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Where to stay in Cusco Department

This guide covers 4 destinations in Cusco Department, a first-level administrative division of Peru, with 39 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Cusco, San Sebastián and Wanchaq. Across its destinations, October and November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ).

Destinations in this guide
4
Places to stay
39
Comfortable in the most places
October and November
Main airport
CUZAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Currency
PENNuevo sol
Time zone
America/Lima

Destinations

Destinations in Cusco Department

Every destination in this guide in Cusco Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Cusco428,45035October and NovemberCUZ · 5 km
San Sebastián109,9153October and NovemberCUZ · 1 km
Wanchaq58,5411October and NovemberCUZ · 3 km
Sicuani57,551CUZ · 112 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Cusco Department

39 hotels in Cusco Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel de Turistas del CuscoCuscohotel1944
Hotel MonasterioCuscohotelbelmond.com
Belmond Palacio NazarenasCuscohotelbelmond.com
House of the four bustsCuscohotel
JW Marriott El Convento CuscoCuscohotel2012
Anden Inka HotelCuscohotel
Aqua Hotel CuscoCuscohotel
Casona Juan AntonioCuscoguest house
Corporacion InternacionalCuscoguest house
Cozy Room CuscoCuscohotel
Del Carmen Boutique HotelCuscohotel
El Labrador HostalCuscohotel
El Tuco HostelCuscoguest house
Hospedaje Familiar GloriaCuscoguest house
Hospedaje PumacurcoCuscoguest house
Hostal Cusco InternacionalCuscohotel
Hostal El GrialCuscoguest house
Hostal El TriunfoCuscoguest house
Hostal Tu HogarCuscoguest house
Hotel Boutique Gold GardenCuscohotel
Hotel Tierra del InkaCuscohotel
International House CuscoCuscohotel
Intihuatana Hostel & BackpackersSan Sebastiánhotel
Kaaro House CuscoCuscohotel
Kukuli Lodge BWanchaqguest house
Laramani Hotel Boutique by DOT LightSan Sebastiánhotel
Mama's HouseCuscohotel
Mosoqwasi BoutiqueCuscohotel
Natural Hostal CuscoCuscohotel
New Day Cusco B&BCuscohotel

When to go

Best time to visit Cusco Department

From the climate of 4 destinations in Cusco Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: October and November.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 416 °C148 mm
February0 of 416 °C148 mm
March0 of 417 °C123 mm
April0 of 418 °C44 mm
May0 of 417 °C6 mm
June0 of 417 °C1 mm
July0 of 417 °C3 mm
August0 of 417 °C6 mm
September0 of 418 °C17 mm
October3 of 418 °C41 mm
November3 of 418 °C53 mm
December0 of 418 °C115 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Cusco Department

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Cusco Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Cusco Department, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Peru

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday5 Apr · Easter Sunday1 May · Labor Day7 Jun · Battle of Arica and Flag Day29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day23 Jul · Peruvian Air Force Day28 Jul · Independence Day29 Jul · Great Military Parade Day6 Aug · Battle of Junín Day30 Aug · Rose of Lima Day8 Oct · Battle of Angamos Day1 Nov · All Saints' Day8 Dec · Immaculate Conception9 Dec · Battle of Ayacucho Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Cusco Department

Other regions of Peru with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Peru travel guide · All regions of Peru

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.