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Tierra Viva Ollantaytambo (formerly Hotel Pakaritampu)

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  • Hotel Pakaritampu
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Welcoming hotel with a traditional, rustic feel, set within attractive gardens with beautiful mountain views.

This is a modern hotel, but its traditional style blends in with that of the villages and farmhouses of the region. Terracotta walls and tiled roofs give a colonial look to the four buildings housing its cosy guestrooms, all set within attractive gardens with beautiful views of the mountains fringing the Sacred Valley.

Polished eucalyptus floors and beams enhance the hotel’s friendly atmosphere while a welcoming open fire makes the lounge a particularly cosy place to relax. Service is welcoming and there is also a pleasant restaurant, TV room and bar.

The hotel is conveniently situated a couple of minutes’ walk from the railway station in Ollantaytambo, the point of departure for the scenic railway journey to Machu Picchu. Ollantaytambo is well worth a visit in itself: it’s a rural village whose history is manifested in the Inca walls forming the base of colonial houses, the exposed water channels that run along its cobbled lanes, and a massive Inca fortress perched on the gateway from the Andes to the jungle.

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What our clients say

  • My room was on the ground floor, which made it a bit noisy and a bit of a fish-tank, but it was a big, comfortable, clean room, with a decent…

    OM, Hook Jun 2017
  • "Convenient for the railway station in lovely grounds."

    DB Oct 2014
  • "Excellent location for the train station but a bit far from the main square in town. Staff were not very friendly but a clean and tidy hotel regardless."

    ES, London Sep 2014
  • "Set in beautiful grounds which were ideal for bird watching. Staff provided to escort us to very convenient for railway station."

    PM, Wirral Sep 2014
  • "Lovely hotel, beautiful setting, friendly and helpful staff and resident llamas in the garden which delighted me! The Ollantaytambo store houses are also visible from the garden and the station…

    SAG, Hythe Oct 2014
  • Good location for the station,some reservations about the restaurant food but generally ok

    IC, Leigh-On-Sea Dec 2015
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