Samay Wasi Hostel

The staff is very friendly, helpful, and speaks English. There is someone available 24/7. The hostel's location is excellent, surrounded by nice cafes and restaurants. The hostel itself has a terrace with a beautiful view of Cusco. Hot water for tea is available round the clock, which is great! Breakfast is very simple with bread, butter, jam, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

The stuff is very friendly and I was able to spontaneously reschedule the dates. Amazing views over Cusco!

The wifi is sometimes not working but staying offline is also not the worst in Cusco ;)

The hostel is located in the beautiful area of San Blas. Quiet, but surrounded by nice restaurants and coffee bars. The breakfast is simple but good (bread, 2 eggs, juice, coffee/tea, butter and jam), served by very kind ladies, and there is free tea all day long. Christian, the guy at the reception during the morning and early afternoon is very kind and helpful. Showers have hot water. The rooftop terrace (with great view!) and other shared areas are cosy, and there are three different guitars to use.

The rooms are quite small and so is the bathroom in the ensuite rooms (which can be a bit annoying for tall gringo’s…). Also more places to hang your clothes on would be an upgrade. The kitchen has everything you need, but is also too small for the amount of people using it. Just don’t be in a hurry if you want to use it :)

Extremely nice staff, family run hostel that will do anything for you if you ask kindly. No western style hostel but very authentic

Great value for money! The staff were very kind and welcoming, the room was clean and the bed was comfortable. The shower was great! Hot water and strong stream! Breakfast was very basic, laundry service was good too.

Didn't have any problem with that- but take into account that the hostel is located up the neighborhood so there are a lot of stairs in the way.

They let us leave our bags one day before check in. The breakfast was very nice we were very surprised! The view from the room was amazing. Little heater was helped somehow.

For my stay in Cusco, I spent a few nights in a more expensive guesthouse, then balanced it out with a few nights in a cheaper hostel (this one, private room). I was very happy with my hostel choice. Yes, it's a hike up to it, but that's what I expected, and the reward is the amazing view. Even my bedroom window had a great view. Bed was cozy and the room was warm at night thanks to heater – it was actually warmer than the more expensive hotel I had stayed in. Shower was always hot, which is key. I also liked the cat.

The communal indoor space isn't very big. With just a few guests working on their laptops in it, every time I had to open the door to pass through, I felt like I was interrupting them. When I inquired at the front desk about the price of a driver for some ruins I wanted to visit, they didn't seem to be able to help, so I ended up just finding one on my own.