T-167: Lima hotel

JFK-MEX-LIM  // AeroMexico (AM) 405/18 on July 29, 2012 // LIMA

We're in Lima 2 nights (7/29-7/31) then LIM-CUZCO on TACA 11

Two nights in Cuzco during which we'll do the Machu Piccu experience. (more on that later)

Then back CUZ-LIM on 8/2/12

One night in Lima and then board to our next destination late on the night of 8/3.

So, first, we wanted to find a reliable and nice place to stay in Lima..

Downtown Lima Areas

After doing some research on Tripadvisor, it wasn't very hard to decide that we preferred to stay in the waterside area of Miraflores with beautiful views, a large new underground shopping area with unique views of Lima Bay, and several large 4-5 star hotels.  Since we knew we would probably be leaving a chunk of luggage at the hotel while we went to Cuzco, we wanted to stay at a place that would safely do so for us.

Miraflores

After looking through Tripadvisor we realized from reviews that it seems like in Lima one gets something roughly proportional to what one pays for when it comes to location, safety, and services.  We have only a few days in Lima, so we wanted to be sure to hit all of the tourist hotspots, stay in a room with a view, and enjoy some nightlife if such a thing winds up being safely possible. To achieve this with the least work, we picked a 5-star US brand hotel.  We haven't contacted any of our friends who know Peru well yet, so we haven't gotten a good idea about whether Lima is a safe place to wander around aimlessly, or if something more organized would be a safer option.  In any regard, we selected the JW Marriott which is right on the water, connected to a casino, 5 star, and is across the street from the large underground shopping area.   If anyone has ideas/comments about other / better / different options, please feel free to comment.

JW Marriott LIMA

So now it's time to book our hotels in Cuzco, and the train and Machu Piccu experience..

Cya soon!
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