Inka House Hotel — Hotel in Machu Picchu

It's not fancy, it's not new. But looking at hotel prices in AC, this one stood out because it was $30 for a single with bathroom attached, plus breakfast and free WiFi. Booked on booking.com -- my friends stayed at a nearby place for $50-60 and their hotel ran out of hot water. This small hotel has individual hot water machine above the shower head that you switch on; so you never "run out" like many of the more expensive places do.||The rooms mostly face an interior stairway/courtyard; while this may not give "fresh air" from outside, it also insulates you from the street noise of AC--people, animals, etc. It was very quiet on the night I stayed, and I slept well.||It's very clean.||The older woman at the Inka House was there when I arrived and was friendly, though she spoke little English--I speak Spanish. Even with a little Spanish you'll be OK.||Because it's a small place, she prepares breakfast for you--some local bread, jam, butter, coffee or tea. Very simple but fine with me. She asked me what time I wanted breakfast; I said 6:30. At 6:25am I got up to the cute rooftop/covered breakfast area and she had already laid out my whole breakfast, waiting for me. ||At check out I asked if I could leave my bag; no problem and she was there at the time I promised to come back. ||Remember--it's more like a hostel but there is nothing for $30 that's this quiet with guaranteed hot water in Aguas Calientes. Paying more in AC may not guarantee you a better place. I...

We booked two rooms during our stay. Unfortunately, the first room had a sewage backup issue, so we were relocated. However, the new room had no hot water, which was frustrating. They did fix later on. The second room was in better condition, but the bathroom was extremely cramped — using the toilet comfortably required keeping the door open. Both bathrooms had a lot of mold. At check-in, our passports were photocopied, which is standard, but we were surprised and concerned to later find that the copies had been reused for signage and other miscellaneous items around the hotel — a serious privacy issue. Compared to other hotels in the area that offered well-rounded breakfasts, this one was disappointing. The options were limited to cereal and a small selection of fruit. Oddly, while a stack of eggs was visibly displayed at the counter, we were told they weren't available for guests! Overall, this stay left much...

We stayed in the hotel for one night with a baby. The localisation is good, the rest - not so. The hotel was included into a booked trip to Machu Picchu with an agency, so I don't know the price they paid for it. However, if you book it outside and it's medium-expensive: in my opinion it's not worth it. We stayed on 3rd floor, the rooms were missing privacy, all the furniture and utilities are very used and at the edge of broken. The breakfast is very poor and of bad quality. During our stay they served bread, butter which was actually margarine, small pieces of salty cheese and of some ham and 'marmalade'. The only plus point was freshly made papaya juice, coffee was warm and the choice of teas to brew is ok. Overall: I do not recommend it for a stay...