Name: Chakana Hostel
Address: Av. Huascar 246 Wanchaq Cusco,Av. Huascar, Cuzco, Cuzco, Cuzco, 084, Peru
Rating: 7

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

Private check-in/check-out

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

No elevators

General

Bridal suite

Room service

Fridge

Family room

Cable TV

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Wardrobe/Closet

Toiletries

Rooms

Ironing

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Wake-up service

Telephone

Services and amenities

Coffee/tea for guests

Common kitchen

Snack bar

Microwave oven

Coffeemaker

Bottled water

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Transfer services

Transfer

English

Portuguese

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

No parking

Parking

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Business center

Fax and copy machine

Business

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hostel

Room amenities

Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

Chakana Hostel

Cuzco

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

14-beds

15-beds

16-beds

17-beds

18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

20-beds

21-beds

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24-beds

25-beds

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27-beds

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3-beds

30-beds

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32-beds

33-beds

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37-beds

38-beds

39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

After two nights I spent squeezed in plane's and coach's seats spending another one in bed was more than welcome change. Actually, I thought that Chakana was hostel, not a hotel, because signboard above entrance stated clearly "hostel". Anyways, I was a bit knackered and needed to stretch my legs so I didn't make a fuss because of this and just booked a room for one night, especially that it costed only fifty soles (around £17). The hotel itself is located in side-street (Av. Huascar) off the Avenida El Sol, about 15-20 minutes from Cuzco's Centro Historico (old town). Room was small but clean with tiny telly on the wall. Bathroom with shower was quite spacious but, unfortunately, there was no hot water. Again, I didn't make a big fuss of it and just took a cold shower, I'd heard it's good for blood circulation. Can't say anything about breakfast, as I was leaving next day early in the morning. On telly one could watch some movies and local programs but everything in Spanish ( movies were with dubbing). I don't know if Wi-Fi worked because I'm not travelling with anything that need it. No laptops, no smartphones, no i-phones or any other gadgets in my luggage. There was small rectangular window in the room facing  brightly lit corridor, so if someone needs utter darkness to sleep well, she or he, may have a problem, as there was no curtains to cover it with. Staff was very kind and attentive, but communication with them was at times a bit difficult, as they spoke only Spanish or just very basic English, and, in my case, I know only a handful of random Spanish words. Somebody may ask at this point, how I managed to travel around and visit all those places, not to mention finding bed for a night. It's simple. Firstly, I'm making the list of places I wanna visit and checking the routes. When you know where you going to, you'll always find somebody who can help you to get there. Secondly, I'm not ashamed to use sign language. When I bargain or asking for price, or talking about for how many nights I wanna stay somewhere I can show it on my fingers.  It's a simple and universal way of communication. One finger stands for one piece/hour/day everywhere despite of longitude and latitude and cultural differences. Also, you can always write it down. Pen and scrap of paper can do miracles. Again, even if certain country have their own way of writing down digits, they usually, using along with them, Latin numbers. That's probably all what I remembered from that stay. Nice place. Oh, and some nice lady from reception provided me with free map of Cuzco and showed to me the easiest way to Saqsaywaman. That was very nice of her.

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