This place is great. The hotel fills out a cavernous colonial space with rooms divided into sectors around various gorgeous courtyards. The rooms have an ancient feel to them, but still have all the modern comforts. The price is a bit higher than I would expect, but breakfast is great, and the courtyards are a wonderful place to relax. Overall,... More

La Casa de Melgar is a great place to stay. It is a skillfully retrofitted 18th century building with all the mod cons and a wonderful location just a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas. The rooms are unique and are furnished with antiques, except the beds which are modern and very comfortable. The many courtyards, nooks and crannies... More

This was our last stop on our Peru adventure and after some friendly bartering with the woman at the front desk, and a look at several rooms until we found just the one for us, we were quite pleased with our final accommodations in Peru. It felt like stepping back in time! The only big disappointment was the breakfast -... More

We stayed for three months in Casa de Melgar. Every now and then we made short trips within Peru. Luggage was always carefully taken care of. Although the cleaning could (should) be improved the hostal is a very nice place to stay. Staff is friendly, the rooms and public spaces are extremely nicely decorated (which is quit unique in Peru)... More

It should be noted that my partner, J, organized our month-long trip to Peru based largely upon reviews and recommendations found in Trip Advisor and our favorite guide book, Lonely Planet, so it’s a bit painful to report how disappointed we were with the guest house, La Casa de Melgar, in Arequipa, that was relatively highly rated in both places.... More

We stayed in one of the back rooms of this charming hotel and loved its incredible atmosphere, the delicious breakfast buffet and the ladies on the front desk who were very helpful. We found the location to be perfect. The night porter/person however, let us down when we requested a 2am wakeup call to go the Colca Canyon. The call... More

Selected this hotel based on other user reviews and Lonely Planet's editor's pick and I wasn't disappointed. I had a room in the back and it was extremely quiet. The nooks and crannies were fun to explore and the gardens and colorful walls were an artful eyeful. Good breakfast and very friendly staff.

This is a well situated rustic/colonial-style hostal a couple of blocks from the church of San Francisco and the street of the same name which features much of what Arequipa has to offer in terms of nightlife. Substantial buffet breakfast included in the price of the room. Brick-walled bedroom was very cosy, but bathroom could have done with a little... More

It's true this hotel is very convenient for the town centre, pretty and full of character, but in every other way it was totally unsatisfactory for our winter stay in Peru. We were booked in for 2 separate stays and both our rooms were freezing cold with no heating and when we asked for a heater we were quoted extra... More