Samay Wasi Hostel

The staff are amazing. The room was nice and given the time we arrived we were allowed into our room straight away to complete check in later that morning which given I was sick on arrival I really appreciated. The view from upstairs is incredible and the breakfast each morning was lovely. This hostel was in a brilliant location!

We had to go up many stairs to access it which was tough with our cases. Our room was very cold (which was difficut because I had a cold) and the heater is set on a timer so we were unable to operate it ourselves. There was a sewerage smell that came and went in the bathroom. The room was very small for two of us. Having said all this we ultimately had a good experience here and I would probably come again by myself, in summer and with a pack rather than a case!

The room was next to the reception, on the ground floor, which resulted in the room being noisy. You could hear all the noise from the upstairs room, from footsteps to bags being moved around. There a window to the bathroom next to my bed and so whenever the light was switched on, my bed would be lit up.

The staff is kind of nice, it's a good place to meet other travelers and the upper floor is great. I was staying in 6 bed dorms. They agreed to cancel the second night for half price so that was nice of them. The vibe is cozy.

There were water breaks which affect the whole city, ok, but guests needed to use the toilet, so please provide a bucket with water to flush it. Especially in common areas! The toilets were clean but the shower wasn't and it smelled like sewer- it is an old hostel though. Hot shower not all the time, especially not at 8am.. Breakfast was regular to Peru, basic but that's fine! I expected that! The bathroom was flooded at night for some reason. Not enough toilets.. if it is occupied in the dorms and the common area. WiFi was really bad. I guess i have different expectations because I'm not in my mid 20s anymore. If I had private room I would have stayed because the vibe is really cute and cozy.

We loved our stay here. Very chill atmosphere and lovely terrace to view Cusco. They kindly let us leave our stuff here whilst we did trekking too.

Bathroom sometime smelt a bit.