Yucay, Urubamba, Peru · Colonial village hotel
Hotel La Casona de Yucay Valle Sagrado
An 1810 colonial house with gardens in Yucay
In short
Hotel La Casona de Yucay is a boutique hotel in a house built in 1810, in the Sacred Valley village of Yucay at 2,800 m. It has gardens, an organic vegetable plot, Tika restaurant and Apus Bar with a fireplace. The hotel quotes 1 hour 20 minutes by road from Cusco city; the airport drive time is unconfirmed.
- Official rating
- 4 stars
- Peru's national hotel register (MINCETUR), certified 13 March 2025
- Size
- Not yet checked
- Airport
- Cusco airport (CUZ), drive time not yet checked
- Dining
- Tika Restaurante
- Plus 1 more on site
- Wellness
- Yoga classes
- Check-in, check-out
- Not yet checked
Facts checked 5 November 2026 · sources at the foot of the page
About Hotel La Casona de Yucay Valle Sagrado
La Casona de Yucay occupies a colonial house built in 1810 on Plaza Manco II, in the Sacred Valley village of Yucay. According to the hotel's own history, Simón Bolívar stayed here while seeking support for independence and spoke from the house's balconies. The Orihuela family turned the house into a hotel about two decades ago, and guests now walk through gardens with maize fields, native trees and an organic vegetable plot.
Rooms include the Premium Doble at 22 m2, with views of the gardens, the mountains or the colonial house, and the Premium Familiar at 43 m2, which has two bathrooms and beds on both of its levels. Meals are served at Tika Restaurante, which cooks with produce from the hotel's own organic garden. Apus Bar has a fireplace, pisco sours, pizzas and local musicians playing Andean music.
Yucay sits at 2,800 m, lower than Cusco at 3,400 m by the hotel's own figures, which may suit the first nights in the Andes. From the village, the hotel names Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Maras, Moray, Chinchero and Machu Picchu as places to visit. It gives the road trip from Cusco city as 1 hour 20 minutes via Pisaq and Calca.
Perfect if you are
- History and architecture
- Acclimatising to altitude
- Families
Good to know
- The hotel puts Yucay at 2,800 m, about 600 m below Cusco, which makes it a gentler place to spend the first nights in the Andes.
- The Premium Familiar spreads its beds over two levels, with the king bed upstairs and two smaller beds downstairs.
- Cusco city is about 1 hour 20 minutes away by road via Pisaq and Calca, so this is a base for the valley rather than a quick stop from the city.
Rooms
Rooms to ask for
Premium Doble
Sleeps 2 (extra bed optional) · 22 m² · Gardens, mountains or the colonial house view
Two beds; children under 8 may share a parent's bed. Marble bathroom, tub or shower.
Premium Familiar
43 m² · Mountains view
King bed upstairs, two beds downstairs, two bathrooms (one with tub, one with shower).
How it compares
How it compares in Sacred Valley
From Peru's national register of classified hotels and each hotel's own website. "Not yet checked" means we have not looked, never "no". Nothing here is a price.
| Fact | Hotel La Casona de Yucay Valle Sagrado | Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba | Belmond Rio Sagrado | San Agustin Monasterio de la Recoleta Hotel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official stars | 4 | 5 | Not on the register | 4 |
| Rooms | Not yet checked | Not yet checked | Not yet checked | 32 rooms |
| Pool | Not yet checked | Not yet checked | Yes | Not yet checked |
| Spa | Not yet checked | Yes | Yes | Not yet checked |
| Restaurant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
On the property
Eat, unwind and settle in
Dining
Tika Restaurante
National and international dishes, many ingredients from the hotel's organic garden.
Dining
Apus Bar
Pisco sours, sandwiches, pizzas, a fireplace and live Andean music by local groups.
Wellness
Yoga classes
Listed on Google's hotel profile alongside horseback riding; confirm schedule with the hotel.
On site
Colonial house of 1810
The main building, where the hotel says Simón Bolívar stayed and addressed locals from a balcony.
On site
Gardens and organic vegetable plot
Maize fields, native quenua and chachacomo trees, and a vegetable garden used by the restaurant.
On site
Tika Restaurante
The hotel's restaurant, cooking with produce from the grounds.
On site
Apus Bar
Fireplace bar with live Andean music from local groups.
Getting there
In Sacred Valley
- Airport: Cusco airport (CUZ), drive time not yet checked
- Altitude: about 2,800 m above sea level
Questions we get
Hotel La Casona de Yucay Valle Sagrado, answered
Is La Casona de Yucay at a lower altitude than Cusco?
Yes. The hotel gives its altitude as 2,800 m in Yucay, against 3,400 m for Cusco.
How long is the drive from Cusco to Yucay?
The hotel gives 1 hour 20 minutes by the paved road through Pisaq and Calca. It does not state a time from Cusco's airport in the pages we read.
Which sites can you visit from Yucay?
The hotel names Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Maras, Moray and Chinchero as the main ruins reached from the village.
Does the hotel have its own restaurant and bar?
Yes. Tika Restaurante serves national and international dishes, and Apus Bar has a fireplace and live Andean music.
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Sources: the hotel's own website, read 5 November 2026 · Peru's national register of classified hotels (MINCETUR), read 5 November 2026 · Facts checked 5 November 2026