I think I was unlucky with the service that gave me because some is the employees were sick. However the hotel is good in general terms but a bit pricy for what it is.

We had adjacent rooms with view to the lake, clean and roomy. Breakfast buffet very good, Too bad is far from the town.

We had a spacious well-appointed room overlooking Lake Titicaca. A few probs with taps etc. but staff were very prompt in fixing it. Nice cozy fireplace by bar in lobby. Amazing breakfast buffet. Only complaint was we had to go outside to get to dining room & 1st evening was blustery & rainy, but they had lots of umbrellas available. And it wasnt obvious where the resto was so the nice doorman took us all the way there! Guess we were a bit from the center of town but we didnt mind. The lago was enough for us.

HOTEL REVIEW # 195 Casa Andina Puno

MY TRAVEL STYLE: If possible, I try to stay away from business hotels and strongly prefer resorts that resemble the Four Seasons, Aman, and Oberoi but try to find similar properties at lower cost. I seek out the “wow” experiences.

LOCATION: Good, but not great. It is on the lake with impressive views during the day and evening but on a not so busy road. Coming from Hotel Titilaca, it was not nearly as impressive or remote.

BEST WAY TO GET THERE: One hour and 15 minutes from the airport. We paid 70 soles from the hotel to the airport which was probably a little expensive but it was during the holidays and prices may have been higher.

TYPE OF ROOM: Standard. Probably worth getting a lake view as the views are quite nice.

BED/SHEETS/PILLOW: Mediocre. Mattress was not very good and linens were good but nothing special.

LIGHTING: Good lighting in room.

BATHROOM/SHOWER: Not very nice but OK.

TOILETRIES: OK

CLEANLINESS: Clean but a bit old.

A/C: Used the heat on high but not hot enough to make the room warm.

STYLE OF ROOM: No style, basic room with zero charm or any reason to be in there other than sleep or bathroom related activities

COMMON AREA: Nothing particularly nice about the common areas other than the lake view and city view across the lake.

QUIET/MORNING LIGHT: We could hear cars go by our room although infrequent. Morning light could be blocked.

FOOD: I thought dinner (steak) was mediocre at best and my wife liked her sauce but the chicken was of mediocre quality.

TV/INTERNET: Didn’t use the TV but initially due to the small size of the TV, I thought it was a computer monitor. Internet is complementary and of less than average speed. Upload speed was very slow and not usable.

SERVICE: OK, but nothing special. Our service at dinner was bad as they forgot to provide our wine and we asked to sit next to the fireplace that burned out after about 15 minutes.

SUMMARY: Probably the second best place in Puno area but I highly recommend spending the extra dough for a truly memorable experience at Hotel Tikilaka (see my review)