PROPERTY TYPE LUXURY CASTLE/PALACEHOTEL MONASTERIO IS ONLY A TEN MINUTE DRIVE FROM CUZCOAIRPORT AND JUST TWO BLOCKS FROM THE PLAZA DE ARMAS,CUZCOS CENTRAL SQUARE, WHERE THE CATHEDRAL AND MOSTIMPORTANT MUSEUMS ARE LOCATED. ITS CENTRAL LOCATION MAKESHOTEL MONASTERIO THE IDEAL BASE FROM WHICH TO DISCOVERCUZCO AND THE ANCIENT RUINS OF MACHU PICCHU, WHICH CAN BEREACHED VIA A SPECTACULAR THREE HOUR TRAIN JOURNEY.ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A MONASTERY IN 1592 ON INCAFOUNDATIONS, THE HISTORIC ATTRIBUTES OF HOTEL MONASTERIOPROVIDE A UNIQUE BLEND OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE,INCLUDING A BEAUTIFUL CHAPEL ADORNED WITH EXTRAORDINARYGOLD ORNAMENTS. THE HOTEL COMBINES THE SOLEMNITY OF ACOLONIAL MONASTERY WITH THE LUXURY, ELEGANCE, COMFORT ANDEXCELLENT QUALITY OF A MODERN FIVE STAR HOTEL. THEORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN HAS NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANTLYALTERED, AND THUS THE ROOMS DO REFLECT THEIR ORIGINS AS AHOME FOR JESUIT SEMINARIANS. THERE ARE NO TWO ROOMS ALIKEAND THEY ALL VARY IN SIZE AND FORMAT.FACILITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDE WORLD CLASS INTERNATIONALAND LOCAL CUISINE SERVED IN TWO RESTAURANTS, FULLY EQUIPPEDBUSINESS CENTER WITH CABLED AND WIRELESS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS, MEETING ROOMS AND BANQUETING FACILITIES, ACCESSIBLE ROOMS, BOUTIQUES, 24 HOUR CONCIERGE AND ROOM SERVICE, AND A UNIQUE BATH BUTLER SERVICE TO REVITALIZE AFTER A LONG DAY AMIDST CANDLES AND FRAGRANT BATH OILS AND SALTS. LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDE 106 GUEST ROOMS AND 20 SUITES. WEB URL WWW.MONASTERIO.ORIENT EXPRESS.COM106 ROOMS 20 SUITES BUILT 15925 FLOORS 1 WING FORMER MONASTERY