X.O Art House

XO Art Hotel had beautiful art on the walls, fresh flowers in the dining area every day, and helpful, friendly staff. It was a good base for us to explore the Sacred Valley and Machu Pichu sites.

We were booked into XO by our agent for three nights. The bed was very comfortable and the breakfast good with a wide choice of fruit, breads, jams nuts and other cold offerings. The only hot choice was eggs served by a delightful lady. Wear your coat to breakfast as it's a covered courtyard with a patio heater so can be quite chilly. Unfortunately aside from the bed the room was not good. The bathroom was tiny and it's door had to be closed to use the rest of the room. The only heater was over the bed so the bathroom was always cold and the towels were always damp unless they were brought into the bedroom. A plus side was the room lights were nice and bright, but on the down side no bed side lights which was a shame if one person wanted to read. Our room was 101, located by the entrance hall and stairs so was very noisy particularly from the wooden floor upstairs. The hotel does not give a key for the front door so you have to ring a bell to gain entry, the bell was just outside our room so expect to hear it ringing through the night. House keeping was poor with used cups not cleared and the soaking shower mat not replaced ( we sorted ourselves every day). We needed the dexterity of an octopus to lock the room door as the frame is too big for the opening and the lock closes on the the outer brick wall. Strange. Reception is mostly not manned but there is a person to open the front door 24/7, if you need to speak to someone in English there is a number on the front door. To finish on a positive the location is good and there was a nice selection of snacks in the room and access to water and tea in the breakfast room.

Amazing stay, so quiet and cozy room, also nice breakfast.