forest across from the Machu Picchu train station, on a 12-acre reserve.

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This is the hotel across from the Machu Picchu train, with a counted bird list and a counted orchid list, and a bus timetable a traveler can actually use.

Come here for

  • The night before or after the citadel
  • Travelers who want cloud forest at the station, not a Cusco city hotel

Skip it if

  • You want to stay in Cusco and day-trip without the train
  • Altitude at 2,020 meters is a problem for you

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

01 - Arrive

The place itself

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel stands in Machu Picchu Pueblo, formerly Aguas Calientes, in the province of Urubamba. Inkaterra describes an Andean village of terraces, waterfalls, stone paths, and whitewashed adobe casitas in cloud forest. The hotel sits on a private mountainside reserve of about 5 hectares (12.3 acres), across from the train station, at 2,020 meters. They have registered 317 bird species on the property, including the golden-headed quetzal and the Andean cock-of-the-rock, and 372 orchid species, which they call the world's largest native orchid collection. Unu Spa uses mint, eucalyptus, and orchid extracts. The restaurant looks over the Vilcanota River. Cusco is about 110 kilometers away. Inkaterra recommends a car to Ollantaytambo, then a train of about an hour and a half. Buses to the citadel leave Aguas Calientes from before dawn, every 15 minutes, and the last bus back is 5:30 pm. A one-day walk of the Inca Trail is also possible, returning by bus. Sales and reservations: sales@inkaterra.com. Lima office Andalucia 174, Miraflores, phone +51 1 610 0400, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Peru time. Book on the Inkaterra page for this hotel. Rates are not repeated here.

02 - Feel

Why it is different

Across from the train

The hotel is on the mountainside opposite the Machu Picchu Pueblo station, at 2,020 meters.

A 12-acre cloud forest

About 5 hectares of private reserve, with terraces, waterfalls, and stone paths between the casitas.

Birds and orchids counted

317 bird species and 372 orchid species registered on the property, including quetzal and cock-of-the-rock.

Unu Spa and the river

The spa uses mint, eucalyptus, and orchid extracts. The restaurant faces the Vilcanota.

The citadel timetable

Buses leave Aguas Calientes from before dawn, every 15 minutes. The last bus down is 5:30 pm.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    The hotel is on the mountainside opposite the Machu Picchu Pueblo station, at 2,020 meters.

  2. Feel

    This is the hotel across from the Machu Picchu train, with a counted bird list and a counted orchid list, and a bus timetable a traveler can actually use.

  3. Live here

    317 bird species and 372 orchid species registered on the property, including quetzal and cock-of-the-rock.

  4. Stay

    A whitewashed adobe casita on the 12-acre reserve, across from the train station.

  5. Go

    Buses leave Aguas Calientes from before dawn, every 15 minutes. The last bus down is 5:30 pm.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

A casita in the cloud forest

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A whitewashed adobe casita on the 12-acre reserve, across from the train station.

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Citadel day

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The bus from Aguas Calientes up to Machu Picchu, last return 5:30 pm, as Inkaterra describes it.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

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How do I get there from Cusco?

Inkaterra recommends a car to Ollantaytambo, then the train for about an hour and a half. Cusco is about 110 kilometers, or 3.5 hours by train the whole way.

How high is the hotel?

2,020 meters, about 6,627 feet, on a private 12.3-acre mountainside reserve.

How do I reach the citadel?

Buses leave Aguas Calientes from before dawn at 15-minute intervals. The last bus back is 5:30 pm. A one-day Inca Trail walk is also possible, returning by bus.

What lives on the reserve?

They have registered 317 bird species and 372 orchid species, including the golden-headed quetzal and the Andean cock-of-the-rock.

How do I book?

On the Inkaterra page for this hotel, or sales@inkaterra.com, phone +51 1 610 0400. The Lima desk is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Peru time.

06 · Go

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

Machu Picchu Pueblo, Peru

This is the hotel across from the Machu Picchu train, with a counted bird list and a counted orchid list, and a bus timetable a traveler can actually use.

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