Casa De Mama Cusco - The Treehouse

Stayed here twice while in Cusco, before and after a trek—that’s how much we enjoyed it!

It is a lovely place. From the breakfast area you have a lovely view over Cusco. The owner Carmen is very nice and helpful. The shower was hot. Plenty of breakfast as well. If you look for a bit of a quieter corner of Cusco this area is good.

We didn’t get the room we expected to get. There are no room categories so you might not get what you think you have booked.

Great location and very comfortable

Not clearly marked location

Perfect location for seeing Cusco. Room was large and comfortable. Breakfast consisted of fruit, fruit juice, coffee, bread and jam and eggs cooked fresh for you. Quiet location in the town.

Hot water a little hotter

We stayed initially for 3 nights and ended up using it as a base pre and post jungle trip and also pre and post Salkantay trip. Carmen is an absolute gem, allowing early check in when it was possibly and storage of bags as well as a delightful breakfast each morning. Lovely to have a little kitchenette and lovely cosy bed for the cool nights in Cusco.

I booked a "studio apartment" room that had 2 beds (even though I was traveling alone and only needed 1, but the bed was comfortable) but I appreciated having a refrigerator and kitchenette, as I expected that I needed to use them at at least once during my stay in Cusco. Carmen cleaned my room during the day, which I was not expecting at all, and she offers a nice little breakfast which includes bread, eggs, fruit, juice, and tea/ coffee within a 2 hour time frame every morning.

These aren't complaints, just an "FYI": this location is about 50 steps up from the main street (so keep this is mind if you're not used to the altitude yet), and there are several more steps depending on which room you'll have. The listing (for the studio apartment which I booked) also mentions having a balcony and/or patio, but it is not private - it seems like it is communal actually, as breakfast is served at one, and I saw another space with a table and chairs on the other side of the place. Lastly, the owner Carmen only accepts cash at the time of check-in, which was not indicated when I booked online; luckily I had cash on hand to give her, otherwise I probably would have had to walk around Cusco by myself at 20:00/8:00pm for an ATM.

This little room was the perfect stay in Cusco. The room was nice and the lady running it was so accommodating. She let us keep our bags there for a few days when we went to Machu Picchu. WiFi was good, room wasn’t too cold thanks to all the blankets.

The stairs outside are a killer at altitude. Sometimes good distributed by people going for tours early in the morning, but it was v v minimal.

The apartment is centrally located, clean and my room had a lovely view over the city. The staff are pleasant, and accomadating, and the breakfast was good. The apartment, though a bit cramped, was well equiped for cooking.

The hot water needs to be upgraded, it was at best, lukewarm.