to summarize :
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everything is a supplement: a glass of water came 4 times the local price, the juice included in the menu is finally not included and we had to pay for, a tea is added to the bill when no one has consumed it …
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kitchen: too salty and tasteless (to hide a lack of freshness?)
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trekking/hiking: the guide is the waiter of the restaurant. After serving customers on lunchtime and doing the dishes, he accompanies us in the mountains. This is not professional at all, to the limit of abusing the staff to spend as little money as possible. So we did not get any explanations about the visit.
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rooms: the unique positive point of the stay, the rooms are pretty and spacious
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currency exchange rate: the conversion € to soles is proposed throughout the country with a coefficient higher than 3.75. The hotel’s rate is unique at a value of 3.4. The excessive difference is of course in the pocket of the boss …
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planetarium: star observation is offered in the evening with a payment of 25 soles per person and a promise to spend a good time of more than 1h30. At the end, a documentary film of 15min findable on youtube and a few brief explanations for a total of 35min.
This hotel is far from any other city. They therefore allow themselves to charge for any service at a high price
Many other (competent) guides have warned about this hotel, with good reason ! Many European guests will find this hotel nice, as the price is slightly lower than the ones in their country. But for Peru, the quality / price ratio is inadmissible.
Message to the management: Do not hesitate to rename your hotel “tradition colca” into “business colca”, it will correspond better to the image that this general attitude reflects.