We spent several nights here during our 3 week trip to peru this December. We had a room on the 5th (top) floor for first few nights, and then returned and had a room on the 4th floor. The rooms on the upper floors have the most amazing views of Cusco. I was very ill when we arrived in Cusco, and it was a beautiful place to be stuck in the room for 2 days! At least I could see the entire city from my bed. The owner, Maete (not sure if I spelled that correctly) spoke good English and was very accommodating. We helped us find a doctor to take me to on Christmas day, as well as ordered several meals delivered to the hotel for us as I was not well enough to venture out. She and her family, who help out in running the hotel, seemed genuinely concerned about my well-being. I had her mom telling me in Spanish to keep my head covered and warm while I was sick, and the father showing me Chinese medicine pressure points to relieve headache. They were all so pleasant and caring! I felt very safe and comfortable there because of Maeta, her familiy, and staff. Breakfast satisfying and was served every morning in the breakfast room with magnificent views of the city, and consisted of tea, coffee, toast and jam, with either fresh fruit, pancakes, or various forms of eggs. There was constant access to teas including mate de coca in the lobby. The location was good, although not in the very center of the city. It is definitely walkable to the center provided you are not sick and are not suffering from altitude sickness. Otherwise, it was a 5-6 Sole cab ride to/from the Plaza de Armas, which was affordable. It is downhill on the way to the city and uphill on the way back...maybe a 15 min walk at the most, unless you are moving extremely slowly due to the altitude. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and felt we were staying at the perfect place. It was so nice to return after seeing Macchu Picchu and the Sacred Valley and fully enjoy El Mirador de Santa Ana and Cusco while completely healthy!

Mirador de Santa Ana is a good place to stay although not what it promises to be on their website. What you get is a pretty, well-kept small hotel in a central, but quiet area of Cusco. We paid 45 US$ for a double room, which was ok sized and clean, with a small, but clean shower. At some point the hot water didn’t work but staff were very eager to help and offered a different room to have a shower. The main Recepcionista speaks English very well and is very helpful with bookings, print outs etc. However, trying a bit too hard to sell us tours that she would probably get commission on.

Breakfast is toast with butter and marmalade, coffee with milk, tea, eggs or muesli. It is served in an attic room with amazing views over Cusco. Definitely recommendable but a bit pricey for what you get.

We stayed for 4 nights, which was split as we did the 4 day inka trek. While away they held our bags which was awesome. Even after the trek when we were meant to check out, my wife felt unwell. They gave us another room until 2pm so she could rest a little. They did not even ask for more money like others would. This was the cream on the cake for us.
The view from breakfast was amazing and what you ate as well.

I would definately recommend staying here.

Having just spent two weeks in Peru with my partner, we have found the “star” rating of hotels in the country to be extremely unreliable. The variability between the 3* hotels we stayed in was enormous: some were no better than a basic hostal, others more like a luxurious 4*. You must be aware of it upon booking. Generally the price of a hotel is a better guide to the level of accommodation you will receive. I would also recommend that, if you’re planning on staying 3 or more nights in a particular city/town, book only the 1st night and if you like it, extend, if you don’t look and shop around. We found that most nice hotels are willing to give discounted rates and often have spaces.

El Mirador de Santa Ana in Cuzco has:
- Nice rooms and bathrooms.
- Nice breakfast area with great views.
- Helpful and friendly staff.
- Disappointing and small communal areas.
- An out of town location (though only a 5 soles taxi ride to the centre = 1.5euros).
- Very uncomfortable beds and tiny bath towels.
- No international TV options.