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Neil S.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
May 08, 2013
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Machu Picchu Transit Hotel
Location, Helpful Staff, Easy Access
6.3
Great stay and good value. This is not a luxury hotel. The purpose of staying here is to get to the main attraction, Machu Picchu.
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Chun K.
Solo travelers
Hong Kong,
April 13, 2013
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Small but comfortable
Clean, comfortable, and nice staff
7.3
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Abdi S.
Groups
Indonesia,
October 21, 2012
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Nice hotel with good location and helpfull staff
Very close to the train station, handicraft market, and places to eat
8
Overall, I like to stay in this hotel. Easy to get everywhere, and the hotel staff was helpful to show directions, etc. The room is modest, but bed is good.The breakfast was great, good combination of warm meal, fruits, juices, bread, coffee-tea. And it has hot water. The brochure shows small garden, unfortunately, the only greenery is the color of the wall.
Travel tip:
When you shop in Agua Calientes, start with 40% of the price that they asked. You could get the products with only 50-60% of the original offer. For trip to Machu Picchu, go in the morning (in between 6:30 to 7:00 am) so you can skip the rain. It usually rains harder in the afternoon. If you do not go with a travel agent, there are plenty of independent guides near the entrance to Machu Picchu who offer their services for app. 60 to 100 USD depends on group size.
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Daniel A.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
October 13, 2012
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Nice location and easy to find
If you go to Machu Picchu, you can leave your luggage with the hotel
7
Due to poor planning on my part with the Peru Rail tickets, I had originally booked a room for 2 for 2 nights and had to change it to 1 night. Since it was too late to cancel, the staff was nice enough to let me get 2 rooms for 1 night.
The room I had, had a great view. The only downside is that the windows are thin. You can hear all the trains coming in and construction going on (which was constant).
There is no elevator, so be prepared to walk up a long winding staircase. I ended up being at the top so it was quite a walk...especially when you got the the ground floor and forgot something!
Other than that, the hotel was nice and clean. The staff was friendly and spoke enough English for what I needed.
Hotel Feature Tip:
The hotel is located parallel with the train. Just walk down the road parallel with the train tracks and you'll run into "Green Nature" hotel.
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Janice M.
Couples
United Kingdom,
September 01, 2012
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hotel was extremely noisy and any sound echoed throughout the hotel. our room overlooked the railway lines which also didn't help with the noise. the windows didn't fit together properly so there were gaps letting any noise through. the bathroom had a really bad smell of damp as there is no ventilation
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Maly B.
Couples
United States of America,
August 29, 2012
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Not convenient and less than average
3.7
I'm peruvian and Ive been to Machu Picchu about 9 times in my life. I live in NY now so I wanted to take my husband to see the ruins and I had no way to get the regular hotel wher eI stay in, since it was booked already. I found Green Nature on this site and since I had good experiences with Agoda I went ahead and booked. I knew it was going to be a bit far from the plaza and the main areas, but I had no idea it was THAT far. The area (Urb. Las Orquideas) is definitely not my favorite, since you do have to walk a lot to get there and its a bit dark and loud with the train station being right there. I don't mind the trains at all, but I DO mind the insane noise the guests make in the hotel. I have no idea what kind of people cant shut their kids up at 1am! The hotel desk wouldn't ask them to keep it down. The room was insanely cold because the window (which faced the air duct) wouldn't close and all the rooms in that part of the hotel (the back) shared that same duct. It became a sound tunnel and I could even hear people using the restroom in their hotel rooms. The floors were slippery and felt dirty and the bed covers are disgusting. I found all kinds of hairs all over them. I was disgusted to sleep there.
the bathrooms are soooooo badly made that your knees touch the wall even if, like me, you are 5'2"! The shower drain would not work correctly so we ended up in a pool! The shower doors were awful and let all the water into the floor. When I asked for more towels they said they could not provide me with that.
The only good thing was the breakfast. Decent for the price and early.
There are too many options in Aguas Calientes to settle for this.
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Tomihiro T.
Solo travelers
Japan,
August 18, 2012
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Lovely hotel but felt a bit unsecure
Near Train station and bus stop to Machu Picchu
9
i like this hotel as budget friendly and yet clean and cozy. i love this place. breakfast was nice and served early enough to have before going to machu picchu, which you need to go early depending on your ticket type.
the only one and big concern was that the windows of my room facing street had no locks.
i felt unsecure as my room was 2nd floor and the street was a slope and anyone could reach the window.
after all, it is a very small town with low crime rate, and at night time a policeman stood where he could see my room, so i had no trouble. (i kept valuable goods in a locked bag, and chained the bag with a leg of the bed, though.)
i would go back to this hotel next as well but will chose other rooms.
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David S.
Couples
Canada,
August 05, 2012
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Great location, decent hotel
Hotel was 5 minute walk from the train station as well as the main part of town
7.7
The hotel was in a great location. The staff was helpful in their suggestions of what to do in the town. There was a computer available for use in the lobby, the Wifi did not work great in our room which was on the top floor. The beds were fine, the breakfast was ok. Nothing to rave or complain about too much, think it was probably one of the better hotels in a town with not many good ones!
Restaurant Tip:
Aguas Calientes has horrible food for the most part. The Tree House was not easy to find but had very good food and for reasonable prices for the area.
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Gilbert L.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
August 05, 2012
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great place at the end of the town
reasonably priced and comfortable
7.7
Nice breakfast, free wifi, and a pretty convenient location near the train station. It's about 5 minutes of walking distance from the main haul of Machu Picchu Pueblo. Hotel staff is friendly and helpful. Sometimes I wish they were a little cleaner and more attentive to replenishing soap, etc. but those are minor points. Great value!
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Paulo P.
Couples
United States of America,
June 28, 2012
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nice view but noisey
comfortable bed, easy to find
5.3
nice room for the price. however on the second night of our stay a diesel engine from the train station, which is in front of the hotel, ran all night. the reason you stay in aguas clients is so you can be up at 4am to catch the first bus and engines humming don't allow for a good rest.
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