Hatun Quilla

Julio and Yvonna are excellent proprietors of Hatun Quilla. Extremely kind and accommodating, even with the 1 million questions I would ask them. My husband and I stayed in three different rooms, twice with a kitchenette since we prefer to cook whenever we can, and booked a stay with them twice within two weeks (after returning to Cusco from a different city). The location is in a fantastic, easily walkable, and safe area and nearby both pharmacies (to help with the soroche) and grocery stores.

Please note this review is based on a double room with private bathroom. Please see my other review for twin room with shared bathroom. The hostel was close to the main square (5-minute walk) but far enough to avoid the chaos, including a 2-day long celebration with marching bands and fireworks. The staff were extremely friendly and allowed us to store luggage for 6 days for free while we visited the Sacred Valley, hiked the Inca Trail and visited Machu Picchu. Staff were also transparent about the water issues (not always the case in Peru) and advised us the best time to shower to get hot water. Extra blankets were provided though not required. Room was more like a chalet, split over two levels, and almost twice the size of the town room. Having stayed in a town room before the Sacred Valley/Inca Trail/Machu Picchu, I would definitely recommend paying slightly more for this room type. The only reason I have not rated this 10/10 is because the breakfast was on the basic side.

Amazing place to stay in the heart of old town. Hatun Quilla exceeded my expectations - mainly because of Julio, the manager. He was incredibly helpful in anything we needed, tours, machu pichu, amazon, etc. We came back three seperate times between excursions and Julio was more than accommodating, allowing us to keep our bag in safe storage. The rooms were great and were cleaned every day. The location was just a bit outside the main square and inside a court yard, offering a bit of seclusion in busy Cusco. It was very well priced as well offering great value. Definitely stay here!

Room was very comfortable and the staff very helpful. The location is very central and just next to it there is a travel agency, dry cleaning, pharmacy and a grocery store

Great location, clean room, friendly staff. Good basic breakfast of x1 savoury bread roll and x1 sweet roll