Imperio del Sol — Hotel in Isla del Sol

The view from our central top floor room (#12) was to live for, especially near sunset. Just below the island's ridge, Hotel Imperio del Sol has a great view eastward across Lago Titicaca, including both Isla de la Luna and the snow-covered mountains on the far side of the lake. Our double room with private bath was so nicely decorated that it took as a while to realize it was basically a basic room (with no electric outlets). The electric-heated shower was unusable because the water was literally hot enough to scald (with the heat on) or freezing cold with the heat off. US$70/nite, including breakfast and supper at the restaurant across the way seemed an excessive off-season price--perhaps why the hotel was nearly empty. Rooms with shared bath and breakfast only are US$35. Had the view from our room not been so extraordinary, we would have been quite upset--and many rooms didn't seem to have that view. WiFi was sometimes available, albeit not from the room itself. Note that, as with any hotel on or near the ridge, you must hike just over 1 km up an average 20% grade to reach Imperio del Sol--mules are said sometimes to be available to carry tourist luggage, but...

We reserved via the phone and the guy forgot us somehow although we confirmed arrival time several times. Also he didn't show up when I contacted him again. After some searching we found a lady that seemed to be in charge. They needed aaaages to check us in. Then they didn't find the keys for the rooms and again we had to wait. After almost an hour after arriving finally we were done and could go for a walk across the island.

The rooms are nice and the view truly breaktaking.

They gave us one small towel for two people, well, they brought another one after claiming it. What really sucked was that they didn't tell us that the warm shower only works between noon and late afternoon for some reason!! Other guests they told it but not to us. We have been freezing like hell in the evening!

Breakfast was fine and we enjoyed the round of people to sit in and chat as it's everybody on the same table. We got bread, butter, jam, fried eggs and a juice plus tea or coffee.

Overall the place is below average and not recommendable in our...

We booked a "queen room with private shower and bathroom" based on the description and detail provided online. What we got was very different. We got a tiny room with no curtains (we had to hang towels for privacy) and no electrical sockets. The bathroom and shower were shared. To get to the bathroom, we had to walk through the dark courtyard. This was really inconvenient during the night. Hot water was only available at specific times and before night time. ||The lady who met us was very nice and helpful and the hotel had nice views. However for the price we paid and considering what we thought we were getting, we really could not recommend this hotel for...