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$33
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Hotel Muyurina
Sparkling new and keen to please, Mayurina is a friendly option. Rooms have phones and TV.
Aguas Calientes unrated Hotels
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$11
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1 Star Hotel
Willcamayu
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$15
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1 Star Hotel
Hostal Imperio De Los Inkas
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$15
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1 Star Hotel
The Tayta Hotel
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$21
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1 Star Hotel
Hostal Rumillaqta
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$17
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1 Star Hotel
Hostal Quilla
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$12
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1 Star Hotel
Awki Samana
Rupa Wasi
Hidden away up a steep flight of stairs, Rupa Wasi clings to the hillside with wooden stairways and moss-strewn stone pathways. It’s quaint and a little wild, but the price only reflects its proximity to Machu Picchu.
Presidente Hotel
A solid, professional option. It’s worth paying the extra for a room with a view, not just for the outlook over the river but to get as far from the train tracks as possible. Rates include breakfast.
Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
Luxuriant and set amid tropical gardens, these chic Andean-style cottages (many with their own private pool) connected by stone pathways are pure indulgence.
Gringo Bill’S
One of the original Aguas Calientes lodgings, friendly Bill’s features well-heeled rooms in a multi-tiered construction. Rooms are smart, with beds covered in thick cotton quilts and large bathrooms. Suites feature massage jet tubs and TVs.
Machupicchu Hostal
One of the tidy midrange inns right next to the train tracks, this place has buffet breakfasts and a small flower-festooned interior courtyard.
Inti Inn
This upscale modern hotel is built in a more rustic style that's designed to blend in with the town's natural surroundings.
Inti Wasi
This woodsy family-owned guesthouse is hidden up an overgrown walking path on the locals' side of the river. It offers basic bunk beds and rooms with shared hot-water bathrooms, as well as campsites and tent rentals for a nominal fee.
Hotel Machu Picchu Inn
This airy hotel is positioned right amid the budget accommodations and gringo restaurants on Pachacutec, but has 75 very smart and comfortable rooms. Swedish massage is available for an extra fee.
Hostal Joe
Friendly Hostal Joe’s bare, cell-like rooms are far from fancy but offer unbeatable value in a town where true bargains are harder to find than Inca gold.
Hostal Ima Sumac
Ima Sumac is an eccentric favorite with bathrooms and reliable hot water, friendly atmosphere and plenty of hippie-dippy touches.
Hospedaje Las Bromelias
On the plaza, this standby guesthouse has plain rooms with hot-water bathrooms. The whole package is only slightly above average, but the value is pretty fair for Aguas Calientes.
Municipal Campground
This small, charming campground has toilets, showers and kitchen facilities for rent. It’s a 20-minute walk downhill from the center of town on the road to Machu Picchu, before the bridge.
Hospedaje Los Caminantes
The best bargain digs are in this big, multistory guesthouse. Dated but clean rooms with laminate floors feature reliable hot water and a few balconies. The train whistling directly outside your window at 7am is an unmistakable wake-up call.
Hostal John
Uphill from the plaza, this friendly spot offers bare, cell-like rooms that might mean incarceration elsewhere, but offer unbeatable value in Aguas Calientes. The related Hotel Joe across the street is similar but less appealing.
Hotel Presidente
A solid and very secure option featuring small double beds and flat screen TVs. It’s worth paying the extra for a room with a view, not just for the outlook over the river but to get as far from the train tracks as possible.
La Cabaña
Further uphill than most of the hotels, this popular spot features woody, cozy rooms, in part thanks to down duvets and heaters. In addition to buffet breakfast, there’s complimentary tea and fruit round the clock.
Supertramp Hostel
Pancakes at 5am will brighten anyone’s day, so it matters less that the hot water is on-and-off and rooms are a little cramped. It’s the only real hostel in town, with good staff, kitchen access and a small store with provisions nearby.
El Mapi
Spare and ultra-modern, this new design hotel occupies a central spot in the middle of town.