Located on Tambo de Montero street, just a 10 minute walk from the Plaza de Armas or main square this is a great choice if you’re looking for a quiet place to stay that is close to the action and won’t break the bank. This is a small hotel with just 16 rooms set around a lush garden. As its name would suggest the hotel has a balcony which dates back to the colonial period and offers stunning views of Cusco and the surrounding mountains.

Rooms are rustic and decorated with local weavings and basket work and are really comfortable. We were surprised by the quality of the mattresses and bed linen that guaranteed us a great night’s sleep.

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Bathrooms are spotless and the shower was good overall except for temperamental moments of pressure loss. We liked the little extras like robes and two big bottles of filtered water in all rooms. Breakfast is a good quality buffet for this price bracket with fruit, cereal, juice, tea and coffee and eggs cooked to your liking.

A great choice if you are looking for a comfortable place to stay in the budget category.

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• Book a room on the second floor for quiet rooms with great views of the surrounding mountains.

• El Balcon is on a quiet street that is currently under construction so it can be very quiet at night. Make sure to get a taxi back to your hotel if you are out after dark.

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The Casona Les Pleiades bed and breakfast Cusco, a small B&B in the heart of San Blas is one of our favourites. It’s a small boutique B&B built in 1800 in the Republican style with just eight rooms set around a typical patio. A lot of heart has been put into this bed and breakfast by the owners Andrea and Roberto, a Peruvian-Italian couple.

In the past few months they have worked hard to improve the offering of this guesthouse and have made several welcome changes that take this accommodation up a level, while keeping it in the affordable price bracket. They have completely re-modelled the bathrooms with Spanish showers and a permanent, excellent hot water supply. All rooms now have in-built central heating (a rarity in Cusco!) and which is most welcome on the cold evenings as well as mini-bars and new flatscreen tv’s.

They recently just opened their on site ‘Vespa Restaurant’ which serves Italian-Peruvian cuisine using the finest Italian and Peruvian ingredients and specializes in pasta dishes.

Rates include a buffet breakfast with natural products and if you need to leave early in the morning, just let them know and they can prepare breakfast early.

This is one of our top picks for budget places to stay in Cusco – staff is friendly, helpful and happy to share their top tips on what to see and do in Cusco and the hotel itself punches above its weight in terms of the room quality in this price bracket in Cusco.

Best of Peru Travel Recommends:

• Book well in advance. This bed and breakfast has just 8 rooms and fills up fast!

• Rooms 2, 3, 4 and 5 have the new re-modelled bathrooms. The remaining bathrooms are due to be re-modelled over the coming months.

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