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Hotel Alemán (Map; 445-6999; www.hotelaleman.com.pe; Av Arequipa 4704; s/d/tr with breakfast US$45/55/65; ) A rowdy boulevard gives way to this surprisingly charming 23-room hotel built around a Spanish casona. Simple, stuccoed rooms are decorated with Peruvian textiles and colonial-style furnishings and come with wi-fi, cable TV, telephones, desks and minifridges. Credit cards accepted.
Hotel San Antonio Abad (Map; 447-6766; www.hotelsanantonioabad.com; Ramón Ribeyro 301; s/d with breakfast S175/228; ) A bright yellow mansion from the 1940s houses this pleasant, reader-recommended hotel with 24 comfortable rooms (some with air-con), which have carpeted floors, cable TV and soundproofed windows. Breakfast is served in a tiled dining terrace facing the garden. Free airport pickup can be arranged with advance reservation. Credit cards accepted.
Hotel Señorial (Map; 445-7306, 445-1870; www.seniorial.com; José González 567; s/d/tr with breakfast US$52/72/91; ) Sixty-four rooms face the tranquil internal garden at this hospitable spot where a generation’s worth of visitors have scribbled their greetings on the walls of the on-site cafe. Units are simple and airy, some with wall-to-wall carpeting; others, with polished wooden floors. (The latter are nicer.) All units have cable TV and access to wi-fi. Credit cards accepted.
Hostal Torreblanca (Map; 447-3363; www.torreblancaperu.com; Av José Pardo 1453; s/d/ste S175/215/264) The lobby may be cramped and the hallways narrow, but the clean, modern rooms in this Spanish-style building are comfortable. A few on the top floor have wood-beamed ceilings, red tilework and fireplaces. Units come with cable TV and telephones; credit cards accepted.
Hotel BayView (Map; 445-7321; www.bayviewhotel.com.pe; Las Dalias 276; s/d/tr/ste with breakfast US$55/65/78/72; ) A simple, pleasant hotel painted in various shades of adobe. It contains 24 carpeted rooms adorned with folksy Peruvian paintings that also come equipped with cable TV and wi-fi.
Casa San Martín (Map; 241-4434, 243-3900; www.casasanmartinperu.com; San Martín 339; s/d/tr with breakfast US$60/84/105; ) A Spanish Revival building houses this relatively new inn that features 20 pleasant, terra-cotta-tiled rooms accented with Andean textiles. Breakfast is served in a bright cafe that faces the outdoor terrace. Credit cards accepted.
Hotel El Doral (Map; 242-7799; www.eldoral.com.pe; Av José Pardo 486; s/d with breakfast S225/255; ) It may look businesslike on the outside, but inside you’ll find 39 well-appointed suites facing a pleasant, plant-filled interior. All units have cable TV, minibars and sitting areas – as well as double-glazed windows to block out the noise. Breakfast is served in a rooftop terrace that faces the pool.
Hotel Ariosto (Map; 444-1414; www.hotelariosto.com.pe; Av La Paz 769; s/d/tr with breakfast US$75/75/90; ) This time-warped, seven-story hotel has a colonial-meets-the-1960s Peruvian formality that is downright charming. A sprawling modernist lobby sports oversized leather couches and lots of baroque art flourishes, while the 96 spacious, carpeted rooms are equipped with king-size beds. There is a small business center, a lounge area and an on-site restaurant. Rates include free airport pickup.
La Castellana (Map; 444-4662; www.castellanahotel.com; Grimaldo del Solar 222; s/d/tr with breakfast S229/279/324) Housed in a refurbished Spanish-style casona, this 42-room inn has pleasant, if dark, rooms, all of which face a tiny interior courtyard and terrace, where an à la carte breakfast is served.
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The following have on-site cafes or restaurants and rooms equipped with telephones, cable TV and internet; all accept credit cards.
Hotel Antigua Miraflores (Map; 241-6116; www.peru-hotels-inns.com; Av Grau 350; s US$79-109, d US$94-129, tr US$129-154; ) In a converted early-20th-century