El Balcon Hostal Turistico — Hotel in Arequipa

After battling traffic and being unable to find the place we were originally looking for, my husband parked our car rental in from of El Balcon, and asked if a room was available. What a pleasant surprise when we entered and saw this gorgeous converted mansion with charming rooms and the nicest staff you could imagine! Everything was perfect--the room was spacious, the shower was hot and plentiful, and, at night it is quiet (believe it or not, the traffic stops at around 8:30 pm so you get a very restful sleep). Breakfast in the morning was delicious and beautifully presented. Evelyn and Milagros went out of their way to make our stay perfect. Additionally, I think this is one of the only places in the historic district that has secure, covered parking! We highly recommend El Balcon in Arequipa. You will feel like you are going back in time while staying here, even though it has all the modern conveniences you could possibly want, plus, all the historic sites and restaurants are within...

El Balcon is a wonderful place. I stayed at two other places, and el Balcon was by far my favorite. It's has a lovely architecture with clear emphasis on the wooden carvings. There's also beautiful plants and trees throughout the property. The Lobby gives you a feel of being in a mansion. I find it interesting that it used to be a house. There are wonderful paintings throughout the hostal. The staff is very charming, friendly and helpful for anything you may ask for. There is a large amount of touristic information in the front desk. Luckily the staff will call a reliable taxi company for you. El Balcon includes breakfast with each stay and is offered each morning. They have hot water at all times. They also offer room service, laundry, Wifi included, etc. It is located roughly 10 minutes in walking distance from the Main square. I met the owners and like the staff they were very charming, friendly and helpful with any questions I had about Arequipa and my stay. I would recommend El...

It's a (very slighly steep) 15 mn walk or a 4 soles taxi (2012) away from the loud plaza de Armas. ||I had room 104, internal windows= silent room, ||Charming architecture: lovely carved wood, mahogany flooring. ||Easy satin lounge chairs, many beautiful picture books of all Peruvian regions to consult.||Bathroom serves soapies and things, not usual for this price rate. ||Ever so helpfull staff : we inquired for the current rate of silver, MariLou took the trouble of phoning three jewlers to find out ! (silver between 9 and 12 soles / gram = buy in Lima, mercado central for they have 5 - 8 soles /gram) also, we craved fresh papaya with a bit of lime and were not charged extra (The American Breakfast includes eggs.) ||The slow but available computer on the second floor will be replaced in a near future. ||Excellent price/quality !! We all enjoyed our stay at El Balcon !! We...