Rating: Modest
This 81-room hotel was once a Republican era house and has now been tastefully refurbished with hand-crafted furniture, original art, antiques, colonial tile and brass fixtures. It is located in a quiet part of Miraflores, one of the most popular neighbourhoods of Lima, with easy access to parks, shopping, museums, attractions and restaurants.
The hotel is built around a 1923 colonial style mansion, and the original stucture, tiled floors and chandeliers have all been well preserved. The Kg restaurant features Peruvian cuisine from seafood to Andean steaks, and the hotel offers Peruvian cooking classes for those wishing to add to their culinary repetoire. There is also a Pisco bar and lounge, serving some 20 flavours of infused Pisco along with tapas appetisers.
Rooms have air conditioning, TV, Wi-Fi and en-suite bathroom. Colonial rooms are in the oldest part of the building and have characetrful features such as wooden ceilings and traditional tilework in the bathrooms. Traditional rooms are the simplest while senorial rooms have the most space including a lounge, kitchenette and jacuzzi bathtub.
Open: Antigua Miraflores Hotel is open all year.
Location: The Hotel Antigua Miraflores is located in Miraflores, near Lima’s best restaurants, nightlife, shopping, parks and ocean boardwalk.
Rooms: The 81 rooms are comfortably furnished with handcrafted wooden furniture, complemented by local art and colourful textiles. All rooms have air conditioning, cable TV and safety deposit boxes. Most have garden views and all have ensuite bathrooms. There are three levels of accommodation - the standard 'Tradicional' rooms, deluxe 'Colonial' rooms which are in the oldest part of the hotel, and the 'Senorial' junior suites, which have kitchenettes, living room area and jacuzzi baths. Family rooms are available.
Activities: Exploring Lima, city tours, shopping, Peruvian cookery classes.
Facilities: Restaurant, lounge bar, room service, laundry service (pay locally), airport shuttle, currency exchange, gift shop.
Dining: There is a free breakfast buffet. Meals are taken in the Kg restaurant, which features Peruvian cuisine.
Children: Children of all ages are welcome.
Health: Lima is not a malarial area.
Communication: There is free Wi-Fi internet access.
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0"Very comfortable hotel in a style we like. That is not all glass and steel. The staff were helpful and friendly. Nice touch that bottled water was available on the corridor. "