Name: Wayras Hostal
Address: Av Ferrocarril s/n, Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo, Peru 51, Peru
Rating: 9

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Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

Wayras Hostal

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The lobby has a slight scent of wet dog. The rooms are small and cold. The hot water did not last long. The Wi-Fi was slow and intermittent. There is a pregnant cat roaming the premises that meows loudly outside the rooms at all hours. We tried to sit outside on the patio, but the cat would not leave us alone The windows cannot be closed, so bugs freely enter into the room. There’s a sticker on the window saying they accept Visa, but they only except cash. The street outside has packs of dogs roaming around everywhere. They sometimes bark at pedestrians but we never saw one attack anyone. The proprietors don’t speak very good English, but we were generally able to communicate. They lock the front door at night, and there is no way to get out, so hopefully there is no need to leave.   

On the plus side, the rooms are cheap and the train is a very short walk. They also made us a box breakfast for the train ride. They also stored our luggage when we went to Machu Picchu.          

Frankly, I’m a bit befuddled by all the other good reviews, but I double checked and confirmed that I am rating the correct hotel. 


Small, cold and unimpressive. 

A basic no frills en-suite hostel.  The pros are It’s a very short walk to the train station to take you to Machu Picchu.  You can step out and see the train station. The town square, featuring lots of restaurants, is a 10min walk uphill or a very short taxi ride. The linens seemed clean but it is hard to tell. The rooms were freezing cold with no heater provided.  They did provide lots of blankets but I am skeptical they are all washed between guests. The beds were very very hard and uncomfortable.  At night we discovered we were completely locked into the building and could not leave. The hot water ran out after 2 showers. It says they take a credit card but only took cash.  I would not stay here again. 

Location is good

Fredy and family always take good care of us. I have stayed there 8 or 9 times now and plan 2 more visits this year. Fredy helps arrange transport from Cusco airport, sending a trusted taxi driver and this makes the trip less stressful. Good wifi, excellent breakfast... just a comfortable setting for the few hours we are in a hotel when we go to the beautiful area.

Great location for train access to Machu Picchu...cute setting

Hostel located about 150 meters walk from Ollantaytambo railway station. This station is the departure place for train to Aquas Callente and Machu Pichu. Great advantage is that the trip to Machu Pichu can be done within one day with evening return and without early morning wake-up as there are some trains after 8 am. Round the train station there are some shops to buy drinks, snacks and even some places to eat hot meal. Another option to eat is uphill in the central part of Ollantaytambo – about 500 meters walk (narrow way with sometimes big traffic (tourist busses, cars etc, going down to and from the station). We made a booking directly by e-mail to the hotel. Freddy (the owner) is very nice man, providing all information before booking. As it was winter he promised us to deliver electric heater to the room and it was really delivered.  We stayed there in August and it was cold time in this region that they have  very basic windows, however there was enough number of blankets in the beds and good hot water in the bathroom. Freddy and his wife were very nice and helpful. At any request we could get a hot water for them so we were able to prepare tea in our room.  The breakfast was also good – scrambled eggs at request (but they really offered it every day), cheese, ham, fruits, cookies, tea, coffee. Coca tea was also offered but we didn’t need it. Ollaytantambo attitude is about 2800 meters and this is very good place to start the trip in this region. We arrived to Cusco airport and immediately want to Ollantaytambo to spend 3 nights (to see Sacred valley and Machu Pichu). And then 2 nights at much higher attitude in Cusco. This scheme caused that nobody from us had any health problem – we all felt very good, no attitude sickness. And Wayras Hostelis very good place to start the trip in Cusco region.

Fantastic place to see Sacred Valley and Machu Pichu without wasting time

Spent two nights at this Hostal before taking the train to Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu - less than 500m to station.
On our return we spent 4 nights more so that we could explore the area and upgraded to a very nice room alongside the river with a view of the snow capped mtns - ask for room no. 7.
We found the breakfast quite good; fresh fruit, coffee, tea, fresh bread and always a choice of how we wanted eggs in the morning.
One special note - my wife did not feel well for a couple of days and the owners were very kind to her.
Not a very long walk to anywhere in Ollantaytambo.
Only negative is that being on the road to train station there can be a lot of traffic and noise during the day.

Chosen for Convenience, Location and Value

We had two rooms - our kids slept in a room facing the street which was a bit noisy but very comfortable. Our room faced the back with the sounds of the babbling river. It was fantastic. Although the nights were cool there were very cozy blankets on the bed.

Freddy packed us breakfast bags that were ready for our 4:30am departure to the train station which is literally three minutes from the hostel. Our fresh breakfast on morning two was delicious

And we were able to get in to town with a short 10 minute walk.

All in all a great value.

Comfortable, super Close to the train station, very friendlt

We stayed here for one night on our whirlwind trip to Peru. The owner was most hospitable and very accommodating. We arrived early, not a problem, shown our room which was spacious and clean. The en-suite was ok although there was some cracks in the ceiling/wall but it was again clean. It was lovely and quiet. The beds had lots of blankets as well as duvet and I did need to take some off as it was a trifle too warm! Breakfast was probably the best we had at any hostel/hotel on our visit. Great coffee, delicious scrambled egg, fresh fruit and we could have had more! For the price this place offers exceptional value! We will definitely return. 

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