Key Takeaways & Executive Summary
- Belmond Hotel Monasterio features a 16th-century Spanish colonial courtyard with a 300-year-old cedar tree and museum-grade Cusco School art.
- Palacio Nazarenas houses Cusco’s only heated outdoor swimming pool, framed by ancient Inca stone walls and scented indigenous herb gardens.
- Private 24-hour butler service prepares custom oxygen infusions and personalized Andean bath therapies featuring local salts and floral oils.
- Prime location in the historic Plaza de las Nazarenas, just two blocks from Cusco’s Cathedral and vibrant artisanal quarters.
A Tale of Two Colonial Sanctuaries
Plaza de las Nazarenas is the cultural and architectural heart of luxury Cusco. Here, side-by-side, stand two of South America’s most revered historic hotels: Belmond Hotel Monasterio and Belmond Palacio Nazarenas.
Belmond Hotel Monasterio: Museum-Grade History
Built in 1592 on the foundations of an Inca palace, Monasterio surrounds a peaceful central cloister centered around a 300-year-old cedar. The property houses one of the continent’s most valuable private collections of 17th-century Cusco School oil paintings.
Belmond Palacio Nazarenas: Modern Boutique Elegance
A former convent, Palacio Nazarenas seamlessly blends ancient stone walls with ultra-contemporary comforts. Suites feature private bar carts, espresso bars, and Cusco’s sole heated outdoor swimming pool.
Private Butler Rituals & Oxygen Suites
Every suite is attended by private butlers trained to create personalized herbal bath rituals with Maras mineral salts and oversee supplemental oxygen enrichment throughout the night.
Walking the stone corridors of Monasterio is an intimate journey through centuries of art, accompanied by the gentle echo of live opera in the chapel courtyard.
— Valeria Ponce, Hospitality Specialist
